tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post3387886232617650824..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Assets of restricted valueCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-8260326094100787412016-07-04T17:05:23.125+01:002016-07-04T17:05:23.125+01:00Not sure it's greed as much as the huge amount...Not sure it's greed as much as the huge amounts of debt most Pubco's seem to be carrying.KJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339137349962768014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-46067660038007143242016-07-04T13:13:41.004+01:002016-07-04T13:13:41.004+01:00It may be necessary nowadays to describe the type ...It may be necessary nowadays to describe the type of beard. It could well be the bushy, grey beard of the CAMRA enthusiast or the oiled, lavender-scented beard of the craft keg enthusiast.Beermunsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564489130909572144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-86588066373033694262016-07-04T12:09:30.107+01:002016-07-04T12:09:30.107+01:00I'm not saying it's never worth doing, jus...I'm not saying it's never worth doing, just that it's a pointless exercise for pubs which haven't got a cat in hell's chance of attracting a community bid.<br /><br />And the presence of an ACV does make a pub less saleable, but, hey, who cares about the people who actually own and run pubs?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-27307336437461361572016-07-04T11:49:14.999+01:002016-07-04T11:49:14.999+01:00Pubs should have this chance to be saved - plannin...Pubs should have this chance to be saved - planning law is not up to the job. If people nominate and the council accepts whats the problem. It is not easy to get a pub listed as an asset of community value having done it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045499230530294810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44865993541089123542016-07-04T09:18:51.168+01:002016-07-04T09:18:51.168+01:00While I a agree that AVCs are a good idea, giving ...While I a agree that AVCs are a good idea, giving them to every pub in the country is like giving everyone with a job a knighthood; it totally devalues the cause. The answer to stopping pubs closing down is to get more people into them, by making the drinks less pricey. that can only be done by lobbying the government to lower beer duty and curbing the greed of the large Pubco's.<br />Boozerbazz08https://www.blogger.com/profile/10978093702850021001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-74534253055684080832016-07-03T11:04:36.777+01:002016-07-03T11:04:36.777+01:00"Beards" is just an affectionate stereot..."Beards" is just an affectionate stereotype of CAMRA members. Both Cookie and I are CAMRA members of long standing and neither of us sports a beard of any kind.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-84165282882901733252016-07-03T10:19:45.859+01:002016-07-03T10:19:45.859+01:00I am a CAMRA member and could not agree with you m...I am a CAMRA member and could not agree with you more. By the way we are not all or in anyway beards!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966292019473071507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-66776052574021323422016-07-03T08:03:41.028+01:002016-07-03T08:03:41.028+01:00Very well said Mudge, and Cookie too unfortunately...Very well said Mudge, and Cookie too unfortunately. The Otley example is complete madness. I do think local community should be given limited opportunity to club together to save their local (it's happened in Horningsea, my next village), but that's not what ACV does, is it ?<br /><br />Jeff Bell made a comment on a post of mine about going and eating in rural pubs if we want them open when we walk to them, and he was right.retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-21136898155059531732016-07-03T07:30:03.242+01:002016-07-03T07:30:03.242+01:00Never be stupid enough to buy and run a pub so lon...Never be stupid enough to buy and run a pub so long as the beards exist to piss all over your chips!<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com