tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post5547618902822382434..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Smoky-Drinky aftermath.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-7542032156307556982010-08-01T02:07:56.401+01:002010-08-01T02:07:56.401+01:00Hangemall - I called in on Frank's place earli...Hangemall - I called in on Frank's place earlier and caught that one.<br /><br />There's not even a pretence of 'harm' as an excuse this time.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-70101961660142174272010-08-01T02:06:07.172+01:002010-08-01T02:06:07.172+01:00Selsey Steve - sounds like you have a good one rol...Selsey Steve - sounds like you have a good one rolling. ours has been static for a while, same old faces. We could do with some new folk.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-59462858456872855302010-08-01T02:00:24.848+01:002010-08-01T02:00:24.848+01:00English pensioner - for whisky it's a hell of ...English pensioner - for whisky it's a hell of a lot cheaper. Booze from the supermarket, tobacco from Man with a Van.<br /><br />It's not the same though, which is why Smoky-Drinky places are taking off.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-17171369539522649752010-08-01T01:58:19.958+01:002010-08-01T01:58:19.958+01:00PT Barnum - that's a good idea. Places where s...PT Barnum - that's a good idea. Places where smoking areas are provided and declared as such during good weather as well as bad.<br /><br />It could also list places where they allow Electrofags indoors when the weather is seriously nasty.<br /><br />Fair enough, a lot of publicans don't know about Electrofag yet, but they will.<br /><br />Pubs can also declare that they are totally antismoking on a site like that. Then the antismokers can flock to them. Ha ha ha.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-84478056529250519792010-08-01T01:54:30.954+01:002010-08-01T01:54:30.954+01:00Mummylonglegs - I had thought that all foster pare...Mummylonglegs - I had thought that all foster parents did it for the love of looking after children. It was a hell of a shock to me to find that some of them put their charges in kennels while they go on holiday.<br /><br />I mean, I knew the Righteous regarded people as pets but I didn't know how far it went.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-42771458872680829212010-08-01T01:52:00.542+01:002010-08-01T01:52:00.542+01:00JuliaM - the only ones who won't see it are th...JuliaM - the only ones who won't see it are the pubs. Some have and have done their best but still, many of them simply pretend it has nothing to do with the smoking ban.<br /><br />Anon 1 - the grotty pubs have always been the best ones. The Prim and Proper never went to those pubs anyway.<br /><br />Anon 2 - Around here, the harridans don't leave. It wouldn't be so bad if they did. They want us to leave. We did. Now they complain that we aren't supporting the pub.<br /><br />It's like talking to a brick wall.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-64436411644941826782010-07-31T21:40:53.332+01:002010-07-31T21:40:53.332+01:00O/T (or perhaps not) but EMERGENCY!!!
"E-cig...O/T (or perhaps not) but EMERGENCY!!!<br /><br />"E-cigs to banned"<br /><br />Over at Frank Davis.<br /><br />link <a href="http://frank-davis.livejournal.com/94124.html" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />Or for as long as it remains in the green bit on the right.hangemallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-74030268082007469412010-07-31T17:22:38.251+01:002010-07-31T17:22:38.251+01:00Just to piss everyone off my wifes pub (as above) ...Just to piss everyone off my wifes pub (as above) had its licence reveiwed and people now have to stop drinking out side by 1130pm this was caused by assholes-sorry neighbours- who objected to the alledged noise caused by smokers.<br />this cost her £8k in legal fees. she reckons she has lost about £65 in revenue over 3 years and paid out over £15k in fees and equpiment.<br />Long live new labour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-71999423620329407752010-07-31T17:14:36.000+01:002010-07-31T17:14:36.000+01:00In early July a friend and I 'experimented'...In early July a friend and I 'experimented' with a Smoky-Drinky at his place, a relatively rural spot with a large garden. We invited some mates along and told them to bring a friend or two. Ground rules were explained and accepted. Eleven people turned up and a grand time was had by all. And, yes, there were non-smokers present who whined not a jot.<br />Two weeks later we held another S-D. Over twenty turned up! Another great time was had with not the slightest sign of any bother.<br />Our next S-D is going to be held on a farm, courtesy of one of our new friends!selsey.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531315051208210724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-90663728674205670512010-07-31T16:55:00.805+01:002010-07-31T16:55:00.805+01:00Cracking idea PT Barnum. The word would get out an...Cracking idea PT Barnum. The word would get out and those of us that still venture out could spend our hard earnt pennies at the pubs that have made an effort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-40496536601808672062010-07-31T10:18:14.929+01:002010-07-31T10:18:14.929+01:00Juky 2007 was the last time I went down the Pub.
