tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post4402647681125130194..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Buy The Bell!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79350608755713218412013-03-03T00:51:40.792-08:002013-03-03T00:51:40.792-08:00Same old story then: Greed followed by more greedSame old story then: Greed followed by more greedA Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89039484292569220652013-03-02T13:07:01.773-08:002013-03-02T13:07:01.773-08:00I hope to make that opening, conversational gambit...I hope to make that opening, conversational gambit it the Bell that I know and love, so thanks for your best wishes. <br /><br />They are now building very expensive houses on your old MOD work station, Heron. Why? Because if the precedent has been set - planning wise - for up-market housing, the MOD will get more money for a larger plot. Meanwhile, they often refuse planning permission on plots that they stand no chance of cleaning up on. Same old world, same old local government.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27237354290458228242013-03-02T12:30:57.011-08:002013-03-02T12:30:57.011-08:00A great opening gambit in any conversation 'I ... A great opening gambit in any conversation 'I part own the Bell Inn' - well good luck to you Tom.<br /><br />Oh by the way does H Block still exist opposite the hutments in Foxhill - a sort of old lodging of mine - the hutments I mean :)A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65127191987008086482013-03-02T11:07:42.033-08:002013-03-02T11:07:42.033-08:00How are the German lessons coming on, Weave?
Yes,...How are the German lessons coming on, Weave?<br /><br />Yes, we took the plunge today, and the thermometer on the website has - gratifyingly - reflected it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21234668665651395472013-03-02T11:06:06.985-08:002013-03-02T11:06:06.985-08:00Effectively, yes, depending on how much you would ...Effectively, yes, depending on how much you would drink there in the future. You would - effectively - get free beer in your local in France, but whether or not you would want to drink it is for you to decide.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82436877387335120492013-03-02T07:13:37.937-08:002013-03-02T07:13:37.937-08:00We have two local pubs which have been bought un d...We have two local pubs which have been bought un der this scheme Tom and both seem to be prospering well. One has a mother and daughter managing it and doing meals too - the other has an outside manager. Both are in tourist areas. I would imagine the one in Bath would do well too if it is old and well known. Are you taking the plunge?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10753357233763239912013-03-02T06:46:59.679-08:002013-03-02T06:46:59.679-08:00Would we get free beer?Would we get free beer?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56908996978281261942013-03-02T05:18:29.061-08:002013-03-02T05:18:29.061-08:00Oh, and I should say that you can fill out your su...Oh, and I should say that you can fill out your subscription form and invest online, via the above link.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com