Well this is the thing. Wetherspoon's do all the right things but due to the low prices does attract more then their fair share of ne'er do wells.
Pubs do any of you still use them?
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Well this is the thing. Wetherspoon's do all the right things but due to the low prices does attract more then their fair share of ne'er do wells.
Whats not to like at the Gate Clock ?
It's next to the dodgy estate, got the tube underneath, Maccy Dees next door, and over the road you really are Up The Creek !
(Got to admit, never actually dared to go there though)
Sounds like a good old traditional boozer, one with a constant hint of unease in the atmosphere.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
Sounds like a good old traditional boozer, one with a constant hint of unease in the atmosphere.
Hmmm a FRP in disguise
Moon bunny
Judging your grammar
- Location
- Basking in my own brilliance.
We get "locals' discount" in the Hole in Bowness, which means that we can buy two pints and get change from a fiver and dirty looks from the other customers. Other than that it is the Swan in Ulverston, drinking at home is all very well if you just want to drink, but a big part of going to a pub is the social life.
Ganymede
Veteran
- Location
- Rural Kent
Round here it's the default message board.
Typical conversation at Gany towers:
Mr G: I need to go up the pub.
Me: Good god, why? You've never been there before. [we are a satirical household]
Mr G: Oh well I have to speak to Don
Me: He's got a telephone.
Mr G: Well some of the other cricket people might be there too
Me: Just try not to drink any of that nasty beer while you're there
Mr G: ok just a swift half so they don't think I'm peculiar
NB in our house the expression "a swift half" = 2 pints. No more, no less. Every time.
Moon bunny
Judging your grammar
- Location
- Basking in my own brilliance.
Surely a "swift half" is three pints, one over two.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
I went in when it first opened. It had very odd 1970's decor.
Seems to get quite busy in the evening.
Ganymede
Veteran
- Location
- Rural Kent
I see what you did there. I've just consulted Mr G and he says it can sometimes be only one pint. He says this, but I've never seen it.
simon.r
Person
- Location
- Nottingham
A swift half can be anything from one to five pints. Definitely.
Ganymede
Veteran
- Location
- Rural Kent
You see I'd say that once you've gone past "a swift half" (ie 2 pints, or 1 to 2 if you believe Mr G) you're into "a few beers", which is 3 to ... infinity, probably. I feel it's a useful distinction.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
T'would have been The Swan and Three on Elvet Bridge.
A manager there a few years ago told me it was strict brewery policy to charge the same low prices everywhere.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restau...hree_Cygnets-Durham_County_Durham_England.htm
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