Escapism

[Khandro]

If you would like to withdraw from the general madness all around you, try BBC radio 4's 'Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair' https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007rfb2 (that link is ep,& but you can go back)
I just love those BBC 1950's clipped English accents, pure hokum, but a treat!

[gness]

I think I've listened to every one, Khandro. Much as I'd like to box his ears now and again it is a nice bit of escapism on a sleepless night.

[Khandro]

gness : Good for you, though I sympathise with the insomnia. I find it good to listen to as I work.

It's surprising how natural a 'whisky & soda' sounded then. I haven't heard that asked for in a long time.
There used to be soda water syphons on most pub bars for you to help yourself from.

[Atheist]

By Timothy, Khandro, so there did use to be soda syphons on the bar!

[gness]

No real insomnia, Khandro. If the wild Kerry winds wake me it's a good entertaining listen.
You've reminded me of my little collection of soda syphons. On loan for an am dram production...they disappeared. :-)

[Khandro]

Atheist: I knew someone back then who would bring his own bottle of scotch in a carrier bag into an always crowded bar ('Finches' Fulham Rd) The scoundrel used to order one whisky & soda - that way he got the glass & the syphon next to us - then for the rest of the evening the rotter would keep topping up his glass & squirting in the soda, even having the temerity to ask for a replacement syphon when it was empty!

He's now a famous old artist whose paintings sell for very large sums of money.