Last call at the Blen?

Getting on for a fortnight ago now, what may turn out to our last outdoor lunch of the Blen of the season. Weather not very good that day and we thought about risking ASK indoors in town - once a bank and after that a public house called 'The Old Bank' we used to use early evening before dining out. We were a good deal older than most of the other clients and rather out of place, but it was a good jumping off place for other things nonetheless. But in the end we donned coats, fetched out our umbrellas and headed off to the Blenheim.

The only noteworthy event on the way being chatting with a neighbour while her dog munched at the grass verge. It seemed to be getting through quite a bit of the stuff. But then I think I have read that foxes eat quite a bit too. Nonetheless, I can't recall when I last actually saw such a thing.

The lady at the Blenheim remarked on our absence for a couple of weeks and then saved our thinking about anything by assuming that we would have what we usually had. In fact, always had. Fish and chips for her, burger and chips for him. Plus a spot of something warming - needed on this occasion.

It all turned up. The number of chips was substantially increased and the amount of mayo in the coleslaw was substantially decreased. Both changes for the better.

But the weather got more threatening, with the new-to-us cutlery bucket set off by the dark clouds behind. A bucket which I might have scored as a fake.

Umbrella deployed a few moments later, soon to be joined by a larger umbrella brought out by the concerned barman. We thought about taking dessert indoors, in the event sticking it out. The rain soon passed.

Various unusual lorries sailed past. Unusual in the sense that they were both large and not delivering to the shops adjacent. What were they doing in Manor Green Road. Another case of satellite navigation gone astray? Taking maps at face value?

Passed a fine example of a brick from the Dorking Brick Company on the way home. Better than anything in my collection. Which, as it happened I added to from the skip in the road on the way home. The skip previously noticed at reference 2.

When will we next be there? Will we brave the interior?

PS: I am pleased to say that the msthash and msttexthash business noticed in the last post (reference 3) does not seem to have infested this one. Maybe something from clever from Microsoft or Google has spotted it and neutralised it.

Reference 1: https://psmv4.blogspot.com/2020/09/black-sheet.html. Getting on for a month ago now.

Reference 2: https://psmv4.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-brick-scene.html.

Reference 3: https://psmv4.blogspot.com/2020/10/end-of-days.html.