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Don’t You Love It When the Local Council Cracks a Joke?
Last summer, I was walking in the beautiful city of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire, England. This is as picture-perfect as England can get. The Thames winds calmly through town and window boxes are full of vibrant flowers.
If you get there early and on a weekday, you’ll get lucky with the parking and be able to enjoy a pint with fish and chips in one of the riverside pubs along the river. You’ll see a family of ducks wade by when you’re sipping your beer and are thankful for your life.
So anyway, I was walking along and then looked up at the sign in the photo.
“Free Pimms?”
The quintessential British summer drink. A concoction of sugar, orangey spices and gin — of course I wanted it.
And then I read the rest of the sign and smiled. Those clever clogs at the council. Good for them!
