tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post1341801344358652501..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: A crack in the edificeCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-30303351185516787412022-10-31T15:43:00.549+00:002022-10-31T15:43:00.549+00:00The southern (mainly London) pubs are run a bit di...The southern (mainly London) pubs are run a bit differently from the northern ones. I believe that the southern ones are run by Humphrey's son. Jobs are advertised on the website rather than Gumtree. A bit easier going on the mobile phone rules, but higher prices. Currently about 120 out of their 240 or so establishments are mothballed, only 3 I. The south are advertising for managers. Many of the shit pubs maybe uneconomic to open in current climate as genuinely good managers will be ble to get good pubs with other brewers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12702214421374137982022-10-10T18:37:29.454+01:002022-10-10T18:37:29.454+01:00My observations at the crown, where I happily read...My observations at the crown, where I happily read my kindle and checked my bus, made me wonder about the veracity of your statement that all electronic devices were banneddcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-60159039388453954002022-10-10T13:09:38.573+01:002022-10-10T13:09:38.573+01:00As you were saying you have recently been in the C...As you were saying you have recently been in the Crown in Glossop you will have been able to observe their till arrangements. IIRC you are also a regular visitor to central Stockport and so might visit the two there as well.<br /><br />My understanding is that the ban does not apply to, say, a stand-alone digital camera or an electronic calculator.<br /><br />Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-53549436832276172942022-10-10T11:56:02.239+01:002022-10-10T11:56:02.239+01:00Reminds me of my old school where, in free periods...Reminds me of my old school where, in free periods, we were allowed to read hardback books but not paperbacksdcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-35736153205213908512022-10-09T19:03:03.913+01:002022-10-09T19:03:03.913+01:00I was wondering how they take card payments withou...I was wondering how they take card payments without an electronic device. And do they use old fashioned mechanical cash registers.<br />Or is it just customers who are banned from using electronic devices?dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-4789855038884059252022-10-08T07:29:41.831+01:002022-10-08T07:29:41.831+01:00I would assume they mean the draught stout.I would assume they mean the draught stout.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72240457020061809302022-10-08T02:37:17.470+01:002022-10-08T02:37:17.470+01:00Which Stout, the Oatmeal or the Imperial? Both are...Which Stout, the Oatmeal or the Imperial? Both are very good beers.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31730628672340490422022-10-07T17:10:09.267+01:002022-10-07T17:10:09.267+01:00Yes, all the Sam's in London I use have taken ...Yes, all the Sam's in London I use have taken card payments for years. And I've never seen a member of staff even try and enforce the mobile phone ban. Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-372101524325424912022-10-06T19:02:50.114+01:002022-10-06T19:02:50.114+01:00Yes, you can do that too. The only legitimate purp...Yes, you can do that too. The only legitimate purpose for which you can use your phone inside the pub.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12305511494472979232022-10-06T14:31:02.721+01:002022-10-06T14:31:02.721+01:00Mobile phones and tablets being banned is OK but a...Mobile phones and tablets being banned is OK but a simple Kindle just takes a biscuit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10603987317820861401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-544835261755348332022-10-06T11:11:46.444+01:002022-10-06T11:11:46.444+01:00What happens if you want to use Google Pay on your...What happens if you want to use Google Pay on your 'phone to buy a pint?Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-13695882900646452402022-10-05T17:36:50.783+01:002022-10-05T17:36:50.783+01:00I love Sam's, and the Stout is a classic, but ...I love Sam's, and the Stout is a classic, but I agree with Mudgie that not being allowed to check train times on the phone is a pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39231481436883886082022-10-05T14:56:16.115+01:002022-10-05T14:56:16.115+01:00That's not the government's job, and it co...That's not the government's job, and it costs money - our money.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-5562215713434194282022-10-05T13:13:19.647+01:002022-10-05T13:13:19.647+01:00I think the Tories are fascists, but I am quite ha...I think the Tories are fascists, but I am quite happy for the government to track all my movements and purchases. Why does that make me a twat?Not a twatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-4285906457410205582022-10-05T13:11:12.604+01:002022-10-05T13:11:12.604+01:00Yes, they're fully entitled to apply such a po...Yes, they're fully entitled to apply such a policy provided it doesn't discriminate against any protected characteristics. However, it seems totally counter-productive and at odds with present-day realities. I'd be amazed if it actually attracted *any* customers in comparison to a policy of tolerating silent browsing.<br /><br />On the other hand, I had no problem with the common policy in pre-smartphone days of requiring anyone to step outside to make or receive mobile calls. Indeed, I remember on one occasion an old-school landlord spot someone on the phone and immediately bellow "Outside!"Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-35808960410138745972022-10-05T12:31:44.578+01:002022-10-05T12:31:44.578+01:00I love Sam's pubs. Very decent beer, good pric...I love Sam's pubs. Very decent beer, good prices, and very few twats. Certainly not the morons glued to mobile phones like many people now. Beer from the wood in many pubs too. Cider is lovely too. Poor quality crisps though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54957864717347372732022-10-05T12:12:55.972+01:002022-10-05T12:12:55.972+01:00Others may have reliable information but from my e...Others may have reliable information but from my experience the Central London pubs always accepted card payment, or at least were some of the last to give it up. I certainly remember paying card for drinks when the general rule was in place.<br /><br />As for smartphones, whilst clearly ludicrous in my opinion, a pub should be free to impose any rule it wishes (bar some extremely broad things that would be prohibited by law). Whilst I'm not suggesting anyone is arguing to the contrary, if there's a niche market for it, it offers a USP at least. I know many older people are avid smartphone users, but I'd say that the niche is a dying one and the policy will eventually change.The Dangermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44514798566322603342022-10-05T10:52:23.973+01:002022-10-05T10:52:23.973+01:00"Card payments were discontinued when surchar..."Card payments were discontinued when surcharges became illegal in 2018".<br />So Humphrey's is now losing about 10p, that's a florin in proper money, from each pint of his OBB sold to those paying with a card.The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-30011796522889657962022-10-05T09:04:26.077+01:002022-10-05T09:04:26.077+01:00Had to do a double take when I saw the sign in Alt...Had to do a double take when I saw the sign in Alty yesterday. Shame the beer was sh*te. Easily the worst of the day. Suspect the pub doesn't have the throughput these days and the locals are moving to keg. Mark Enderbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-4980480672755450672022-10-05T03:04:49.291+01:002022-10-05T03:04:49.291+01:00I only hope Humphrey imbues his heirs with the sam...I only hope Humphrey imbues his heirs with the same whims because it's depressing to see people at the pub glued to their phone. I love SS pubs precisely because of their rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-86781363312140245502022-10-04T22:38:42.541+01:002022-10-04T22:38:42.541+01:00And I was ridiculed when I said a few months ago h...And I was ridiculed when I said a few months ago having seen flower pots and curtains in Colpitts that next there will be card payments and jukeboxes. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10603987317820861401noreply@blogger.com