EH3 The Hanging Bat
A bit minimalist, with levels and corners, the word contemporary sprang to mind, so did the word crap! Ian picked it out of nostalgia, he used to drink there, decades ago - a fresh- faced 17-year old new to the world of work. In those days it was called The Burnt Post. I’d drunk there myself, about 10 years ago, when it was called something else again. Normally I’d be sympathetic to a bit of nostalgia, but not in this case; despite it being busy, I only detected emptiness in the atmosphere. It’s a real ale pub, which is great, but the beer comes in two-thirds of a pint glasses. I joked with Cai that there’s been no pictures of him on this pub tour, he’s not done anything interesting enough! But the night’s photos were so bad he’s managed to make it in holding out a can of IPA! We discussed whether it’s possible for a coastal town to win the worst town in Britain crown, or if being by the sea is an automatic head start on the competition. Then I went on a political rant about the Tories proposed referendum on EU membership; it’s absurd they try and scare Scots by questioning whether an independent Scotland would get automatic entry, and then give the UK electorate an opportunity to withdraw from Europe anyway. Ian left early.  I lent Luke a novel about a thief called Parker, he almost left it behind.

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