tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post4602484965635049859..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Some more equal than othersCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34825390239555604582010-09-05T20:29:41.147+01:002010-09-05T20:29:41.147+01:00Yes, the key point of the post is that, in future,...Yes, the key point of the post is that, in future, the ability of an area to support a thriving pub culture, as opposed to the odd thriving Spoons or dining pub, will be very much dependent on the type of area it is. Chorlton is a good example of an area where the pub and bar scene is very healthy. Central York, which I have mentioned in the past, is another. <br /><br />But go to Ashton or any of the smaller towns in the North-West and a third to a half of the pubs have closed, and many of the remainder are just scratching along.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90937679792776216232010-09-05T20:16:31.373+01:002010-09-05T20:16:31.373+01:00Thanks for the link! I don't at all disagree w...Thanks for the link! I don't at all disagree with your pessimistic forecast - something I tried to bring out, & will perhaps return to in a separate post, is that all the more-or-less-successful pubs I described were doing something quite distinctive and working very hard at it. Talking about pubs opening sub-post-offices or doing school meals is missing the point in a big way, but I do think that - sadly - just being A Pub isn't enough any more.Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-64523020443203709332010-08-31T10:45:52.165+01:002010-08-31T10:45:52.165+01:00Well I didn't say I disagreed with your analys...Well I didn't say I disagreed with your analysis:)Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29380966082851540082010-08-30T16:03:03.291+01:002010-08-30T16:03:03.291+01:00Tyson said: "Bring me sunshine..."
A fl...Tyson said: <i>"Bring me sunshine..."</i><br /><br />A flippant comment, but surely you recognise that there has been a major, indeed dramatic, decline in the pub trade over the past ten or fifteen years. The oases you frequent may have survived unscathed, but outside of that, in the wider world, huge numbers of once-thriving pubs have closed.<br /><br />All I'm trying to do is to point out that some kinds of pubs are much more vulnerable than others, and to analyse the causes of the decline. <br /><br />And the post doesn't mention the s*****g b*n once!Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-49908197909934653022010-08-30T12:02:00.966+01:002010-08-30T12:02:00.966+01:00Boycott pubs untill they restore
freedom for all
...Boycott pubs untill they restore<br />freedom for all<br /><br />Over a thousand in my town have,<br />17 pubs have closed and 13 for sale<br />25 left but only 3 worthy of <br />maybe 1 evening.<br /><br />Wetherspoons still managing to<br />attract some backstabbers and <br />buggy pusher besides the cut price<br />Giro brigade.<br /><br /><br />We shall overcome(We hope)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-49452591269380064402010-08-30T06:14:02.146+01:002010-08-30T06:14:02.146+01:00Many many more pubs will close over the next few y...Many many more pubs will close over the next few years. The social aspect is rapidly disappearing as drinkers/smokers are replaced by gossiping mums and free crèches. <br /><br />Many still have made no provision for smokers outdoors, the cost of pints just goes up and up whilst the staffing quality of pubs goes down and down.<br /><br />Even home brewing has improved so much over the years many more now choose to stay at home.<br /><br />Smokey/drinky if you can find them will become more popular without a doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-88868687184303760602010-08-29T23:46:05.178+01:002010-08-29T23:46:05.178+01:00Bring me sunshine...Bring me sunshine...Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45033548513580897742010-08-29T23:18:43.004+01:002010-08-29T23:18:43.004+01:00Smoky-drinky is waiting for you...Smoky-drinky is waiting for you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com