You're right. You'd get a civilized conversation, and a choice of more than Mild or Wallop on the drinks front
C
You know, I owe you an apology! I thought you were a typical Southener who succumbs to a nose-bleed on going more than five miles north of Watford. However, reading your comments it`s obvious that you`ve visited the Peoples Democratic Republic of South Yorkshire!!
All I can say is that, as Benny will testify, those of us who live in Cheshire have a rather different approach to life. For example, the reason for my late response is an extended lunch. Two of us each had;
- a glass of champagne
- two courses
- coffee
and we shared a plate of nibbles with the champagne and then had a rather nice bottle of Viognier with the food.
Now I admit to being a cheapskate, and selecting the NV champagne rather than the vintage alternative, but I don`t think all that for less than £60 in total is too bad - but obviously it would have been cheaper in Harlow, and you would probably have had a choice of three champagnes rather than just the two! The other difference up here is that "a plank" is something the food comes on, not the 2x4 which adds to the A&E queues!
All best wishes
Terry