I...Juky 2007 was the last time I went down the Pub.<br />I ain't the only one.<br />Follow the Dutch lead or go extinct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-2537648907621168122010-07-31T09:45:53.305+01:002010-07-31T09:45:53.305+01:00And, of course, it is cheaper to drink alcohol fro...And, of course, it is cheaper to drink alcohol from Tesco at home than drink in the pub, so you can afford far more!<br />Hardly helps the anti-alcohol fraternityEnglish Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-25720631000683821632010-07-31T08:53:30.893+01:002010-07-31T08:53:30.893+01:00Maybe some website is needed, listing those pubs w...Maybe some website is needed, listing those pubs where smokers are welcomed and accommodated reasonably (insofar as the effing law permits). That way the self-inflicted cull of pubs will be more selective, removing those who collaborated wholeheartedly, but giving a fighting chance to those who did their best, like Anon's wife. The ban will fall at some point. Let the decent publicans be there when it does. The rest can join the happy folk at the Jobcentre Plus.PT Barnumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-43983003534064431212010-07-31T08:52:34.772+01:002010-07-31T08:52:34.772+01:00Sadly, yes. Children in foster care are sometimes ...Sadly, yes. Children in foster care are sometimes treated like pets. They don't call them holidays, they call them respite. Nice term eh, respite from a job you chose to do and get paid a lot of money for (we are talking hundreds per week). I will add though not all foster parents enter this game for the money and the two couples I know would never dream of booking their charges into the local kennels whilst they swan off to sunny Spain for a hard earned break. However, where there's muck there's brass and the way social workers treat the disabled and their true parents (like shit) it is no wonder a whole market has sprung up around fostering.<br /><br />Mummy xMummylonglegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256932068280661605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-85124304015263427292010-07-31T08:44:33.296+01:002010-07-31T08:44:33.296+01:00Slightly of topic: My wife runs a pub, and has a l...Slightly of topic: My wife runs a pub, and has a large garden she has spent much money on helping smokers, being one herself. This includes four heaters two awnings ans a small marque, plus extra seating. I popped in to see her this lunch time, and was chatting with some customers and staff, this woman? in her early 60's came out and sat down at one of the tables, all of a sudden she went of on one saying paul paul (hubby?) there are smokers out here how disgusting and left the pub in a hurry, all tho it was not my place to say anything, I followed her and her cucukled hubby and let them have a piece of my mind. I may add that I do not smoke, but have seen my wifes profits plummet and her expense go up. those who say that they would come to pubs without smokers are liars they have not come thats right you righteous asrsehole you have not come! A further point is the pub is a old style 2 bar pub my wife tried and experiment she made one side smoking and the other bar and resturant non smoking it worked and it worked well. Just thought I would share this little story with you. If anyone would like the true impact of smoking and the pub trade please ask.<br /><br />I posted this on DP blog a couple days ago. the above is true and happend on weds this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-59297602570621131092010-07-31T08:13:20.372+01:002010-07-31T08:13:20.372+01:00Self inflicted injury by both the Government and p...Self inflicted injury by both the Government and publicans.<br />Massive loss in revenue and pubs closing daily.<br />The only pubs that make an effort to provide a decent area for smokers around my way are the grottiest old pubs, so they get my full support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-79158324794683188582010-07-31T05:38:53.632+01:002010-07-31T05:38:53.632+01:00"Should we not, in fine weather, be supportin...<i>"Should we not, in fine weather, be supporting those businesses that regard us as filth when it suits them?"</i> <br /><br />That's not the best business model I've ever seen... ;)<br /><br /><i>"Stand or fall, pubs, it makes no difference to the smokers you have discarded. We have our own places now. Increasingly, we don't need you any more. "</i><br /><br />That certainly seems to be the case, according to <a href="http://quietmanmyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/avoiding-elephant.html" rel="nofollow">Quiet Man's post</a> on the drop in beer sales in pubs.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com