I have today tried to reopen the original virtual bar and cafe so members can have a light hearted chat in these difficult times. Unfortuneately it is not appearing as Recently Active so I will rebrand and relaunch here!
Apologies for any inconvenience caused! ☹️
Hooray, and best of all the bar won't be liable for any business rates! 😊
Excellent news.
I have just made a quiche. I sent out my elder son to forage in the wilds of north London and he did not fail me.
He came back with 1/2 dozen EGGS🎉
are eggs scarce where you are. doesn’t seem to be a problem here. YET❤️
No eggs in my part of the UK.
I do not understand.
There are scuffles and fights going on requiring the Police to be called....in Waitrose what is the world coming too 😳🙄
oh dear. you don’t miss these things until you want one. we’re a weird species right enough
All is not lost. I walked to the garden centre with my son.
They have a small shop selling fresh vegetables and loads of eggs. Just off the beaten track.
Lovely to be out in the fresh air. The birds singing, the blossom out on the Blackthorn bushes the trees coming into leaf.
Pussy willow and catkins too.
saw plenty catkins today when our my walk. enjoying the sunshine then hail stones came chucking down. followed by torrential rain. needless to say i was soaked to the skin. but still enjoyed being out. don’t know how long that’ll be allowed. iv got a farm shop not too far away too. we’re blessed. keep safe everyone❤️
A new member Tracesteele62 introduced herself in the original cafe and bar but because of inconsistent behaviour I have relaunched. Here is her post:
"Hello and thank you for the invite. I am not used to going out alone lol but I'm sure a virtual cup of tea and cake with a chat or two will go down well. I used to be on a lot stronger until I fell apart. They put my heart back together again now I think I am the bionic woman, good to be here. I think I am going to enjoy the company. Thank you for directing me as I'm not a great Internet user ."
Please make her welcome!
Note: anyone stealing sanitiser or toilet rolls will be barred. Thank you for your cooperation!
Just spotted the final sentence, just tiptoeing back to the facilities with the sanitiser and toilet rolls, Ackward! 😮
That's a yellow card!
What about eggs and tinned tomatoes?
Odd combination😂
Ideal ingredients for making Shakshuka. It's reasnobly healthy as well.
Cook tinned tomatoes in frying pan with a little oil until they reduce down and thicken, put on top of toast and fry egg and place on top. Delcicious!
My husband’s just made an 18 mile round trip to give eldest daughter one of our tins of tomatoes as there are none to be found anywhere.
BREAKING NEWS ...
John Travolta was hospitalized for suspected COVID-19, he had chills they were multiplying and he was losing control, but doctors now confirm that it was only Saturday Night Fever, and they assure everyone that he is Staying Alive.
It's so weird what's missing like tinned tomatoes, not a loaf of bread in Tesco today !! Oh and No Eggs, Beer going in short supply. One thing the supermarkets aren't worried about Cash Flow
So when we were on holiday last week, Costa Rica(!), I was considering taking the two toilet rolls home as I knew we didn’t have any at home and I read there were none available.
Is this ethical? Are they mine?
Shhh! Don't let SpiritoftheFloyd know!
Ehh! What's that!
Speakeazi has toilet rolls!
I’ll have the healthiest ham & cheese toastie followed by the healthiest hot chocolate you can rustle up please. If anyone fancies a game of New Market then I will be right back to my childhood holidays in a flat in a little place called Sandsend nr. Whitby. This is my happy place which I have every intention of visiting this Summer!
PS I hope your tables are 2 metres apart!!
Hi, I’ll have a chilled white wine please. It was my birthday yesterday, guess what my name is, my mother had no imagination. One friend gave me 4 new laid eggs another gave me an expensive bar of soap wrapped in surgical gloves, another gave me an extending backscratcher, not so weird as I’m diabetic and my feet itch in bed, thoughtful gifts from nice friends.
I have toilet rolls, mind you they have been in loft for years, probably find they have been chewed up by the mice.
How about a G&T with fresh passion fruit please. Oh and lots of ice.
Haven't checked into the forum much as it seems to have lost something because if the C word!
Anyway, a coffee and naughty croissant for breakfast.
Hope everybody has a good day!
At least the croissants here are calorie free. Think I will go for a mug of tea and bacon sandwich! 😁
Just walked the dog and sitting down to my coffee. Always the best few minutes of the day. We have company today as my wife is working from home. Hope everyone is keeping safe.
Is anyone planning to make use of the supermarkets' "elderly and vulnerable people" shopping hour (or two hours for some)?
