The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

Welcome to the virtual rugby pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Tommy Bowe photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?

V slick there, dreamer, lovely change over

why thank you As

Marco Polo!

Hello new pub,

If any of our tennis following regs are about and have ESPN Classic they're showing highlights of Agassi v Ivanisevic from Wimbledon, 1992. A cracker!

Laters!...

Forgot! Highlights! It's just highlights not the whole match. On till 6.00pm.

ooo nice Swanny, cheers for the tip off! Might have to have a look, used to Ivanisevic.....

Urghhh. Speaking of DIY, just finished sweeping the chimney - the down side of having a nice couthy open fire! But, when lumps of soot start falling down the flue when there is no breath of wind - the bullet has to be bitten. Still, all done for another 6 months or so. Now to put my sitting room back in order, eat early dinner and get down to The Inn for the marshalls' muster - Ben Sheann Hill RAce on tonight. Must dig out my anti-midgie net. The most vital bit of kit!!

Hallo.

are the midgies that bad up there Puma? I've heard that it can be but never really believed it!

And well done on the chimney sweeping! I know my dad never likes doing that job.

Believe it, Dreamer! I went out one year without the net (goes over the head and shoulders, bit like a bee-keeper but much finer) - never again! Almost as bad as the year that there was horizontal sleet (in June!!) and I had not taken adequate clothing. Brrrr.

Swanny,you guys getting down here for the Amlin game vs Agen, The bed's made

Midgies are a plague of Scotland. Sometimes if you go walking up in rural Scotland in Summer, it's like being eaten alive.

I'll take your word for it then Puma! I know how bad they can be, I live near some lakes at home and we get millions of them it seems, such a pain!

Hi all. I've a nervy wait now for my "informal German" interview. I was told to expect a call "after 6pm". Its quarter to 7 now wish they'd just ring as I can do nothing until they do

http://www.keo.co.za/2011/06/14/doing-the-dirty-work/

Interview with Ruan Pienaar, and he says;

‘There are a couple of South African flags and Afrikaans banners floating around the stadium virtually every time we play so it’s good to see South Africans supporting and getting behind the team'

I think he's got the wrong idea, the 'Staan Op Vir Die Ulstermanne' banner was devised by some of the URSC/2BC types as a parody of those who think we're all going South African. Same with the flags. I quite like that the URSC bumper stickers are in Afrikaans. My mum has one on her car. But I haven't seen many actual South Africans at Ravenhill- off the pitch of course.

But man, Saffer journos are patronising about NH rugby!

Stag - hope it all goes okay for you (that is if they haven't called you already!)

I've just been speed cleaning the flat, the stupid agency are finally getting their act together and coming to do the inspection in my lunch break tomorrow.

Stag,
the old adage "No news is...."

Its all good. They called me. Nailed it. Passed this part too. Now its a matter of them calling my references

Sweet!

red_stag wrote:Its all good. They called me. Nailed it. Passed this part too. Now its a matter of them calling my references

Congratulations Staggy.

wooop that's awesome Stag!

My turn tomorrow - final interview (again) - 5th final interview since being made redundant.

Second flight to London for this job and they dont pay expenses

A boy Stag. Now go have a few drinks!

Well good luck Hobo man. Not much else to say! Go and nail it.

Good luck/pob lwc Hobo, we'll all be hoping you get it!

Stag - go do what Munsty says.

red_stag wrote:Its all good. They called me. Nailed it. Passed this part too. Now its a matter of them calling my references

Congrats Stag. Go hand in your notice, it's illegal to give a bad reference, so you're in the clear. And the majority of interviews I've been involved in we never bothered with the reference, we knew from the interview if we wanted the slave or not.

Slave? I meant applicant.

Hobo wrote:My turn tomorrow - final interview (again) - 5th final interview since being made redundant.

Second flight to London for this job and they dont pay expenses

Good luck Hobo. I hope they're worth it!

