tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post5142318794846884969..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Open and shut caseCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-59782449241718038562013-04-02T10:52:50.831+01:002013-04-02T10:52:50.831+01:00I'm sure the majority of pubs that don't o...I'm sure the majority of pubs that don't open during the day do so purely because it is not profitable for them to do so. You can't really blame them for not wishing to lose money.<br /><br />py0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44133028403650466212013-03-31T10:44:45.940+01:002013-03-31T10:44:45.940+01:00"Geordiemanc" - Surprised to see the Tiv..."Geordiemanc" - Surprised to see the Tiviot closed. Your point about the Blossoms is entirely spurious though. Sounds like this may have been a one-off caused by unforseen circumstances. These things do happen - how exactly could that be publicised anywhere in advance?<br /><br />And a people have said earlier if you are making a special trip try calling ahead.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-23921646962222108672013-03-30T04:02:19.982+00:002013-03-30T04:02:19.982+00:00If it is any help, gents, I am led to believe Stoc...If it is any help, gents, I am led to believe Stockport has a 24 hour Tesco and many park benches.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-48137352449181789532013-03-30T00:53:29.109+00:002013-03-30T00:53:29.109+00:00John Clarke - In December we headed to Stockport o...John Clarke - In December we headed to Stockport one early evening and found both the Swan & The Tiviot closed.<br /><br />We also had a wasted trip to The Blossoms on a Sunday a week earlier but at least on that occasion they had the decency to stick a handwritten note on the door apologising that they were opening late.<br /><br />As is the point of the post, the problem is not when they choose to open, it is the not knowing. <br />GeordieManchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926305998637585626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29060153272680247312013-03-29T23:06:57.381+00:002013-03-29T23:06:57.381+00:00It was the SWTN that was closing at 7.00, but I do...It was the SWTN that was closing at 7.00, but I do remember passing another two or three pubs that were evidently closed for the evening. I ended up back at the Crown.Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34532247721571588002013-03-29T18:53:19.335+00:002013-03-29T18:53:19.335+00:00Just wondering where Phil went. Apart from the Swa...Just wondering where Phil went. Apart from the Swan With Two Necks I'm struggling to think of any other Stockport Town Centre pubs that shut in the evening (which is unusual because as you say it can be quite dead - certainly in the week)John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-28110480211440335532013-03-29T12:27:00.571+00:002013-03-29T12:27:00.571+00:00Whatever the opening hours a pub chooses is its ow...Whatever the opening hours a pub chooses is its own business decision, but it should display them and stick to them. In the days of the old licensing system when pubs could apply for extensions on bank holidays, the licensee of my then local used to say he'd use his extension only if there were enough people left in the pub. In the face of that uncertainty, we'd drink up and go to a pub that we knew was definitely using its extension. Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39124557567519486972013-03-29T11:50:05.502+00:002013-03-29T11:50:05.502+00:00We've never found the Lamorna Wink open, in an...We've never found the Lamorna Wink open, in any season, at any time. People assure us it is still in business!<br /><br />I'd probably rather have a closed pub than one that is grudgingly open, though -- where they're putting chairs on tables and generally making it clear, passive-aggressive style, that they'd like you to clear off.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-63616156084793272092013-03-29T11:39:49.930+00:002013-03-29T11:39:49.930+00:00Common in the City of London, of course. The GBG s...Common in the City of London, of course. The GBG states that the Swan with Two Necks closes at 7 pm - in the past I think it has said "may close early if quiet" which is no use to anyone.<br /><br />A sad reflection of how dead Stockport town centre now is in the evenings, really.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62360273937603156582013-03-29T11:31:12.725+00:002013-03-29T11:31:12.725+00:00I was in Stockport a while back and found several ...I was in Stockport a while back and found several pubs closed <b>for the evening</b> - and one that was just closing when I looked in, at 7.00. I can see the logic (suburban pubs get the evening trade, town centre pubs get shoppers) but I can't believe this is a good strategy.Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com