I probably will for a small basket of things but I think I'll go with click and collect for the 'big shop' - next one due second week of April (I try to do a monthly big shop rather than a weekly).
Someone phoned me yesterday and spent all the time talking about risk and shortages. I am sure it prolonged my migraine! ☹️
Usually I’m out and about all the time. I haven’t been able to exercise lately so I’ve been to the local RSPB sites, shopping, walking round shopping centres etc. When I’m in I like the silence. However now we’re self isolating I’ve been listening to the radio and find the Heart 80s channel the best. (Who’d have thought?) it makes me feel happier than I’ve been since my heart attack last year. I dance around the apartment and, much to my husbands displeasure, sing along. 😂 I can recommend listening to music 🎶.
Will have to try it. My local station cannot go ten minutes without mentioning the C word! I feel they are trying to support the local community but in doing so fuelling worry and panic buying. ☹️
See now why I love my Coleen Nolan dancercise DVDs - all three in the set are coronavirus free!
Happy hour at 5:00pm today. Free virtual drink for everyone. Choice of G&T, whiskey, glass of wine, diet coke, coffee, tea or cocoa. 😀🍸🥃🍵☕🍷
As its free can I make mine a double please?? 😂
I'll be back at 5pm - bonus, it's 'virtual' so I can indulge my Bailey's, Bloody Mary, and White Russian love!
Too many virtual units I am afraid! 😁
Oh. Right, so tonight I'll have a Baileys and save the other two for tomorrow and Friday evenings!
Okey dokey it is going to be a long few weeks!
Most likely get blocked for this , weird Glaswegian humour ,,,, I asked my friends round as they are isolating like me , wanting to play games , I said why don’t we play ring a ring a roses ,,, But when it got to atishoo atishoo , they ran home ,,,,
Things are warming so let's dance and get some exercise...
It's obviously got better taste
Been to Waitrose and bought a bottle of Bushmills "Black Bush" so here it is please feel free to help yourself.
Sippers to start and if we have any left it's Gulpers Seeing so I'm the Bosun There will be No Queens I bought it so it's mine
Now not many on here will be able to translate that !!
We best pencil Trafalgar Day in the diary for RN retirees! ✏️
I need a translation!! What language are you speaking 😂
Royal Navy pre August 1971 Sippers just a tiny sip from a glass of Grog passing round the Mess Table and God help you if you took a Gulper ( a Bigger Sip ) when it was Sippers. Queens is what was left in the Rum fanny when every one had, drunk their Tot , Which was then passed around normally for sippers only.
If you had invited an Oppo round for a Half a Tot Most other Matelots in your mess deck would offer your Oppo either a Sippers or Gulpers. Oppo being Friend sometimes from another Ship who maybe you hadn't seen for a while !! Now that is Memory Lane
Once Navy Always Navy
Oh OK, time for a drink?? 😂
passes Leslie a Bushmills and Ice
Evening all! As we are mostly self insulating we need to keep exercising so will will do the conga a few times to get the HR up. First a gulper of Guinness!
I'm sorry but I never do the conga till at least 3 gins after which I'm usually leading the singing!! And god help you if there's a karaoke 🎤 within snatching distance! 😂
Here you go:
Your link didn't work, hopefully this one willyoutu.be/FsUa8P-L2Ag
Obviously not!! 😂
Try a space between will and https...
🤷🏼♀️ Neither works , I think they’ve been locked,
Another attempt!
Working! (Oh my!!)
Thanks for letting me in your virtual cafe. I'm having a Guinness but it's more of an actual than virtual. Is that allowed?
Yes, if you stick to the guidelines!
Of course x
Tomorrow evening we have fat free, zero calorie virtual fish 'n' chips!
Cod, chips & mushy peas, please
Absolutely!
We can't go out for my son's birthday next week so we will order take away fish and chips instead.
I just hope they are still open next week.
The Highways Agency found over 200 dead crows on the M4 near Bridgend recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be from vehicular impacts. However, during analysis it was noted that varying colours of paints appeared on the ...bird's beaks and claws. By analysing these paint residues it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with lorrys, while only 2% were killed by cars.
The Agency then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. The Ornithological Behaviourist quickly concluded that when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "Lorry"
Strange how Governments respond to the corona virus..... warning do not read if you are offended by bad language:
The UK and Australian Government Responses
We the English are feeling the pinch in relation to Covid-19 and have therefore raised the threat level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.”
Soon, though, the level may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.”
The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out.
