West Beers : Every Thursday @ The Lamb Brewery, W4 4PH

I'm certain Pint of Hops will have a few.

The boss is back in town for hairdressing then we've got an anniversary to celebrate so I'm out unless......

If there isn't a quorum this week, then oatcakes will be postponed

It's been unforecastedly fully overcast, out here,
in the Glory that is Ruislip, this morning.

Still, a lunchtime bump.

This week?
Dependent upon those 'months rain in two hours'
forecasts of thunderstorms breaking before Thursday evening.
@ffm @hamrack @hippy @Sifta
@skydancer @moorhen
@NorthLondonLight @Regal @Alex_Ch
@seager @jdmitch
@SwissChap @morgasm
@thebrenthamtaffy @ChewyCheeks
@fasih @timages
@goosenoose

Acton Park stiil the venue of choice.
+/- 18.00?
Churchfield Road for Pint of Hops/L'Oriental Lebanese wraps/Hadiran's Pizzeria

Thursday lunchtime bump.

Late reminder this week:
@ffm @hamrack @hippy @Sifta
@skydancer @moorhen
@NorthLondonLight @Regal @Alex_Ch
@seager @jdmitch
@SwissChap @morgasm
@thebrenthamtaffy @ChewyCheeks
@fasih @timages
@goosenoose
Tomorrow evening looks like decent weather,
after the last couple of days of heavy showers and prolonged rain.

Acton Park? +/- 18.00?

Hoping to be there

Thursday afternoon bump.
It's warm out there again.
It's like the last few days of rain never happened.

Thursday will have seen Storm Francis pass through,
but might be showery.

@ffm @hamrack @hippy @Sifta
@skydancer @moorhen
@NorthLondonLight @Regal @Alex_Ch
@seager @jdmitch
@SwissChap @morgasm
@thebrenthamtaffy @ChewyCheeks
@fasih @timages
@goosenoose
Last week in Acton Park we were about the last large mammals present
and received the attention of many small biting insects.

This week: Acton Park 6-ish?

Thursday lunchtime bump.
Now looking decidedly wet this evening.

Looks like a damp late afternoon tomorow,
followed by a dry evening.
@ffm @hamrack @hippy @Sifta
@skydancer @moorhen
@NorthLondonLight @Regal @Alex_Ch
@seager @jdmitch
@SwissChap @morgasm
@thebrenthamtaffy @ChewyCheeks
@fasih @timages
@goosenoose

Pint of Hops still offering a myriad of bottled/canned choice
and
the affable proprietors of L'Oriental still offering a ramge of well priced wraps.
6-ish Acton Park?

A change of format for this week.
The last Acton Park meet up saw three large mammals assaulted by small, flying, biting insects.
With Sunset now before 20.00, and temperatues still pleasing,
we're aiming to avoid a repetition,
and this week will be meeting at the Express Tavern, Kew Bridge.

The Express Tavern took advantage of the Covid Shutdown to (at least) re-paint its facade,
and,
has converted some of its previously awninged back garden into a permanent conservatory.

@Sifta has made a 19.30 booking and so far included @NorthLondonLight and @mespilus
on it, so potentially three more places.
Should we exceed the limit of 6 someone will have to make an additional booking.

LB Hammersmith & Fulham have yet to complete the roadworks at the junction,
installing some permanent separated cycling infrastructure,
so be careful on your approach.

Thursday night is 'Rib Night' at the Express Tavern,
so it isn't the best venue for squeamish vegans and vegetarians.

@ffm @hamrack @hippy @Sifta
@skydancer @moorhen
@NorthLondonLight @Regal @Alex_Ch
@seager @jdmitch
@SwissChap @morgasm
@thebrenthamtaffy @ChewyCheeks
@fasih @timages
@goosenoose

subbed...

I might be interested as Im close and the route there and back looks nice.

Any worries of cross infection from SE drinks? (which has been dead since forever)

@ChainBreaker, would be great to have you there, I'll up the booking to 4.

What time is everyone turning up?

I wont stay long as i have to get back home so will do a flying visit.

I've not attended a pub since C-19 descended,
so have no experience of the formal booking system
or how strictly it is applied.
I guess I'm aiming to arrive around 19.20,
lock up bike, (if they still have any bike parking),
cool down a bit,
and be ready to enter at 19.30.

Shit! I've lost track of time!

Looks like I'm out. Sorry gents. Today's turned into a crapper.

Np, next time

The Express Tavern has transformed.
The bike parking along the west side entrance has been replaced with numbered long tables and benches. Pre-C19 these would have been 8-person tables.
The three of us maintained an adequate social distancing.
The pub was deserted to the last time we visited,
either December 2019, (possibly with office Xmas drinks),
or early this year with European football on the dropdown screen,
so whilst customers were encouraged to use the app,
walking in and buying drinks with notes was still allowed.

The rear garden is now all under cover.
The first section is spacious conservatory with Covid spaces tables.
The rest of the garden is now under awnings,
and there is a new additional 'Garden bar', with several draft beers.

LB H&F have almost completed the road works,
and
following the modern trend have stripped away nearly all the street furniture,
so all previous railings no longer there to lock bikes to.
We used the down pipe of the pub, jusy beyond the entrance gate.

Boy, Wednesday already!

We're limited by Priti's '6Max' edict,
[Yeah, as if a Wests will get 6 people in attendance!]

Express Tavern, socially distanced outside?
@ffm @hamrack @hippy @Sifta
@skydancer @moorhen
@NorthLondonLight @Regal @Alex_Ch
@seager @jdmitch
@SwissChap @morgasm
@thebrenthamtaffy @ChewyCheeks
@fasih @timages
@goosenoose @ChainBreaker

The Express Tavern had draft Wild Weather Damned Dead Cucumber,
a lactose sour beer last night.
Certainly sour, definitely cucumber-flavoured and suitably thirst quenching.
It was a bit chlly on the way home.
I had to stop to put some thin gloves on,
also due to the fact I had swapped the CatEye clamp for my front light over onto my winter beater,
and forgottten I had done,
so had to cycle home holding the CatEye light with my left hand.
A user error I hope not to repeat.

@NorthLondonLight have done a few socially distanced rides this Summer,
and,
'discovered' The Land of Liberty, Peace & Plenty at Heronsgate,
almost Chorleywood,
just to the northwest of the M25 out by Rickmansworth.

Bit of interesting history to the pub and Heronsgate.

Any takers for this coming Thursday?
@ffm @hamrack @hippy @Sifta
@skydancer @moorhen
@NorthLondonLight @Regal @Alex_Ch
@seager @jdmitch
@SwissChap @morgasm
@thebrenthamtaffy @ChewyCheeks
@fasih @timages
@goosenoose @ChainBreaker

The Land of Liberty, Peace and Plenty glories in its selection of good ales as well as being the pub with the 2nd longest name in the land.

Unfortunately we aren't going to be able to ride to The Old Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn in Stalybridge, Cheshire any time soon. That you can see is the longest pub name.

Oh shit!

Sorry @mespilus - Just saw you sent this 2 days ago!

Works been an ass the last couple weeks. Lets see if i can make this coming thursday.