tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7232712129042667196..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Not so black FridayCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31945718703767947092012-12-23T17:52:03.861+00:002012-12-23T17:52:03.861+00:00Shhh, I have to keep some pretence of a secret ide...Shhh, I have to keep some pretence of a secret identity as there are still people that get wound up by a contrarian opinion and talk of beards and pong and ice cold lout.<br /><br />For my first and last pub visit of the year found it less unpleasant than I expected. For an evening involving pubs. Noisy and rowdy with a fair few piss heads and drunks but that was just you and Clarkey. All the other bearded folk were quite nice and some were even normal. I was stunned at the level of binge drinking that was occurring. Literally no one stuck to a 3 unit a night limit and I suspect some drank up to their weekly allowance in that one night. I of course as you noticed drank 3 units in the form of halves of mild then went on fizzy water.<br /><br />I am shocked to my very core in regard to the binge drinking and am further disappointed your CAMRA branch has events planned for “dry January”, showing no support for responsible drinking.<br /><br />I shall check out other branches to see whether this is typical before forming an opinion. Merry Xmas. <br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-59915890864372262102012-12-22T19:08:10.823+00:002012-12-22T19:08:10.823+00:00To be honest, I don't think anyone has a pint ...To be honest, I don't think anyone has a pint in each pub, although some have, er, more than a pint in the Blossoms at the end.<br /><br />And it's fairly self-regulating, so doesn't need any rounding up.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-81869395317982797922012-12-22T19:01:47.025+00:002012-12-22T19:01:47.025+00:00Eight pubs are still quite a few to get through of...Eight pubs are still quite a few to get through of an evening, especially if you are going to have a pint in each! <br /><br />Such crawls are fun though, as long as someone is in charge to "round up the troops" at each pub and move then on to the next one, before they become too comfortable!Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50446992610822560312012-12-22T16:26:57.644+00:002012-12-22T16:26:57.644+00:00Yes, it was a good night and as you say a chance t...Yes, it was a good night and as you say a chance to check out a good collection of proper pubs (with not an imperial stout, double IPA or "craft keg" in sight - which just goes to show how some people have been seduced by what is happening in the "craft" bubble and forget that for the vast majority of pub goers it is completely off the radar and likely to remain so).John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.com