MikeO Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 OK so I have a little over four hours left as a fifty-something so I'm celebrating like it's....lock-down. Tomorrow I'll be sixty but any "celebrations" will be "virtual". Anyone wanting to bring virtual cake/vol-au-vents/nibbles/champagne (virtual stuff is so much cheaper than the real thing) will be most welcome; I have genuine beer in the fridge so cool this end. Timing is pretty crap but what can you do? Keep safe all. Matt and rubecula 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 congrats mike! both of my children had their birthday under the lockdown this year. it's different but it is what you make of it. enjoy the brewski! pete0, MikeO and Sibdane 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: congrats mike! both of my children had their birthday under the lockdown this year. it's different but it is what you make of it. enjoy the brewski! Thanks Mark, been a couple of times in my life where there were doubts I'd make it this far so can't complain; I'm hopeful that one of these days people will look back on what's happening now and see life through a new perspective. Stop the greed and look after those that need looking after more effectively, if this doesn't teach us a lesson nothing will. Matt, markjazzbassist and pete0 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Happy Birthday! Keep us updated on how the 60's are treating you. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Happy Birthday for tomorrow, mate. Here’s to many more! MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Happy birthday mate and welcome to club 60, when you get to 67 they start paying you for being in it. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Babies. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Congratulations Mike! My father in law turned 60 two weeks ago, he's a widower and we're not allowed to visit so we were afraid it was going to be a lonely event for him. However at 8pm people from all the houses near him came out and started applauding and cheering for him. He couldn't stop talking about how great that was during our next 'Zoom' call. Hope you have a great day. pete0 and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 Happy birthday old man MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 pete0, markjazzbassist and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 what kinda beer do you have for the festivities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 hour ago, markjazzbassist said: what kinda beer do you have for the festivities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 interesting. is there a local brewery in devon? has the microbrewery thing taken off in england like it has in the US? for instance cleveland has 10+ breweries. most are smaller but the beer is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 This is quite a new one near me but I'm not an ale person, never developed a taste for it. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, MikeO said: This is quite a new one near me but I'm not an ale person, never developed a taste for it. I was like that for a long time then completely switched to ale, now found a balance between the occasional ale and alcohol free lager! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 13 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: interesting. is there a local brewery in devon? has the microbrewery thing taken off in england like it has in the US? for instance cleveland has 10+ breweries. most are smaller but the beer is amazing. I went to a microbrewery in blackheath near Greenwich when the 2012 Olympics was on... awesome. Gorgeous place too. Hard to think you were in London. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Hafnia said: I went to a microbrewery in blackheath near Greenwich when the 2012 Olympics was on... awesome. Gorgeous place too. Hard to think you were in London. it is massive over here. even small little "cities" have a brewery or 2. all these beer nerds have researched and are making stuff the way the belgians and germans are famous for. Its great for the local economies too, they are small businesses and people really support them over the "big guys" like Budweiser, Miller, Coors, etc. So much so that the big beer companies are trying to buy up all the small ones to give them credibility since no one drinks that piss water anymore. Long may it continue. Hafnia, MikeO, Matt and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Calling them big “beer” companies is a bit generous MikeO and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 44 minutes ago, Matt said: Calling them big “beer” companies is a bit generous big "cat piss water" companies, that better? Matt and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: big "cat piss water" companies, that better? Better, but still being generous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 sorry i ,ossed this fabulous event Mike i was hoping to take a doggy nag home and to take the piss out of you but i didnt do either for 2 reasons 1/ As it was a virtual party wouldnt be able to take a doggy bag anyway and 2/(The important reason) I am older than you MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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