Halibut Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I disagree. I and all my pals can afford to drink, is that because we own land? I and my friends and neighbours brew around a hundred gallons of cider each autumn, for next to no money. It's collective and communal, tastes great and has a high alcohol content, You'd hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 What do you think chauffeurs are for? The problem with mine is, he drinks too and can't hold his ale so I end up driving myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWOL Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The problem with mine is, he drinks too and can't hold his ale so I end up driving myself! You should stop drinking and driving as you may spill it if you need to brake too sharply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 You should stop drinking and driving as you may spill it if you need to brake too sharply. Bentley has braking sensors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I've only been in a pub once since the smoking ban was implemented. A pint without a fag, that's like a steak without chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWOL Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I've only been in a pub once since the smoking ban was implemented. A pint without a fag, that's like a steak without chips. Do you really think that the smoking ban forced gays to stop going in pubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Already happened, going out is too expensive for me apart from very occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 It depends on where I am and what I'm doing. I've recently paid £3.00 a pint in Sheffield..but it was for a 6.6% beer, I wouldn't pay that for a session beer. But, when I go to York or Edinburgh I know that prices are different...and so, because I'm on holiday I'll pay a bit more and not begrudge the price hike...because I'm on holiday! If Richard down the Welly tried to charge Edinburgh prices I'd tell him to eff off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Umpley Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I've only been in a pub once since the smoking ban was implemented. A pint without a fag, that's like a steak without chips. never smoked, can eat steak with or without chips. All pubs lost when the smokers left where the blokes that put smoking ahead of socialising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 50 years ago many people went to the pub 3 or more times a week. It was the 'social meeting place'. TV (and there wasn't a lot of it) was crap, the cinema (if you even had one) was open one or 2 days a week and 'Wonderful Radio Luxembourg' faded in and out. Nowadays, many people have 'home theatre systems', people entertain at home, and the range of 'things to do' is rather greater. Perhaps unsurprisingly, pubs - faced with high rents from breweries, high business rates and other overheads - have more difficulty in competing with other entertainment. When I'm in Bavaria, I go here (Archie hasn't finished the website yet) - but only about once a week. It is, however, a major 'meeting place' for the locals. (Watch out for this guy though ... he's a bugger when he's had a few. ) In the US, the last time I went to a bar was in about 1991 (AFAIR.) They don't have 'pubs' and the 'themed' imitations are [iMO] purely commercial enterprises, not centres of social activity. I don't bother brewing beer in Bavaria (it's about €3.10 a half liter in the pub and if you buy it in the drinks shop, it's about €8 - €16 for a 20 x half-liter case. I do, however, pick the hops which grow in my garden and brew beer with them when I come back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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