tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2164752107862549715..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Never let you go Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79975988107246432182021-06-23T19:21:29.384+01:002021-06-23T19:21:29.384+01:00The ones that really hack me off are so-called &qu...The ones that really hack me off are so-called "Independent SAGE", a bunch of self-appointed prodnosesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680240092465648623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-4245343300386582882021-06-21T13:47:12.528+01:002021-06-21T13:47:12.528+01:00Real Ale has been the best beer for indicating we ...Real Ale has been the best beer for indicating we are more discerning than the prols for decades. The only problem has been the requirement to drink it in pubs that are full of prols. It is dangerous to sneer at the oiks in full view of them. The CAMRA micropub safe space has been a great development to be able to drink real ale away from the prols and much easier to sneer at them from a distance knowing they can’t hear you as they are all drinking fizzy popular filth in the Wetherspoons. However getting deliveries to home and not having to step foot in the micropub is even better, as lets be honest, your average CAMRA is bit odd to say the least insisting on applying a score to every drink and often occupying the entire establishment for yet another tedious talk on the history of IPA. Covid has brought progress. We can drink our home delivered craft take outs and sneer at the prols over Zoom. How anyone cannot think this an improvement I don’t know.CAMRA Male Identified Person.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-57771977534713827222021-06-21T12:45:56.857+01:002021-06-21T12:45:56.857+01:00Ah!!Ah!!electricpicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144970068645280352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87127902778225449642021-06-21T10:44:59.943+01:002021-06-21T10:44:59.943+01:00I suspect he is a persona of a certain Mr Lager ;-...I suspect he is a persona of a certain Mr Lager ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20766192765007226762021-06-21T10:35:44.546+01:002021-06-21T10:35:44.546+01:00I hope that was all said in jest CAMRA Man?I hope that was all said in jest CAMRA Man?Rob Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871887147718814739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34091630908993756122021-06-21T10:07:46.619+01:002021-06-21T10:07:46.619+01:00Some more information on 5th July. Personally, I d...Some more information on 5th July. Personally, I doubt it :-(<br /><br />https://lockdownsceptics.org/2021/06/20/great-hope-we-could-unlock-on-july-5th-says-vaccine-expert-but-will-boris-follow-the-data/<br /><br />And one of the key things keeping hospitality in lockdown is possibly flawed:<br /><br />https://lockdownsceptics.org/2021/06/20/scientists-find-most-pcr-test-results-do-not-indicate-infectious-virus-question-status-as-gold-standard/Rob Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871887147718814739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-59415869711441360782021-06-20T15:04:35.157+01:002021-06-20T15:04:35.157+01:00July 5th! What a happy coincidence, the football f...July 5th! What a happy coincidence, the football fiesta final can be held at Wembley and the Euro nabobs can attend. All quickly followed by further restrictions no doubt.Andy5759https://www.blogger.com/profile/01487726425463841347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-57385863148445521982021-06-19T15:34:25.402+01:002021-06-19T15:34:25.402+01:00Sounds like the beer 'enthusiast' element ...Sounds like the beer 'enthusiast' element of Camra, otherwise known as tickers. No real interest in beer itself, certainly no interest in social drinking and pubs, just as long as the tick is achieved.electricpicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144970068645280352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-46182042884865412222021-06-18T07:28:11.912+01:002021-06-18T07:28:11.912+01:00Latest headline: "Freedom Day may actually oc...Latest headline: "Freedom Day may actually occur on July 5 if Covid data continues to improve." <br /><br />Let's hope so - but that would be an admission that they got it wrong in the first place by extending the lockdown.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-55552131348878759982021-06-17T15:33:24.743+01:002021-06-17T15:33:24.743+01:00The Zoom CAMRA meetings are better than the pub ba...The Zoom CAMRA meetings are better than the pub based ones of old.<br />There's no need to go back.<br />We have our craft beer delivery.<br />Modernity is here to stay. We should thank pubs for the role they have played in the survival of real ale but acknowledge the post pub world is where real ale will now thrive.CAMRA Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-30883161604548809962021-06-16T22:51:37.016+01:002021-06-16T22:51:37.016+01:00Yeah that really winds me up as well - if I was wo...Yeah that really winds me up as well - if I was working for a client on a project and went to the media outside of the group, my feet wouldn't touch the ground as I was ejected from the contract. This policy via media leaks has to stop.Rob Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871887147718814739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45566594849262826642021-06-16T22:49:31.846+01:002021-06-16T22:49:31.846+01:00The brutal truism that many don't quite realis...The brutal truism that many don't quite realise is that no nation ever improved the overall health of it's citizens by making itself poorer. Suggest putting economy before health and cries of "You want to kill granny" are heard. Whereas it turns out that putting economy before health is possibly the only thing that will save grannies in the future. Sadly there has been so much fear instilled in many that they can't think logically anymore. Then again, many just want to be told what to do. The decimation of the hospitality industry will be felt for many years :-( I've got good friends whose future is looking decidedly unsure.