Nice 1 stag!!

red_stag wrote:Its all good. They called me. Nailed it. Passed this part too. Now its a matter of them calling my references

They do know to expect a call now don't they Stag?



Zehr gut Stagmeister!



Pints on Staggy next meet.

Cari wrote:

Hobo wrote:My turn tomorrow - final interview (again) - 5th final interview since being made redundant.

Second flight to London for this job and they dont pay expenses

Good luck Hobo. I hope they're worth it!

Its cost me at least £250 for these two interviews - I had better get it. I know of at least one other person at this stage. I really want this job.

Well if you do as well in the interview as you do running this place you'll be fine Hobo.

On that note - I think that both Dreamer and Kiwi have been fantastic since the explosion in numbers.

Thanks to both of them.

Hobo wrote:Its cost me at least £250 for these two interviews - I had better get it. I know of at least one other person at this stage. I really want this job.

You paid for the interviews?

I live in Glasgow and the interviews are in London - no travelling expenses. So its cost me £250+ to get to the interviews.

No travel expense... go make love to a chainsaw



is what i always say

Ah yeah sorry dreamer got him and siggery muddled up! Note to self: do not do a 75min upper body session then try to play squash!! Oh well same again tomorrow!!

Stag,

Congratulations.

Well it's a bit of a shame that the Amlin draw has worked out like that for me. I can only hope that we get Exeter away in game one or two. Perpignan hone would be great too, but I fancied a trip before Afghanistan.

Passed another exam today. Did it blazing drunk though because it was a mock and yesterday was drinking weather. Proper one tomorrow though, so I'll be having an early night.

I was hoping you would post the State of Origin score Hughie. I assume Queensland won.

Just read back: congrats stag and best of luck hobo!!

Hi Rev, good luck on the exam tomorrow!

I can let you know who won in the State of Origin if you like, can't remember the score off the top of my head though.

Well done Stag - and good luck Hobo!

My brothers-in-law and I stayed in a caravan near Fort William when we went to Scotland to climb Ben Nevis. We went down to the loch (Puma will know which loch it is!) in the evening and noticed a few little flies around - but didn't think much of it. Within the hour we had to stay in the caravan and speed-smoke with jackets over our heads when we went outside.

Great news Staggie,just need hobo to keep his end up and Gibbo and my retirement is paid

Thanks for all the well wishes

Going to log off and relax before the big day and watch the Apprentice.

Is one of the exams a Fan dance practical, Risca?

Thanks for the congrats. Hope my references look after me

Hobo I seriously hope you get it. Seriously hope it. I mean at least I had work and it was my first interview. I can only imagine the efforts you have gone to and I hope they are rewarded tomorrow.

Not much going on by the looks of it. Good evening to anyone who pops in.

Got my train tickets for the 'Diff on Friday and the GWB&C Festival. Anyone local is welcome to join us.

Nos da from a knackered mutt.

Can i have the 'dog' emiticon please

Does anybody else have a problem with the preview option now and again ? What I get sometimes when I preview what I have written two words will join together as in jointogether or the end of a word will be changed for example because will become becausese.

Lurk!

Nos da Hound.

Where is everybody?

Oh well, since it's news time on the box, all the blydi civil servants are at it now! Exertion dodging malingerers!


Cymro, no. But are you on a computer or phone, because the predictive thing on my phone does funny things sometimes.

I'm lurking whilst watching Blackadder....just finished series one again so off to bed now!! Work-gym-squash-beer festival...good times tomorrow!!

On a computer but the problem could be a combination of my spell checker and the settings used on this site.

Any technical bods out there that can help? My partner (business, right) has an iphone4 but can't get on here with it. He's tried to click on the classic icon on the mobile version but still can't get on. Any hints or suggestions?

Prop, you'll have a whale of a time. Lucky b'stard. I go to the Llanwrtyd beer festival in November which is a right laugh. It's the smallest town in the uk and they have carved a niche for wacky events - they have the bog snorkelling world championships (cancelled last year because it was too dry!) the man v horse race, the hill walker's beer festival etc. Mad little place.