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“Would you like to go to Mac’s?” she asks
I don’t need asking twice – I’m in her slipstream in no time.
Thinks: I didn’t know that they have a brewery on Trafalgar Street
But Pavlovian salivation kicks in and I’m looking forward to blowing the froth off a cold one.
Thinks: These girls all look under-age. And why’s the place full of overpriced garments? And why are they looking at me like that? And where’s the bar?
How was I to know the difference between Mac’s and Max?
Will I be more careful in future?
Too right!

>But you know them moved – surely you’d know – to Wellington, I think. The place is for sale or lease.
>I just heard “Mac’s” and everything else went blank…..