tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post1084638330063924566..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Drinking in a goldfish bowlCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-36709479803482448202016-03-14T18:35:28.397+00:002016-03-14T18:35:28.397+00:00Simon makes a good point about the joy of surprise...Simon makes a good point about the joy of surprise. I appreciate that in a pub I'm going in, but I quite like glancing in pubs to see what's going on; too nosey for my own good<br /><br />Guessing which entrance will take you to the room with people on it, or the handpumps, is all part of the fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33630855557917762782016-03-14T13:49:38.926+00:002016-03-14T13:49:38.926+00:00Less of a problem now that so many pubs have been ...Less of a problem now that so many pubs have been knocked through, but in the past it could often be a lottery as to which door you went in. In some pubs, the famous Ma Pardoe's being a good example, the public bar was the heart of the pub and nobody went in the tiny lounge at the back. On the other hand, in many pubs any casual customers would be expected to use the lounge, and if you ventured into the public bar you would stared at.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-43291337244556184662016-03-14T13:33:39.490+00:002016-03-14T13:33:39.490+00:00I love the mystery factor of not having a clue wha...I love the mystery factor of not having a clue what a pub is going to be like when I enter. I like dark pubs too so give me blackout curtains or murky etched glass.<br /><br />The idea that if you choose the door on the right, you will be greeted like a long lost friend by a bunch of strangers, but if you chose the door in the left, you might be stabbed in the face. <br /><br />Wonderful stuff, just as pubs should be. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-24054051063718883412016-03-14T11:28:59.207+00:002016-03-14T11:28:59.207+00:00Ye Olde Vic used to do a very good job of suggesti...Ye Olde Vic used to do a very good job of suggesting to the passer-by that it was closed entirely. It looks rather more welcoming now than it that pic, though.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71374142614953134412016-03-14T08:42:22.368+00:002016-03-14T08:42:22.368+00:00Just round the corner from The Armoury in Stockpor...Just round the corner from The Armoury in Stockport, <a href="http://img01.beerintheevening.com/99/994993c729d62b6e45392e826b702a0a.jpg" rel="nofollow">Ye Olde Vic</a> takes obscured windows to another level.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90261037470319592332016-03-14T05:32:52.294+00:002016-03-14T05:32:52.294+00:00What a delicate lot we are. If you don't like ...What a delicate lot we are. If you don't like the look of a pub after you've entered, why not just turn around and walk out? After all, you'd have no compunction about doing that in a shop.<br /><br />I can think of one or two pubs that have restored frosted glass, having previously removed it.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2341980885405937962016-03-13T21:38:20.869+00:002016-03-13T21:38:20.869+00:00I'm on holiday in Knaresborough this week, so ...I'm on holiday in Knaresborough this week, so this is a serendipitous post to steer my way. Frosted or stained usually leaves enough to see whether the silhouettes look dodgy I find. One work lunchtime over a decade ago I went into the Black Boy in Wythenshawe. I don't recall having a chance to see what the interior looked like otherwise I wouldn't have gone in. I went in wanting to ask whether they did food and order half a pint. By the time I got to the bar I found myself ordering a double scotch. I would have appreciated advance warning.<br /><br />As far as I remember the Posada is long and thin, so only a few patrons get forced to be ship mannequins, and the Posada needs to advertise.deadmanjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920080723618205512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71680997758497369502016-03-13T21:23:14.362+00:002016-03-13T21:23:14.362+00:00Tricky one. Unless I'm going in irrespective,...Tricky one. Unless I'm going in irrespective, I like to go in a pub that's neither empty or packed (many folk use same criteria in picking a restaurant). On the other hand I understand the desire to be away from the world in a pub, and those frosted windows are beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-55390465857397467502016-03-13T19:40:24.329+00:002016-03-13T19:40:24.329+00:00Pubs in Scotland generally do not have windows on ...Pubs in Scotland generally do not have windows on to the street at all, rather like sex shops. Sometimes there will be narrow, opaque windows at the top of the frontage, well above head height. Their churches don't usually have stained glass either!Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-10481887817490360602016-03-13T17:33:50.800+00:002016-03-13T17:33:50.800+00:00Reinforced plastic is safer for rough Stockport th...Reinforced plastic is safer for rough Stockport though.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com