The virus may then be re-categorized as “Tiresome” or in extreme circumstances “A Bloody Nuisance.” The last time the British issued a “Bloody Nuisance” warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
The Scots have raised their threat level from “Pissed Off” to “Let's Get the B*st**d.”
Australia, meanwhile, has raised its alert level from “No worries” to “She'll be alright, Mate.”
Two more escalation levels remain: “Crikey! I think we may need to cancel the barbie this weekend!” and “The barbie is cancelled.” So far, no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
Brilliant!
That’s hysterical 🤣
As an Ozzie I can confirm that the bloody government has cancelled ALL barbies. Everyone now searching their genealogy in hope of finding reasons for British citizenship in the hope that an alert level of ‘bloody nuisance’ still allows barbies.
I shouldn't be laughing. I should not be laughing. I'm laughing. sigh
Scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on wholemeal toast with a cup of coffee. Have to be out the door in 15! P.S. I would have had some salad or fruit but the shelves were stripped bar remnants! Enjoy the day!
Full English please Not saving myself for the future anymore
I'm with you Prada47...a full English and a mug of tea please.😀
Great, unlimited G and T and no hangover, once I've added to my on line shop. It's likely to be random even without alcohol!!
You will be happy to hear that because of the bar and cafe's virtual status we do not have to close down tonight. In fact we are staying open 24x7. I think I will have Laphroaig tonight - in fact a double! Cheers...
That’s good news Michael. think some people are in need of a good drink, , virtual or otherwise!,
Make mine a double White Russian...no, wait - a double Bailey's Black Russian, it's Friday night!
Any pork scratchings??🤣
No but as it's virtual, I'm thinking smoked beef sausage simmered for an hour in good old SouthEast Alabama hickory smokey BBQ sauce would go down a certified treat about now. (Oh rats, I think I just drooled on the key board!)
🤣 that did make me laugh out loud 😂
We need to create a virtual gym too.
Who can we appoint as the forum's trainer ?
So easy - Thatwasunexpected seems the top man for the job!
I second that, though I’m not gonna be able to attend this virtual gym. I think I’m gonna sprain my virtual ankle, shame I would have loved to join you all!!
I’ll meet you all afterwards in the bar! 🤞
I am busily writing an excuse note and forging a signature.... something about not having kit.....
Oh, that’s a good one. Must remember that for when my sprained ankle is better !
Can I come into the Bar and Cafe? In dyer need of a G&T and some good company.
Yep, can recommend the G&t but it is Friday night though so the company may get a bit questionable! 🍷🍾🤢🤮
You are more than welcome! The only rules are no discussion of the C word or medication!
Oh that’s great thank you, just unpacked my on line delivery so in need of a pick me up!
My husband won;t discuss clothes either - he bans it all the time. (Tongue rammed firmly in cheek)
We need a tongue in cheek emoji desperately 😬
The fish 'n' chips have arrived! Having a couple of gherkins with mine, and a pint of larger to wash it down! 🍺
Lezzers your mushy peas are going cold...
Pass me the salt please Michael I like lots of salt on my fish and chips. These chips are soooo yummy with vinegar 🍟😂 the batter on the fish is mmmmm. ..... 🍺
What the hell, might as well go for a full English with three if everything with beans, mushrooms and tomatoes. Oh, and a large mug of tea. 
What about the black pudding?
Popped in this afternoon and had a coffee with apple tarte tatin, and some double cream. Nobody else about...
Anyway back now and till 9:09 it's 2 4 1!
Rock 'n' Roll on the juke box! Music 🎸 🎶
Like the idea of of 2 4 1 but what music will we be listening to?
The current playlist is:
1. Blue Suede Shoes [Elvis Presley]
2. Peggy Sue [Buddy Holly]
3. Ain't That A Shame [Fats Domino]
4. The Train Kept A Rollin' [Johnny Burnette Trio]
5. The Majestic [Dion]
6. Blue Moon [The Marcels]
7. Let's Have A Party [Wanda Jackson]
Then it's your choice. Anyone can add to the play list but no Michael Buble!
Hey what's wrong with a bit of Mr Bubbles??? Can I also have some Ed & some Robbie?
So, Michael Bolton (When a man loves a woman...) ok? (say no, please say no...)
I'll say it Sunnie, noooooooo. Although the Percy Sledge version would be good ☺
Oooh yes, Percy Sledge!
Oh my youth, brings back such memories.
I agree no Micheal buble!
