And for my 61st birthday I got....

[clarion]

The value of being well-known at your local pub.  All that beer money has been wisely invested

[clarion]

 they asked me how I was going to ride two bikes home. 

Easy, ride the one no-handed while holding the other aloft in a "critical mass" stylee as a form of celebrashun.

Just not over any patches of sand...

[nuttycyclist]

...
So, when I turned up for the quiz last night I was somewhat surprised when they asked me how I was going to ride two bikes home. 

But Basil... I thought they confiscated your keys and don't let you ride your bikes home 

[jogler]

Found!
 
Happy dance.

Best news of the day

happy bithday,belated

[Butterfly]

Yay! Brilliant news, Basil .

[rogerzilla]

Alternative view...Basil staggers out of the pub, completely ratted, can't find his bike in a dark car park so walks home 

[Rapples]

Alternative view...Basil staggers out of the pub, completely ratted, can't find his bike falls off his bike in a dark car park so walks home 

FTFY

[Basil]

Alternative view...Basil staggers out of the pub, completely ratted, can't find his bike in a dark car park so walks home 

Well, the reason I couldn't find it was because it had been dumped right down the far end.

Other than that, you've summed it up well. 

[Mike J]

Glad to hear you got it back, good of the pub to put it away in a safe place - hopefully they will tell you next time

[giropaul]

Brings to mind the story about the vicar who lost his bike!  ( no reflection on your good character Basil)

Let me know if anyone hasn't heard it.

[jogler]

Brings to mind the story about the vicar who lost his bike!  ( no reflection on your good character Basil)

Let me know if anyone hasn't heard it.

I haven't so do tell please

[Basil]

Nor me.

[longers]

Me either.

Good to hear the bike has been found  .

[Sergeant Pluck]

So, when I turned up for the quiz last night I was somewhat surprised when they asked me how I was going to ride two bikes home.  

  Glad to hear it, Basil.

[giropaul]

Brings to mind the story about the vicar who lost his bike!  ( no reflection on your good character Basil)

Let me know if anyone hasn't heard it.

I haven't so do tell please

The vicar couldn't find his bike, and suspected that it had been stolen.

This upset him, so he consulted his church warden about how to recover it.

"The old vicar used to do a sermon about the 10 commandments, and lay it on thick about stealing." "Things seemed to turn up after that."

The next Sunday the sermon was delivered.

"The old vicar used to lay it on more about stealing>" said the church warden. "I'm not sure that will do the trick."

"That's ok", said the vicar, "I got as far as "though shalt not commit adultery" and I remembered where I'd left the bike."

[Tourist Tony]

Hey, a real pub with a real community!