tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post8649172590717291472..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Social phobiaCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54673749170620105882018-01-24T20:39:07.855+00:002018-01-24T20:39:07.855+00:00I've recently had reduced mobility and so know...I've recently had reduced mobility and so know how depressing being housebound can be, even if there are a few decent Bottle Conditioned Beers on the shelf, but I doubt if the Grim Reaper would be as bad as a cup of tea at the local drop in centre.The other Mudgie !noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31025300424487715632018-01-24T18:22:12.078+00:002018-01-24T18:22:12.078+00:00Most of the really lonely people that I meet in my...Most of the really lonely people that I meet in my "volunteering" work are lonely because they are housebound for medical reasons. An open pub is no use to them if there is no one to transport them to it. And most of them are too impoverished to be able to frequent a pub for long. They generally prefer cups of tea and a chat at the local drop in centre.dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-80102860875991822562018-01-23T12:35:14.140+00:002018-01-23T12:35:14.140+00:00Having been in the Blue Boar, I'd say its desi...Having been in the Blue Boar, I'd say its design cues are more those of a small conventional pub, and it certainly doesn't have the rather spartan feel of many micropubs.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-55122497284649978022018-01-23T11:41:30.634+00:002018-01-23T11:41:30.634+00:00The very size of some micros means there is no esc...The very size of some micros means there is no escape from enforced intimacy sometimes. Also the lack of music means when it's quiet you can't really have a private conversation without whispering. <br />I've always been a bit put off when micros, in their promotional material, quote 'conversation' or 'banter' as one of their selling points. Seems a bit of a silly claim.<br /><br />Disclaimer: I am the co-owner of two micropubs that don't have music and somewhere in our promotional material is probably an invitation to converse (not written by me).Kieran Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309306469722070363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69256422802297470852018-01-22T11:14:16.750+00:002018-01-22T11:14:16.750+00:00Jordan B Peterson.
Now there's a Canadian mana...Jordan B Peterson.<br />Now there's a Canadian managing to ruffle a few feathers over transgender issues.<br />I'm sure he'd have an opinion on growlers !Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71861752385075846822018-01-22T02:06:55.083+00:002018-01-22T02:06:55.083+00:00"There are some sensitive souls out there on ..."There are some sensitive souls out there on social media."<br /><br />Good Lord! That's akin to saying the sky is blue, or water is wet. :)<br /><br />CheersRusstovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493687426847380993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-74049269031556252112018-01-21T21:38:18.885+00:002018-01-21T21:38:18.885+00:00It is a measure of her achievement that she is sti...It is a measure of her achievement that she is still triggering Lefties more than 27 years after leaving office ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65969206154647589012018-01-21T20:57:36.726+00:002018-01-21T20:57:36.726+00:00This will always be Thatchers Britain for we will ...This will always be Thatchers Britain for we will never let it be otherwise.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85752184320351236592018-01-21T19:14:21.358+00:002018-01-21T19:14:21.358+00:00It puts into perspective the problems faced by the...It puts into perspective the problems faced by the non-binary transgender craft beer industry worker complaining how tough life is that was featured in another beer blog.<br />Unfortunately the authors disapproved of my mild joke concerning his/her views on growlers and deleted it.<br />There are some sensitive souls out there on social media.Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89162959138391001102018-01-21T19:09:26.048+00:002018-01-21T19:09:26.048+00:00Post-Thatcher Britain ?