That will be the day that I die - buddy Holly for my dads birthday tomorrow. And then some Pink floyd
Maybe "Brain Damage" for those ignoring NHS advice! ☹️
Happy Birthday to you dad! 🎂
Save the last dance for me
Those acting irresponsibly with respect to isolating and distancing!
I was suggesting a Floyd track - no specific reference to any person. Apologies for any misunderstanding.
Oh I am sure ,maybe keep your mind games elsewhere then
I'm pretty sure Michael isn't playing mind games with anyone, I think you have misinterpreted his comments.
I'd like to think I'm misinterpreting your comments & if I am then, like Michael already has, I apologise.
That's how I read it MichaelJH. Hope you are keeping safe and well.
Could we have just one Kenny Rogers song? Maybe Ruby or Lucille, or The Gambler?
Good morning! Some fresh fruit followed by kippers for me. They smell strong but it's quiet here at the moment.
Bloody Mary, please, in honour of my mother who thought Sundays without Bloody Mary cocktails and platters full of scrambled eggs simply unacceptable.
Do you just have straight tomato juice? I make with with BigTom as it saves adding Worcestershire sauce, pepper, etc. But for a nightcap I will go for Laphroaig - double with one ice cube.
Mum liked Cherry Brandy but a bit sweet for me.
I do know how to make one from scratch but Big Tom makes it all so much simpler. In the States I used a similar product called V-8.
Interesting about the single malt, I've taken to a wee nip before bed when the news has been especially dire. I tell myself as long as it stays a wee nip and purely for medicinal purposes, it's all good 
Cherry Brandy. Hmmm. That might be nice, actually, I have a sweet tooth. I'll have to give it a go once this virus nightmare ends. My husband is tee-total and has no clue I've a private cabinet (big woo, a bottle of Laphroaig, a Stoli, and a nice merlot I'm saving for a special occasion), I'll see if I can find a small bottle of the Cherry Brandy to taste test. Thank-you!
V8 is a vegetable juice. It is stocked by my local Waitrose.
The nearest Waitrose is a 40 mile round trip drive. I miss V-8 (the slogan was something about eight veg in a bottle, iirc) as it's not stocked at the supermarkets where I shop and the cost online is shocking. Big Tom is working - but don't tell my husband I've bought another bottle of Stoli!
Very quiet now. Here's a song to finish a special day:
I have never heard this before. It is hard to think of the right adjective so I will settle for beautiful!
Michael that was a lovely ending to the day.....
I hope everyone is looking forward to the virtual gym opening tomorrow🏋️♂️🏋️♀️🚴♂️🚴♀️🤸♂️🤸♀️🧘♂️🧘♀️
Thank you for a great time in the cafe today, it really was just what I needed and a lovely way to remember our mums.
Sorry, won't be able to make the virtual gym tomorrow. Can't remember what my excuse, er sorry I meant reason, was but I'll borrow Calliope153' excuse, if she's not using it!
Goodnight all.
Well it has been both a trying and somewhat successful day. Time to relax with a cooling pint. Of course being virtual it is also free. So I will have a packet of Salt 'n' Vinegar and a pickled egg with it! 😁
Can I join you Michael, I'm in need of a pint. I promise to sit 2 mtrs apart though to be honest if you're eating pickled eggs I wouldn't want to be too close to you anyway!! 🍻 🤔 😂
It's been a long day - time for a double Laphroaig! 🥃 Cheers!
Thinking of happier days gone by and those to come:
Sorry you need to click one of the icons to listen but have no idea about YouTube's inconsistent behaviour!
Evening
Great choice of songs
I fancy a pint of Fullers London Pride if I may please?
Couldn’t agree more, it’s a perfect song, and the perfect day will return. Thanks Michael.
Love that song. If you're taking requests could I have 'take a walk on the wild side'?
Anything new in gins tonight?
Thank you muchly.
We have some Bombay Bramble Gin Blackberry & Raspberry fresh in!
Here we go:
YouTube is giving me a headache as no idea what's going on! Heroes by David Bowie that pops up works!
Another long day so time to relax. Double Laphroaig please!
Good news for Lezzers and the gin girls. Off licences have been classified as essential! 🍺 🍷 🍸🥃
Good news bout the gin, in desperate need of a bottle after a hard day at the 'home 🏡 office'!
So, you are working from home, then? Did you risk the road to retrieve needed supplies from the office or are you 'making do'?
I did make the journey and I'm very glad I did. Without it today would have been extremely stressful instead of just very stressful 😂
Hope you're keeping well
MichaelJH
What time are you opening up today?
