I love incoming day. Early finish from work, phone a taxi and crack the first beer of the day.

 

Very nice! Congrats.

 

Thanks but that’s not the incoming that’s the start of the journey to collect it

 

Next step of the journey jump on a train

 

Beer in Head of Steam?

 

I like your thinking

 

That’s a mighty fine looking train station (once the typical British weather is ignored).

 

If you’d met @chunkythebulldog, you’d know he wouldn’t be posting his Rolex ‘beater’ in ‘high end watches’
Will be interesting to see what he’s collecting from the sweety-shop next.

 

Once described by John Betjeman as the most splendid in England, just about the only thing in my home town that hasn’t gone to rack and ruin

 

I wouldn’t exactly call it a beater but compared to your Connies I suppose it is.

 

Well it’s definitely not Slough then!

 

It’s not but I don’t think Huddersfield is much of an improvement on Slough.

 

Now that's a proper "incoming"

 

I'm already enjoying this thread, and I've not even got to the new watch yet ..

I can't tell you how surprised I was at both the quality and quantity of good ales in that place ... it's just a station bar, FFS!

It's going to be a Patek. It's a Patek, right? Is it one of the ones I like?

I bought an inkwell made by his grand-daddy at the weekend. It got me to thinking about "3rd generation wealth". Granddad Betjemann started the company which became the epitome of high end cabinet makers. It's hard to convey with words just how good they were, so take a look at this: http://www.antiquebox.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/antique-box-07-1-700x438.jpg
Anyway, his sons continued the firm; his grandson spent his time writing poetry. This is the inkwell: https://images.antiquesatlas.com/dealer-stock-images/puckeringsantiques/Brass__Jasperware_Betjemann__S_as584a429z.jpg
So, when do we get to see the new candy?

 

Yeah - but Huddersfield doesn’t smell of Mars bars.

 

Nearly there, finally found my AD after a few detours to a couple of hostelries.

 

It's been too long since I've been to York ... dat sign, doh ... dat sign!

 

Now THAT is a picturesque place to buy a watch...

 

looks like a bit of a shambles to me.....

 

Stonegate.

Above, you saw The Shambles. York is packed with such places ... it's living archeology.