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06 January 2023
Back in the Beano saddle for 2023. The Beer House is only open on the Saturday (10% off for tagging them on Social Media), so it’s more of the Beer In Hand and The Orange Tree. Lots of Daily Tech News Show #CES2023 coverage on the way up.

And just across the road, a sign that I shouldn’t have filled up before I left. 2023 is going to be one of those years.

Things started to look up when I was given an app voucher for a hot drink in Costa Coffee tomorrow.

The Town Centre and on the way to The Kings Fee (Wetherspoon)


99p a Pint for Guest Ales. Helps with the Post Christmas spending.

Moving on to The Orange Tree, in need of Cobs.


Might, actually completely over did it with two cobs.

Opens at 12:00, seven days a week. Classic Pub.
20230106 Prelude mb01 Hereford Jan 23
The first Mini Beano of 2023 and the usual January issue of closed pubs. Redone my schedule and I think I have got it beat. Too dark for optimised departure, obviously. A windy start at home and a calm and cooler arrival in Hereford. It’s good to be Beanoing in 2023.
That was… Things 2022
My year in Things for 2022 and a quick look forward to 2023.
That was… Beer 2022
My year in Beer and Beano for 2022
That was… Tech 2022
A look back on my year in Tech, my favourite hardware, software, what went well and what didn’t. I look a little forward as well.
For Saturday 31 December 2022
The Saturday Wrap for 31 December 2022. Winding Down, Dark Sky, Football, Arfur, Testing, Turkey, Social Media Turkey, 2023 accounts, Seed ordering, Red Rover, Booking Beanos, New Watering Holes, Pele, @bragdytwtlol. #SaturdayWrap #December2022 #Bedwas
For Saturday 24 December 2022
The Saturday Wrap for 24 December 2022. Strikes, Notchmeister, Blessings, Rhona, Discord, Walnut Whips, Thaw, £5 and lucky dip, Email migration, Huawei, Radio User Guide, Post, ScreenCastsOnline, Twt Lol, Lastpass, Friday and Eve. #SaturdayWrap #December2022 #Newport
Cold, Snow and Festive – Cwrw17 December 2022
Had to use my backup bus as the Graig-y-Rhacca bus yet again didn’t show up. Caerphilly at just above freezing but still had a lot more snow than Bedwas. A Festive Mice Pie and a Pint of Cwrw to start the day in The Malcom Uphill. And then it all got Hazy in the form of Hazy Jane. Downhill all the way once I reached Brew Monster. Some Discord live chat too.
For Saturday 17 December 2022
The Saturday Wrap for 17 December 2022. Anticyclonic Gloom, Troll, Still Rhona, Cards, England, Snow, Free Amazon, Frosty, Upgraded Burger, 150.9p 5G mostly, Apple Updates, Start the Year End. #SaturdayWrap #December2022 #Caerphilly