Been open since 6:00pm. Is it a beer or a G&T tonight?
I’ve have a pint of absinthe. No ice, no slice just as it comes. Oh and bag of cheese of onion
Your insides will be sanitised!
Did you see the Cider maker in Cornwall have turned the Gin still in to making 100% alcohol for Hand Cleanser. Lezzer doesn't have a passport for Cornwall !!
BrewDog Punk is doing the same thing. Heroes every one of the makers turning their facilities to helping with the effort.
Still have a little Black Bush left should anyone want one
I would be so grateful for a Stoli Screwdriver right about now - bonus, the OJ counts as one of my 5-a-day, right?
Ooooo, a Singapore sling consumed in the lounge of the Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
Being virtual you can be anywhere although two places at one time is not possible!
I was in Raffles for an evening meal and had left my glasses in the car. I was struggling with the menu when a waiter appeared with a box of about 20 different reading glasses" Would Sir like to try one of these " now that's service.
Stay Safe and Take Care
Did he say "better or worse" as you tried each pair?
I bet that comes with a good story 😳
Don't normally drink midweek, any chance of a glass of scrumpy?
Sorry Black Bush all gone and it was so good
Hi Michael, different topic but you are well connected over there. Do you know what is happening with cardiac rehab in the UK? Is it still being delivered? Our Canberra hospitals have stopped delivering it from what I have been told. Hope you are well. Cheers Al
Hi Cardiac
I know they have stopped in Dorset both NHS and Dorset Heart Support Group. Michael may have more information .
Stay Safe and TakeCare
Many hospitals had already stopped them over a week ago but last Friday's announcement closing pubs, bars, restaurants, gyms, etc. meant any still running were closed as well. I think most hospitals have now stopped visiting except for end of life (but not Coronavirus). The majority of outpatients are now cancelled or done via phone.
Today we have a Happy Hour from 7:00 to 8:00.
Tonight I will go for a large glass of Shiraz! 🍷
And I will put a bottle of Mcguian Red label on the table £6.50 in Sainsbury's other Wines and Supermarkets available
Lesley will be in later she is sewing her Jeans !!! LOL
I will let you off with that explanation LOL
I was a bit rash today other half went to Tesco and phoned me to see if I wanted a beer " No said I it will be fine " bloody idiot now I want one lol
Oh thank you for getting me a barrel of London Pride , Michael
Sorry I am late. We were busy celebrating my elder son's birthday we got a take away pizza from our favourite Italian.
Popped out for sausage and mash, with onion gravy and baked beans. Will have a Limoncello as a digestif and nightcap.
Good night. Will the last one out turn off the lights? Thank you...
On the jukebox :
Okay, I 've swept the floor , wiped the tables and bar counter down.
Just doing the door handles on the way out.
I've checked on the toilets plenty of loo paper and soap left.
Lights out. Night everyone.
I saw this on our neighbourhood Facebook page: “Germany has ran out of sausages so they are having to make new ones out of seabirds obviously it's a tern for the wurst.”
😁
😂
Busy preparing for tonight's party. Free champagne on arrival and limitless buffet. Off to check the gin stocks...
Just taken delivery of some aged tawny port and a new "bacon and marmalade" port!
Evening
Mine's a pint of my favourite beer this evening.
A packet of salted peanuts please too.
I have to phone a friend who may have Coronavirus. Please start the party without me...
Hope he is OK?
Whos serving if Michaels not available?
Okay I'll give it a go but I'll need some help.
Does anybody understand Michael's stocking system?
Does anybody know where he keeps the keys for the cellar?
Top drawer R/H side
Maybe it's an attic as it's virtual!
Stock take later then you won't have to count so much
Things are getting bad I had to have Savvy B with the Spag Bol at tea time No Red in the rack
Oh just remembered it's Friday Night not Saturday Night
anyone else in here
Here's the karaoke machine for you Frank!
What's everyone want to drink? I am having one bourbon, one scotch, one beer!
Michael, WOW!
All at once ?? I will have a half and a half
Here we go:
Surprised he was not more famous in UK. I wouldn't last many rounds these days! 
He also did "I Drink Alone", ideal for self isolation!
Port please
I will have some sherry maybe or a cocktail or anything alcoholic will do to get through this life.
You could do a half and half with sherry and vodka but not pints like Frank just a measure of each.
One mixed drink I had years ago was a pint of cyder with a double vodka and a double Jagermeister added! Only had the two!
