Mick's Monopoly challenge

  FREEDOM PASS WETHERSPOONS ACCORDING TO ChatGPT       I still have much to write up but have now visited more than two thirds of Wetherspoons London pubs .       So, I thought it might be an idea to check with ChatGPT if I've missed a trick. It seems not. But for the remaining Spoons, in locations mostly unfamiliar to me, I'll definitely be using ChatGPT as a resource. And I love the way it apologises for my errors!                  ( ChatGPT stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer).  1.  Research: Begin by researching all the Wetherspoon pubs in London. You can find this information on the official Wetherspoon website or through other online directories. Make a list of all the locations, addresses, and opening hours. 2.  Plan Your Route: Plot all the Wetherspoon locations on a map of London. Consider grouping them by neighbourhood or proximity to each other to optimize your...

    I've been very pleasantly surprised how many of my friends, some whom I haven't seen for ages, live withing striking distance of Wetherspoons I've still to visit. So my diary is full for the next few weeks. I'll soon have enough material for Parts 4 and 5. But I'm not sure when I'll find the time to write them up. Movie news: I’ve actually seen all the ‘Best Picture’ Oscar nominees, and rated them: Anatomy of a Fall ***** Barbie * The Holdovers **** Killers of the Flower Moon *** Maestro ** Oppenheimer *** Past Lives **** Poor Things *** The Zone of Interest *** American Fiction **** Update: Oppenheimer won best pictue at both the Oscars and BAFTAs. But what do they know? I thought it was too long and didn't have enough quantum mechanics.        I now taken AI advice and feel quite smug it's come up with pretty much what I'm doing already .... Freedom Pass Wetherspoons according to ChatGPT . March 28: Freedom Pass Wetherspoons Part 4  posted....

    FREEDOM PASS WETHERSPOONS PART 3      Spotted on Tripadvisor, the perfect Wetherspoons review .....  "Full of old people. No music". The George - Wanstead (part 3)         The metal dragon reminds us that the pub that stood here until 1903 was named  The George and Dragon.         How many can you identify from the "Gallery of Georges"?             .... the 'old people' might do better here. Answers below.  The Metropolitan Bar - Marylebone        Wow!  The Metropolitan Bar,  next door to Baker Street Station, is a gem I was completely unaware of. It's huge, elegant, and  cheap for central London.      On January 10, 1863 the world's first underground train passed under here. It had gas-lit wooden carriages and was pulled by a steam locomotive. This was the new Metropolitan Line and ran between Paddington and Farringdon . So...