Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Crisps and Nuts at The Railway Arms



Reg Few was a colourful publican. He was the man behind the bar at The Railway Arms in Theydon Bois in Essex. The Railway was our local, and he was our bearer of liquid refreshment. Winnie, Reg's wife was in charge of food, and a request for a bag of crisps or nuts would result in a call to the kitchen: "Winnieeeeeeee! Catering......"
Reg had one eye that looked left, and another that looked right, so it was difficult to tell whether he was looking at you or your date.At closing time, he had a subtle method of clearing the house. He would open the side door to the elements, and yell out: "It's nice outside, boys!"Another of his famous quips was: "What do you think this is? A niteclub?!"The Railway got badly flooded one day, and here you see Reg doing his best to get the bar back in condition for the evening's business

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