I need to administer something to calm my corona nerves but that jaegameister contains deer blood and I am a pescatarian maybe I will try a sambuca if it all didn't taste like petrol vinegar or cough syrup I will go now you are driving me to drink
It doesn't contain deer blood - that's Internet rubbish! Best avoid scrumpy as they start fermentation with a dead rat!
What is it with your dead rat innuendos? Bloody hell
No innuendo! Google it please.
It's true but no longer allowed under EU rules. Next year?
Only needed the two!
It's early - I'll start with a nice sherry, what do you recommend?
(what an odd combination, George Thorogood and a lady-like sherry. Somewhere my mother is telling her friends she raised me right!)
I only drink Sherry at xmas so Happy Christmas Sunnie
And a very Merry New Year to you, Prada - here's hoping it all gets better from here!
actually maybe I will just have a flipping corona beer now
God I would love a Chinese Special Fried Rice I think I need the Taste and the Salt
Well need to go so here is £20 for a round don't want anyone saying I left before my round
A true gent !
Just going you the guidelines - it suggests I can walk, run or cycle. Does this mean I cannot use my pogo stick?
Unicycle maybe!
Last orders please! Closing soon!
I'm done. I'll get a kebab 🥙 on the way home! ☺ Night all
There might be a dead rat in it
😋
As long as it is cooked throughly!
Good night !
I have just checked the toilets again. I am glad to say all is well there is still plenty of loo paper and soap.
After last night's party today I am in a reflective mood. Today would have been Mum's 100th birthday! The current situation means I cannot even lay flowers on my parents' grave. So I will toast her in her favourite drink - cherry brandy - and lay virtual flowers... 🍒 🥃 💐
Sorry to hear that. We are all being affected in so many ways.
hello
I never know if I am in or out of this bar
I don't really know if you are you are indecisive! 😀
In the attic cellar! 🤣
Im here to
Would you like a Sailor Jerry with a splash of Coke. You can have a double for a £1 extra!
Hello Jerry, nice to meet you!
I would like a glass of Chilean Merlot please🍷
One of Mum's favourites...
Yet again a YouTube link fails. When it does click icon on right!
OK Rock 'n' Roll hour - Fats Domino, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Billy Fury, Cliff, Bill Haley... Yeah, we are rocking! 😎
Everybody had gone home so floor swept, glasses washed and tables wiped. Toilet rolls all OK but tins of tomatoes missing! Oh well, lights off, alarm set and doors locked. Good night all...
Did you check whether we have enough eggs ?
Well people are arriving now. With the longer evenings I still a few were having aa few minutes in the garden.
Tonight we have music from 8:00 till midnight featuring one hour of sixties hits then seventies, eighties and nineties. Put your requests in...
Hello it all seems a little quiet tonight.
Lovely to have the lighter evenings spring and summer is on the way🌞😊
Hi, just stopping for the one tonight, so I'll have a bottle of gin please!
Hello a little late tonight
Am I in the right Bar ??
That's depends on which bar you want to be in??
This one that your in
Then you're definitely in the right place 😂
Michael hasn't come up with the Whisky but I don't mind Gin
But do you want Black or Blue?
I was reading the NICE Guidelines for CRT P now that should be enough to empty the bar when I start talking about that
Better than taking about cooking cats!!! Do you meet the guidelines?
What? The other day it was rats, now it's cats. I know there are supermarket shortfalls but this is rediculous. It's like eating Roland Rat and Top Cat
I thought the bar was a virtual place where NICE guidelines and the 'c' word were unheard😊
Any port Michael?
I want to be taken back to Lisbon and their warm summer days, civility and fantastic food.
NICE!
Need to go toaster just popped up BBIAB
back
I hope nothing was singed
What have you got in mind Moonflower
Gin , port, vodka or whisky?
anything I need an alcoholic drink or two
Good Music
Raise your glasses for Bob and Joan both 112 today! Happy Birthday! No come back you are toasting them not washing hands!
or maybe it was Bob
I know theres nobody here but I just want to play one more song
youtube.com/watch?v=tIssqxi...
I had the amazing experience of seeing Leonard Cohen at the London O2
One of my favourite songs of his is
Anthem
' Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in'
Nameste
🧘♀️
It's a bit quiet tonight. Come out of the ether and join in...
As it is so cold we have a mulled wine with an extra large splash of brandy!
Also all the usual drinks. Snacks available including hot sausage rolls!
I have a bottle of Mulled Wine left over from Christmas
Ooer, I'll have a hot sausage roll please. Not a lover of mulled wine, any chance of mulled cider?
