tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7278414436359012533..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: It’s oh so quietCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62348740016523307552014-06-08T18:02:18.888+01:002014-06-08T18:02:18.888+01:00"I am pretty sure that the average age of the...<i>"I am pretty sure that the average age of the pub goer is going up, I have no figures to back this up and I hope that I am wrong. "</i><br /><br />Indeed, and when you still come across "proper" drink and chat pubs the average age of the customers seems to be well north of 50. The younger generation don't seem to be getting into the habit of pubgoing - which clearly doesn't bode well for the future.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69747996312119303762014-06-08T16:34:52.584+01:002014-06-08T16:34:52.584+01:00Check out the Local Spoons overlooking a busy road...Check out the Local Spoons overlooking a busy road<br />Couples gripped in the final throes of near death boredom chewing a burger and sipping <br />a Moselle,the male's face grey with eternal agony,the female's<br />bloated with victory.<br />At the bar a semi circle of pot<br />bellied fell walkers deep in heated debate on the merits of a creamy froth,sat in the dark corner a satanic bunch observing the disability loo<br /><br />Cheers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31805347166535383052014-06-07T14:48:36.408+01:002014-06-07T14:48:36.408+01:00The Rainbow Bridge,
Stopping a pub or restaurant f...The Rainbow Bridge,<br />Stopping a pub or restaurant from deciding whether to allow smoking or not is also banning freedom and choice. Although it would be interesting to wonder what would have happened if the manifesto commitment had been stuck to.<br />Because I reckon if you banned eating out, suddenly millions of people would discover the joy of drinking out and relearning the art of talking to people. An art that seems to be lost in these pub themed restaurants aimed at middle aged feeders - which these days is about 90% of pubs.<br />I am pretty sure that the average age of the pub goer is going up, I have no figures to back this up and I hope that I am wrong.Fredrik Eichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985306468872702882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-17007285604173873072014-06-07T11:43:02.449+01:002014-06-07T11:43:02.449+01:00We are often reminded how many
welcomed the ban i...We are often reminded how many <br />welcomed the ban in pubs,it's far reaching appeal,it's popularity,<br />it,s righteousness<br />Lets ask the commissars and their <br />cringing suppoters to support the<br />proposal stated in the LABOUR Party Manifesto ISSUED FOR THE 2005 ELECTION<br />Namely that non food pubs would have the choice of SMOKING or NON SMOKING. Let the publican choose and give us the choice.<br />Sadly freedom,choice,liberty and democracy are not on the menu of the small minded.<br /><br />The Rainbow Bridge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-51708581578394211702014-06-07T10:21:15.958+01:002014-06-07T10:21:15.958+01:00It's a standing joke that people (including ma...It's a standing joke that people (including many in CAMRA) go on and on about the decline of pubs yet refuse to acknowledge the presence of the "elephant in the room".Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89278150870340269742014-06-07T04:05:09.219+01:002014-06-07T04:05:09.219+01:00If we're talking about the smoking ban, can...If we're talking about the smoking ban, can't we just say so? It's tiresome enough that the media and politicians refuse to even mention it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50733858139445520672014-06-06T23:36:19.039+01:002014-06-06T23:36:19.039+01:00Yup, that elephant seems to take up an awful lot o...Yup, that elephant seems to take up an awful lot of space in pubs. <br /><br />It needs shooting.Fredrik Eichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985306468872702882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20979130100139914142014-06-06T21:17:54.576+01:002014-06-06T21:17:54.576+01:00It's hard to avoid the conclusion that said el...It's hard to avoid the conclusion that said elephant continues to rampage through the pub trade.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-80778534107375158542014-06-06T10:49:47.505+01:002014-06-06T10:49:47.505+01:00You are never alone, Mudgie, when you are sat near...You are never alone, Mudgie, when you are sat near the Elephant in the room.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com