tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post8738200197438162329..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Pub Industry Sounding The RetreatDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-74871026348625566042010-08-04T22:03:58.646+01:002010-08-04T22:03:58.646+01:00Yeah, saw it at Brew Wales today. Good spot there ...Yeah, saw it at Brew Wales today. Good spot there - shames my research somewhat.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-31865063015280950842010-08-04T17:57:06.796+01:002010-08-04T17:57:06.796+01:00Interesting that the guy who is opening the alcoho...Interesting that the guy who is opening the alcohol-free pub <a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2010/08/03/alcohol-free-pub-plan-for-city-centre-wins-support-91466-26983458/" rel="nofollow">has previous convictions for cruelty to tortoises</a>.<br /><br />Does the one trump the other in the eyes of the Righteous?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-56566767869747972582010-08-04T00:19:34.808+01:002010-08-04T00:19:34.808+01:00Good let him open his health pub. It will close. ...Good let him open his health pub. It will close. Good - as long as it's his money (and not out taxes) that are wasted.<br /><br />My argument about anti-smokers and pubs was always that no-one was ever stopping them from opening non-smoking pubs. Of course, there just wasn't the market for them which shows what a hideous minority these people are.<br /><br />That said, there were three non-smoking pubs within a 6 mile radius of me in 2006. Two of them are closed now, as they have lost their raison d'etre. So that's another two livelihoods to throw on the pile, the work of that rare creature, the self-starting Righteous - making opportunitues rather than relying on whining and funding, ruined forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-56161926271231405402010-08-03T22:33:03.913+01:002010-08-03T22:33:03.913+01:00Oh bloody hell,another evening of
pleasant mind sc...Oh bloody hell,another evening of<br />pleasant mind scraping blog<br />trotting completely bolloxed by the mention of the Hopwarts,<br />CAMRA and their life sized ,well used Thong Thing Benner.<br />This clog ,straw hat and whiskered<br />outfit need to be asked some <br />searching questions,whats their<br />point ,whats their Nirvana. Is their Raison d'etre just to gather in windy tents ,sniff at frothy<br />hopalong and fart Ode to Joy or<br />Keep the Red flag flying in<br />brotherly harmony.This bloated <br />set of corduroys has done more damage to the English Pubs than<br />Cromwell,the Luftwaffe and the daft<br />Pat Hewitt put together.<br /><br />McAlpines FusiliersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-42177263282692019342010-08-03T22:00:09.466+01:002010-08-03T22:00:09.466+01:00LI: Of course, cafés in Europe freely sell alcoho...LI: Of course, cafés in Europe freely sell alcohol. No, these hateful new creations are known as temperance bars. Mind you, the weaker and blander beer served in pubs get, the more difficult it is to tell the difference.<br /><br />What use is being in a pub if you can't get pissed if you want to? That's the whole point of them. To give you that choice. Or not.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-70210241437306078352010-08-03T21:58:11.448+01:002010-08-03T21:58:11.448+01:00An alcohol free "yoof pub" of this kind ...An alcohol free "yoof pub" of this kind was opened in a former pub in East Manchester a couple of decades ago. It was called the "Pop Inn". Needless to say, it was short-lived.<br /><br />I would say Mike Benner is in reality aiming his message at his own troops, not at the Righteous.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-82544069990023964242010-08-03T21:31:29.946+01:002010-08-03T21:31:29.946+01:00Pubs that don't sell any alcohol? We have thos...Pubs that don't sell any alcohol? We have those here. We call them 'cafes'. <br /><br />At least I assume we still have them. I haven't been in one for a few years now.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-66598834923487933432010-08-03T20:28:01.479+01:002010-08-03T20:28:01.479+01:00Citizen E: You got it sussed right there.Citizen E: You got it sussed right there.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-56582915193260148172010-08-03T20:18:15.769+01:002010-08-03T20:18:15.769+01:00The Golden Rule of dealing with Governments.
1. N...The Golden Rule of dealing with Governments.<br /><br />1. Never ever agree to a voluntary agreement - They turn into bans.<br /><br />2. Never ever sit round the table with those of opposite views to seek a solution, they will stab you in the back.<br /><br />3. Never ever believe the statistics or studies that say your members will benefit from the proposed changes - They won't.<br /><br />4. Never ever agree to a situation where your members undertake the role of policing or enforcement - you will pay the price eventually.<br /><br />5. Say NO and keep repeating it again and again NO, NO, NO, NO,NO,NO.<br /><br />6.Repeat stages 1 - 5 without wavering.Citizen Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-26219682148530494782010-08-03T20:07:35.834+01:002010-08-03T20:07:35.834+01:00Are they fucking stupid? Alcohol Concern don'...Are they fucking stupid? Alcohol Concern don't like pubs. They don't like beer. Ideally, they'd like to see it banned but making life increasingly uncomfortable and unpleasant for drinkers while they keep their hands in people's pockets will do for now.<br /><br />They don't care about the damage, they among others, are doing to traditional British life.<br /><br />The leaders of ASH and Alcohol Concern should be publicly hung for their wicked actions.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-33069130827972925032010-08-03T19:53:31.070+01:002010-08-03T19:53:31.070+01:00And if that's not bad enough DP the islamists ...And if that's not bad enough DP the islamists want to rid us of pubs and their mucky alcohol. See Pats blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072165710888952465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-79786714828815539852010-08-03T19:35:01.566+01:002010-08-03T19:35:01.566+01:00Head in hands:(
Bye bye Camra, bye bye pub, bye ...Head in hands:(<br /><br /> Bye bye Camra, bye bye pub, bye bye to all that's English. The days they are a numberedPat Nurse MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591807335364002658noreply@blogger.com