When it's hot outside and you burn easily so you're staying inside in the dark with your skull.

Important question - is Hooch on draught anywhere in Manchester?? My esteemed pal @totalcurtis.bsky.social spotted it in Rochdale but I'm on the hunt for it somewhere in the city!

Sports venues, councils, the University of Manchester and breweries including Cloudwater and Buxton are among those owed money by Brewdog. BBC News - Brewdog leaves £20m in unpaid bills to UK businesses - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC News - Brewdog bought for £33m by US beverage and cannabis company www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Very much enjoyed these crisps at the Wellington in Birmingham today.

BBC News - Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An amazing dinner at The Pearl in Prestwich last night. Delicious food and a great atmosphere. Still thinking about the crumpet.

"Be warned, however, if you do get stuck in on the pints in this ground-floor Guinness restaurant and need to spend a penny, the loos are on the fifth floor, and reachable only by lift. Guinness, let the record show, cannot organise a piss-up in a brewery." Taking inspo from Spoons toilets??

Extravagant pub toilets are always enjoyable.

Interesting one in the trade press on some old brewery sites and regeneration of them www.placenorthwest.co.uk/in-focus-rig...

A little Sunday morning read: BBC News - The alcohol-free Victorian venues transformed into pubs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I am obsessed with Staffordshire oatcakes BBC News - Photobook celebrates Staffordshire oatcake history and culture - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Enjoyed this combo in Dublin

A Greggs PUB?! 😍 www.greggs.com/news/welcome...

“I haven’t met anyone yet who has said they don’t like crisps. I’m not sure I could ever truly trust someone who said they didn’t!" - an enjoyable piece on everyone's favourite snack amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/c...

"While it might objectively be a blood substitute, Tru Blood is certainly coded like a mass market beer. " This article is fun and worth a read!

Why is it so hard for restaurants to put the little (v) next to the veggie options on their menu?

Feeling old after seeing an M&S advert soundtracked by BLINK 182 😭

It's nice they have more beer choices at festivals these days but the bar prices are OUCH. Also one of my pet hates - when a half is not the price of half a pint. £5.10 for a half of Schoff 😬

Spent yesterday down in London and met a lovely pub cat 😍

Had a lovely few days in Windsor and London earlier this week. Highly recommend the Tim Burton exhibition - I had no idea the puppets for Mars Attacks were made in Greater Manchester. Ack ack!!

This is nice www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries." BBC News - ChatGPT action dolls: What are the concerns? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

£7.50 I paid last night for a can of alcohol-free Guinness. Admittedly it was at a gig, but surely beer without alcohol shouldn't cost that much as a proportion of the price is duty and there's none on alcohol free drinks?

Gorgeous day to go to Formby Point. Sadly didn't spot any red squirrels today.

Me after a few pints:

"You choo-choo-choose me?"

I do enjoy the discount supermarket brands.

Determinedly sliding into the new week with all the enthusiasm of this 18th-century sea-lion Hope it finds you similarly blessed

I very much regret that I went for a classic Margherita instead of the baked beans special.

I love vampire cat 😍 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Saw Nosferatu at the pictures last night. Apparently I physically jumped five times and a few bits were a bit too gory for me, but still a good watch. One of my rare trips to the cinema, I imagine I won't go again til 2026 😂

It's absolutely glorious out there ☀️

Still thinking about this excellent sandwich I had from The Depot in Macclesfield yesterday 🥰 It had farinata in which is something I've not had before but it was absolutely delicious (it's basically a chickpea pancake)

"Ooh, January 1. Better get going on those taxes, Neddy."

Still thinking about my birthday dinner at Street Urchin the other day. Delicious and huge portions, a win win.

This is an interesting read. I was in a Sam Smiths pub in London earlier this week (having no idea it was til I was at the bar) and noticed it didn't have the usual "don't even think about using your phone" signs. www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...

I had a (veggie) Christmas dinner pizza last night and I wish I was eating it again right now.

It's the year 2024, GC haven't realised anything in years and they're still there in second place ❤️ Here's hoping the promised new music is out next year. (I also just checked last year's and it was also TS, GC, Blink and My Chem in there so I never change 😂)

Work Christmas do tonight and I arranged it so hoping it's not terrible 😂 I arranged a baby shower recently and everyone enjoyed that so I'm optimistic even though a slightly different crowd....

The album from the Good Charlotte side project the Madden Brothers is FINALLY on Spotify ❤️❤️❤️ open.spotify.com/album/0HQCCM...

i was saying MOO-ERL

There is not enough Good Charlotte on here youtu.be/j4t54bPUvmg?...

First post on here has to be my girls ❤️ Hi Bluesky 👋