tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7791099834070079339..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Running on emptyCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-37274819173182246412011-01-30T22:51:27.224+00:002011-01-30T22:51:27.224+00:00Both of these pubs (the Golden Buck and the Smut I...Both of these pubs (the Golden Buck and the Smut Inn on Manchester Road, Hollinwood, Oldham) are now firmly closed. The Smut - a very distinctive late-Victorian redbrick building - has even had its signage removed.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76771610451168526402010-04-22T13:35:04.757+01:002010-04-22T13:35:04.757+01:00Cooking Lager /
Dingy boozer,yes , serving dingy
...Cooking Lager /<br /><br />Dingy boozer,yes , serving dingy<br />folk,the ones who staggered out of<br />mills,factories,foundries and pits.<br />Not the lower middle class admin<br />and clerical parasites who dress down at night and blow froth at<br />each other for reief from their <br />polythene existences.<br /><br />Beyond the blue horizonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2329037516071607742010-04-21T12:49:05.172+01:002010-04-21T12:49:05.172+01:00Bengali Spice Emporium you say, Anon? Now that sou...Bengali Spice Emporium you say, Anon? Now that sounds appealing. More appealing than a dingy boozer. You got me in the mood for a madras, now.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-74734639747086519582010-04-20T22:57:20.185+01:002010-04-20T22:57:20.185+01:00Fleurets(Admiral)have managed to sell our boarded ...Fleurets(Admiral)have managed to sell our boarded up local which has served the local ghetto for the<br />past 150 years.Main road location<br />in high density housing closed because of "you know what",could only be a pub or could it ?<br />Thanks to Labour and the other<br />unmentionable back stabbers this<br />"once" popular inn is now to become a Bengali Spice Emporium <br /><br />For those who stood by and let this happen.<br /><br />We will remember<br />We will remember<br /><br /><br />Look forward with angerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-57534005932120594312010-04-20T21:16:59.877+01:002010-04-20T21:16:59.877+01:00I know I wouldn't consider it. I never want to...I know I wouldn't consider it. I never want to run a business again!Paul Garrardhttp://www.realaleblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50965123378961418242010-04-20T19:19:18.484+01:002010-04-20T19:19:18.484+01:00I'd consider it, but I'm burnt out.......I'd consider it, but I'm burnt out.......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-53029055388200368442010-04-20T18:16:12.167+01:002010-04-20T18:16:12.167+01:00I'm not sure that, given the area, these sites...I'm not sure that, given the area, these sites actually would be very attractive for residential development. A Tesco Express or a drive-thru McDonalds would be more likely.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90924509046006153102010-04-20T18:08:41.471+01:002010-04-20T18:08:41.471+01:00All these places will be worth much more as houses...All these places will be worth much more as houses; all you need to do is pass a few bob to your local councillor and you'll get planning permission to convert them, and the low price is an indicator of the high bribe that would be required, even in this temperance-fanatic age.Brian, follower of Deornothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941277617617928470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2526735584450743172010-04-20T17:37:17.074+01:002010-04-20T17:37:17.074+01:00You've nicked another blog post title from me ...You've nicked another blog post title from me Curmudgeon! Damn, I'll have to revise that draft now...Mark, Real-Ale-Reviews.comhttp://real-ale-reviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71905498574251704762010-04-20T12:59:15.696+01:002010-04-20T12:59:15.696+01:00Do either of them have room for a micro? I'd b...Do either of them have room for a micro? I'd be tempted. But wait, its about 250miles away. Shame.<br /><br />A freehold down here (North East Hampshire) would be at least 3 times that much.MusicRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936165467806160173noreply@blogger.com