God what's a Sausage Roll that's twice this week I have been reminded of the past Suffolk was talking about Pork Pies
Raise your glasses for Violet Davies-Evans - of Spalding, England. She is 112 years young today!
Well done Violet Happy birthday
Blimey! The music in this place is amazing!
Michael, I've had a rather difficult two days, any chance a nice 1982 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru going spare?
ETA: big glass and please leave the bottle?
Hope you're OK Sunnie, not seen you around for a few days!
My husband decided to move the router Saturday. In the process he stepped on the connector end, snapping but not completely breaking off that little clip thingie. He knew it was bad. He bent the clip thingie back into place and plugged it in. Of course it didn't make a proper connection. Of course he didn't tell me about moving the router...
Me - can you get online?
Him - yes, no problems
Me - (a few hours later) I still can't get online, can you re-boot the router?
Him - I've been having problems too.
Me - (ten minutes later) Still nothing...
Him - The 'Net is down. Probably all the people streaming and working online. I'll try to re-boot again later.
Me - (the next morning) We're still not up. Can you try re-set?
Him - Hmmm. Re-set doesn't seem to be helping.
Me - Have you tried shock re-boot?
Me - (several hours later) Would you PLEASE get that bl--dy thing working?!
Me - (this morning and after several hours becoming increasingly unpleasant to be around and talking to the phone IT guy) That's it, out of my way!
And that's when I found the broken connector end.
Em, Michael, could I have another bottle, please? No, no, leave the glass, I'm nae fussy!
I'm sorry I know shouldn't laugh but... Husbands hey! 😂
I have also given you a 750ml glass! 😁
Bliss (or oblivion, lol!), thank-you!
I do like a good Bordeaux I will have one as well please
I'll share, this is the ambrosia of the gods you've heard about. '82 was an especially good year - my youngest (son) was born 26 March 1982 and we brought him home three days later (my heart thing meant extra time in hospital after delivery). The only thing we could find to celebrate his first birthday in '83 was a bottle of the Grand Cru and honestly I've only rarely drunk anything else since. Well, the occasional Stoli anything (mimosa, screwdriver, Bloody Mary) but mainly Saint-Emilion Grand Cru. Their merlot is wonderful but the Grand Cru is exquisite.
Can I join you for a glass too?
I can't let the opportunity pass of some Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 😉
My elder son was born on 26th March 1997, I was home 6 hours later eating fish and chips with a cup of tea.
The 26th of March any year clearly is a very good year! Happy Belated Birthday to your lad - a toast!
Cheers🥂
You still here
Ah. So this is where you all are. Always better to arrive late than to leave early. Just made a motorbike out of Spaghetti. My wife didn’t believe me until I rode pasta.
😂 The cabaret is here 😂
What with all this hoarding, food prices are going through the roof. Bought a couple of oxo cubes for £5 today. The stock market’s gone crazy! I thank you 😂
😂 Very good
Hello you OK tonight
I am thank you, apart from toothache! Hope you're OK
Yeah all good not sure about the conversation earlier they want to get to max on Entresto before anything else
hello steve
Hi Prada. This looks like a nice place. G&T for me please. Is Michael behind the bar as well as doing the music?
Hi Steve I'm a punter like you Michael is the Staff lol
😂😂😂 Is he the bouncer as well?
I am about the same size as Henry Cooper. That should do unless you are Tyson Fury sized!
Is that a Gordons or do you want to try the Nutella and Tomato Ketchup flavoured one we stocked for Lezzers
I’m a strictly low carb drinker. So I’ll have a quintuple and slimline please? Let’s leave the Nutella and TC to the hardened drinkers 😄
8 o'clock Only Connect Final
With this isolating we all need more exercise so let's dance:
Ooer, can't dance I've just remembered my hip!
Evening everyone
Late again I know. I was wrestling with a King size duvet cover.
I needed a lie down to recover from my exertions.
The sausage rolls smell lovely are they home made?
Mine's a pint of my usual please
Thinking of those in this beleaguered City:
Hi all, what's happening at the v cafe tonight, anybody got a song to cheer everyone up? Had the ambulance out earlier but fine now. I was wheezing and phoned for some advice from the lovely bhf nurses. 111 later then an ambulance. I had really bad angina and the wheezing. I think with the conary artery spasms the longer it went on the worse it got. They checked me out and said all clear. They gave me a choice wether or not to go to the hospital, but knowing how long these pains last I decided not to go. They said that I know my own body. Anyway I'm fine now just tired . Xx love to everyone xx Sheena
Hope you're OK. Probably not the bestest time to be in hospital if you can help it x
Yes, I was gutted, really dont want to go and be there on my own. X
Glad to hear you're feeling better now and hopefully after a good night's sleep you'll be even better tomorrow xx
Yes ready for work. I work in pharmacy and said I would do over time x
Very busy time for you, do take care not to overdo it.