You sound like Wolfie Smit...Post-Thatcher Britain ?<br />You sound like Wolfie Smith.<br />Thatcher stepped down as PM 27 years ago.<br />In other news - Mafeking has been relieved.Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90730300447804009662018-01-21T13:12:44.242+00:002018-01-21T13:12:44.242+00:00I think Matthew's posts and yours are importan...I think Matthew's posts and yours are important because the geeky obsessives probably have quite a few people with Asperger's among them. Some who know and some who don't realise. This has come along with a documentary I really liked by Chris Packham - Asperger's & Me - that might still be on Iplayer.<br />When I used to do the Bermondsey beer mile, I always found it difficult as it got busier and more renowned but was always struck with how many were there by themselves just keeping it between them and their phone/magazine. With regards to socialisation, there are chatty days and bugger off days with me - it often influences which threshold I'll cross in St Albans. There's one pub I go into just to write by myself on this computer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921858416849788564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72523490034373546102018-01-21T12:17:34.798+00:002018-01-21T12:17:34.798+00:00But having a pub that hasn't closed down helps...But having a pub that hasn't closed down helps...Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62222258429401623162018-01-21T12:04:02.418+00:002018-01-21T12:04:02.418+00:00It is actually possible to combat loneliness witho...It is actually possible to combat loneliness without ether smoking or drinking alcoholdcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-91531254866833283972018-01-21T12:02:28.353+00:002018-01-21T12:02:28.353+00:00The real nightmare is going into a pub where there...The real nightmare is going into a pub where there is just one customer who insists on talking to you. And turns out to be even more right wing than 'mudge, though much less well informed. :-)dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90559559006343105872018-01-21T10:23:10.538+00:002018-01-21T10:23:10.538+00:00Rather than several types of Theme Pubs, which wou...Rather than several types of Theme Pubs, which would only emphasise the divisions in post-Thatcher Britain, what we need is a return to multi-roomed Proper Pubs which, with a choice between quieter or busier rooms, suited just about everybody when I were a lad.The other Mudgie !https://www.blogger.com/profile/15221800216755790155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50884674883095049262018-01-21T09:59:55.586+00:002018-01-21T09:59:55.586+00:00Does anyone else see a pretty staggering hypocrisy...Does anyone else see a pretty staggering hypocrisy in a government that stigmatises alcohol, drives out smokers, and generally does everything possible to squash pubs under its thumb, then turning round and appointing a Minister for Loneliness?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11463811624532594922018-01-21T08:49:24.868+00:002018-01-21T08:49:24.868+00:00Theme pubs is the answer. Family pubs for folk wit...Theme pubs is the answer. Family pubs for folk with noisy kids. Trendy pubs for the yooth. Dumpy old man pubs for you lot. Micropubs for CAMRA beardies. Everyones happy, apart from odd balls. How about odd ball pubs for odd balls?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76569838496558564122018-01-21T08:14:57.665+00:002018-01-21T08:14:57.665+00:00I don't mind pubs being busy so long as I can ...I don't mind pubs being busy so long as I can get a seat. In fact, pubs can be so empty as to be ambarrassing, and sometimes if there are only a handful in it makes it more likely someone will try to start a conversation. There can be anonymity in crowds.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-51850927542874432942018-01-20T23:37:41.689+00:002018-01-20T23:37:41.689+00:00This is a delightful unexpected crossover of carto...This is a delightful unexpected crossover of cartoon artists and bloggers for me.<br /><br />When the bigger pubs are lost, the fact they're generally half empty is seen as justification for closure, bit that's definitely a boon for those seeking out a quiet corner, as I find in the Shady Oak.deadmanjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920080723618205512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-70289823829217103612018-01-20T21:12:40.426+00:002018-01-20T21:12:40.426+00:00Well done for bringing this subject up, especially...Well done for bringing this subject up, especially as all of us are probably somewhere on that spectrum !<br />A work colleague, who I get on with very well, has autism to the extent that it’s recognised as a disability for which significant adjustments are made. She occasionally uses the two Wetherspoon venues in town and that might be because there’s little social intercourse therein and that’s easier to cope with than a ‘friendly’ Proper Pub and is better than a micropub which would be too much of a confined space, and that’s probably roughly what you meant by ‘forced intimacy’.The other Mudgie !https://www.blogger.com/profile/15221800216755790155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-46064346097228949842018-01-20T20:53:55.183+00:002018-01-20T20:53:55.183+00:00Obviously all micropubs are not the same, but thos...Obviously all micropubs are not the same, but those with high stools around a central communal table offer scant opportunity to keep yourself to yourself. Or comfort, for that matter.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-68038107840828506142018-01-20T17:19:37.412+00:002018-01-20T17:19:37.412+00:00Like you I am relatively reserved and I like to go...Like you I am relatively reserved and I like to go into a pub and read a book, or sit and think or just sit. But I must take issue with you about micropubs. I frequent a number of micropubs and have never found any of the the forced intimacy that you complain about.<br />In fact I find it more often in old fashioned pubs where been seen reading a book frequently invokes the query "What are you reading".dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.com