<br /><br />What I can't work out is why a conservative government seems hell bent on killing entire sectors of our economy. What in the long term are they going to get out of it? We could open up tomorrow and the virus will carry on it's merry way - much in the same way as it does in countries/states with no restrictions where the curve didn't go off the scale. The fundamental flaw of the SAGE models is that if unchecked, rates will carry on rising. That's counter to all prior understanding of viruses AND the clear evidence from places like Florida where this simply doesn't happen.<br /><br />If somebody says to me that all it means is you can't go dancing at a night club, then I'll scream. Point totally missed.Rob Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871887147718814739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38458197974146705462021-06-16T21:22:45.737+01:002021-06-16T21:22:45.737+01:00When I flagged these issues up to my MP in January...When I flagged these issues up to my MP in January, her response was to highlight the financial support that her government was giving to the hospitality industry. I hadn't been intending to get drawn into an argument, but I felt impelled to explain to her that she was really saying that the Government would borrow whatever money was necessary to keep kicking this can down the road, knowing that when the "Covid-emergency" ended and the magic money tap had to be turned off, hundreds of thousands of people would be shocked to find that their jobs no longer existed. Monday's announcement was just further confirmation that the Government is just buying time.Sceptical Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653086991058338226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-15020971489436108162021-06-16T18:24:47.735+01:002021-06-16T18:24:47.735+01:00I think it’s fair to heap criticism on the individ...I think it’s fair to heap criticism on the individual members of the scientific community who are members of advisory groups but take every opportunity to speak to the media with their individual opinions, often contradicting their own bodies and certainly the government.ElectricPicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85681708647203952082021-06-16T11:03:00.631+01:002021-06-16T11:03:00.631+01:00My own experience of pubs in Cardiff and Mancheste...My own experience of pubs in Cardiff and Manchester is that,notwithstanding the restrictions,trade is holding up,particularly for those businesses which have taken steps to adapt,such as arranging out door drinking areas.. Provided that suitable support is provided,including a compulsory arbitration system to deal with accrued rent arrears as used in Australia,the hospitality industry will survive and customers can help by using their pubs as much as possible.john a lambnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87744617673545914972021-06-16T09:20:28.266+01:002021-06-16T09:20:28.266+01:00Now New York State, which previously had one of th...Now New York State, which previously had one of the hardest lockdowns in the US, has abandoned all Covid restrictions. We are looking increasingly isolated in clinging on to lockdown.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-22495078986026169252021-06-16T09:02:55.110+01:002021-06-16T09:02:55.110+01:00It was striking that CAMRA's response to the a...It was striking that CAMRA's response to the announcement of the lockdown extension was far more about financial compensation than expressing anger about the decision itself.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38911881669696062902021-06-15T23:12:33.511+01:002021-06-15T23:12:33.511+01:00CAMRA has virtual beer festivals. Is this the dept...CAMRA has virtual beer festivals. Is this the depths that the Campaign for Real Ale has descended to? No wonder membership figures are falling.<br /><br />If I can't have the real thing, then I do without. CAMRA should do the same, stop being frightened of its own shadow and get back out there.<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-70656758268006073112021-06-15T23:08:06.941+01:002021-06-15T23:08:06.941+01:00But will a man who's more concerned with what ...But will a man who's more concerned with what his spin doctors tell him, and his popularity with the "Mum's Net" brigade, actually grow a pair?<br /><br />Unfortunately I just see more bluster and fudge, as Whitty and Valance look smilingly on.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33196574659382644852021-06-15T20:35:12.877+01:002021-06-15T20:35:12.877+01:00I don't think I ever threatened to give up blo...I don't think I ever threatened to give up blogging, although there have been one or two fallow periods during lockdown.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65305583212811613252021-06-15T19:14:35.587+01:002021-06-15T19:14:35.587+01:00Like the right call on the ' little people'...Like the right call on the ' little people'. Glad you did not cease blogging. Cheers,Sok of Bournemouth.sokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731477383943792509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-86970115022900086072021-06-15T19:02:38.679+01:002021-06-15T19:02:38.679+01:00Can't disagree sadly with anything here. The q...Can't disagree sadly with anything here. The question is what can we do?Rob Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871887147718814739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44778380226398935822021-06-15T18:38:05.888+01:002021-06-15T18:38:05.888+01:00Which is why I said at the end of the day it is up...Which is why I said at the end of the day it is up to Johnson to face them down. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34557774545834443662021-06-15T17:54:42.219+01:002021-06-15T17:54:42.219+01:00At this stage hospitality is Boxer the horse.At this stage hospitality is Boxer the horse.Boozy Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29612281366030852742021-06-15T17:51:18.666+01:002021-06-15T17:51:18.666+01:00It is quite unfair to criticise the scientific com...It is quite unfair to criticise the scientific community. Why do think SAGE want to prolong the lockdown? As you say they have no skin in the game and nothing to loose if the lockdown is lifted. As scientists they can, nay must, give their considered opinion however unpopular. It is the politicians who are paid to make the hard decisions and bear the consequencesdcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.com