And thank you xx
Oh that doesn't sound good.
It can be very scary and painful having vasospasms.
Feels like being in labour except you don't get a baby at the end😫
Perhaps you are doing too much ?
Do you use GTN spray?
Yes twice then bhf said one more. Then ambulance man said 1 more. It just takes so long for the pain to go off. I'm ok now x thanks Sheena xx
Take care of yourself.
BRB
How many days out of date is it safe to eat a box of Ferrero Rocher? Just asking for a friend.
Tell your 'friend' if the chocolate isn't going white it's still good.
Er, and if your 'friend' is really desperate, even if it's going white and perhaps even smells a bit on the stale side, it's still safe.
Yes. I admit it - I've been where your 'friend' is, eaten the chocolates and am still here to tell the tale.
Thanks. I’ll pass it on 😂
Have you eaten the chocs yet? Lol x
What chocs😂😂?
Wish I had some out of date chocolate x
Off for a short distancing walk! Back later...
Time for a nightcap! Double Laphroaig I think...
A song as evening draws to a close.
Good choice 😴
No such thing as out of date chocolate in my house...ever. The chocolate rats always find it no matter how I hide the stuff..
Hi do they do gluten free in the virtual bar and cafe please.
Due to popular demand I have opened up this morning. We have a section of beverages including coffee (decaffeinated available), tea, orange juice, etc. The red jug is not tomato juice but Bloody Mary but please don't overdo it. Only a continental breakfast today but it includes fruit, cereal, croissants, cold meats and cheeses, Danish pastries, etc. Hot food is limited to sausage rolls. Everything available till midday...
As I've already had my porridge this morning, could I just have a cup of tea please, either Yorkshire or breakfast. Thanks
Cup of Yorkshire tea coming up. Popped a chocolate digestive on the side. 🍵
Working through the playlist:
healthunlocked.com/bhf/post...
Check it out and add your requests...
Could I have a coffee please. And I’ve just finished the Belgian waffles my son gave me - does anyone have one to share please. I can offer some virtual Christmas cake in exchange 🍰
Coming up! We have waffles but now stock Simnel cake. It was decided to bring it forward in case Easter is cancelled!, ☹️
Oh YUM! If there is any Bloody Mary left, I'd love to have that and a plateful of celery sticks as a small lunch. (Shameless. I am shameless!)
Yes, there is a small tumbler full. Being virtual I will convert some leeks into celery - Abracadabra!
Your skills never cease to amaze! Thank-you
I can even mix a cocktail whilst riding a unicycle! 😎
The bar is now opened. I am not around for a while. Please talk amongst yourselves and make a note of what you take from the bar, and leave the toilet rolls alone!
A pint of London Pride I believe that's £1.25
and 65p for Lezzers G & T
or maybe a T ???
Looks like it may be the Piano Man again
Fancy a change tonight do you have any thistly cider?
Anyone here ??
I am still laughing
If you travel the globe the Sun is always over the yard arm some were
I imagine that puts you in virtual Singapore!
Ah. A Singapore Sling please, Michael.
Here we go! 🍹
Lovely. Thank you. It’s amazing what you can turn your hand to.
Might be better than being in Shianghai at the moment
Something different tonight! Seen these guys more than any others:
First evening I have been here. Seems quiet. An I have s DD please? This should get everyone one on their feet -
Yes, that is quite lively. Did you prefer the blonde or the brunette?
Just pouring the DD! 🍺 In fact I will join you! 🍺 Cheers!
The brunette, what about you?
Oh, I am too much of a gentleman to say! 😊
That pint just slipped down nicely! Can I have another please?
Of course! Do you want anything to eat. We have sausage rolls and scotch eggs.
Are the scotch eggs home made too?
Sausage roll and Scotch egg for me please.
I'll have a night cap of well port
Will this be our new anthem?
Good choice!
Here's another but referring to lock down not the bar!
Neat! I can imagine Coronavirus hiding in that jungle!
Thumbs up emoji!
I can't seem to reply directly to your question. Do you have any brown sauce?
Of course!
Final song suggestion
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Night night, off to share this with a few friends!
Good night!
Virtual lift Friday anyone 
