bibble Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 So with no logic to back up your argument you become perjorative. Easy to do but worthless. Don't tell me what to do. If you have an opinion - post it.[/QUOT You wouldnt happen to know someone called To20 would you? There is a remarkable similarity going on here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibble Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Indeed Preacher Joh, that post was most excellent. It truly is a shame, especially about Cath. I hope she finds something else to keep her going. It would be a nice gesture from the brewery if they gave her some small role, to keep the legacy going. But I somehow can't see that happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beegee7 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I remember Cath from Hunter Hill Road. The regime which is responsible for this decision is not interested in community - only profits. You are right Joh, rather than go for a steady profit - they want an exponential profit which cannot be maintained. Ultimately they will lose their own jobs because they are unrealistic. No pub can keep forever at the top of the "profit league". I fear that in a very short time we will not have any "locals" as we know them, they will be closed for more diverse/profitable operations. But as they close more and more pubs, how will they justify their own jobs, as their "portfolio" shrinks and eventually disappears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beegee7 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 So with no logic to back up your argument you become perjorative. Easy to do but worthless. Don't tell me what to do. If you have an opinion - post it.[/QUOT You wouldnt happen to know someone called To20 would you? There is a remarkable similarity going on here ... No idea who To 20 is. Liked your remark about Cath though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinchpinLulu Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 A poignant and sensitive post Preacher Joh and one with which I agree totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooran1981 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Having read the sanctimonious posts (Preacher Joh and beegee7 especially) living within this thread I am glad that the Lescar has closed. Comments about how it’s a sad reflection of corporatism within society and what will Cath do now? (70 years old and spending all night in a pub? Surely that’s a sad reflection on society) are all valid points but overlook one glaringly obvious thing. The Lescar was a complete and utter sodding train wreck of a pub. It was the sort of place where you needed to wipe your feet upon exit rather than entry. The only saving grace was the Last Laugh comedy nights otherwise it wouldn’t have received a tenth of the customer foot flow and would have shut down years ago. Every visit was like time travelling to a 1980s public toilet so change was always inevitable especially when, from an outsider’s point of view, it was an intimidating and cliquey place to drink. If the pub was so great and so profitable then even the most callous of capitalists would have left it untouched but they haven’t and that’s because they’re not getting all misty eyed and nostalgic over a pub that no longer fits in with the majority of it’s community (students). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granma Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 What's wrong with choosing to spend all night in a pub when you're 70!!!!!!!!! Granma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinchpinLulu Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Having read the sanctimonious posts (Preacher Joh and beegee7 especially) living within this thread I am glad that the Lescar has closed. Comments about how it’s a sad reflection of corporatism within society and what will Cath do now? (70 years old and spending all night in a pub? Surely that’s a sad reflection on society) are all valid points but overlook one glaringly obvious thing. The Lescar was a complete and utter sodding train wreck of a pub. It was the sort of place where you needed to wipe your feet upon exit rather than entry. The only saving grace was the Last Laugh comedy nights otherwise it wouldn’t have received a tenth of the customer foot flow and would have shut down years ago. Every visit was like time travelling to a 1980s public toilet so change was always inevitable especially when, from an outsider’s point of view, it was an intimidating and cliquey place to drink. If the pub was so great and so profitable then even the most callous of capitalists would have left it untouched but they haven’t and that’s because they’re not getting all misty eyed and nostalgic over a pub that no longer fits in with the majority of it’s community (students). Well, that told us, didn't it! I agree that the place needed a good clean/refurb. -which, if it is what is going to happen, then fine. But past experience suggests otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborundum Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 What a great post preacher Joh - Great pub the Lescar, I used to do my Amy Winehouse impersonations in there .. after a great deal of drink was consumed just like herself :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher Joh Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Did anyone ever see the hedgehog that used to wander around the garden in the Lescar? I hope the new management will give it space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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