"Don't drink the Mild" and other random bits of advice
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Charlie, the pensioner who swept up in the factory where I started work in 1970, had run a pub in the East End before the war. His one and only piece of advice - about anything - was, "Don't drink the Mild." The Mild barrel was in the cellar along with the other barrels but piped to it were the slops from the catch trays beneath the beer pumps. Not only the slops, also the leftovers from the glasses were tipped in.
Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to break the promise I made him more than fifty years ago.
Yes, I know it won't have slops in it.
Cheers, Charlie!
Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to break the promise I made him more than fifty years ago.
Yes, I know it won't have slops in it.
Cheers, Charlie!
When I was 16 in 1993 I worked in a city centre pub as a glass collector, all the drip trays was emptied into a bucket. One day the manager asked me to take the said bucket down the cellar which I did … and emptied it down the drain, a bit later the manager asked what I had done with the bucket, i told him what I did , he said that should of gone into the Mild ! 
DickyC said:
Charlie, the pensioner who swept up in the factory where I started work in 1970, had run a pub in the East End before the war. His one and only piece of advice - about anything - was, "Don't drink the Mild."
One of the greatest lines ever written in a song..."Come an have a pint a mild
And you'll feel fine
And listen to Abba
Not Bullet for My Valentine"
One of my Old Man's homilies that has stayed with me is "never underestimate the power of human stupidity".
To which I would add "or the stupidity of humans in power ".
ETA: I worked in a pub called the Swan as a student and the Mild was decently kept. I liked it as a change now and then.
To which I would add "or the stupidity of humans in power ".
ETA: I worked in a pub called the Swan as a student and the Mild was decently kept. I liked it as a change now and then.
Edited by Error_404_Username_not_found on Friday 18th November 18:45
I think i've told this story before but i once sat listening to a publican from the east midlands describing his favourite trick which was to call up a brewery and see what they had close to date where it had to be poured away, then he'd buy it and sell it as Wallop.
One time he got 3 barrells of Mild and sold it as Wallop for about 50p a pint, this was back in the late 80's early 90's, and apparently the locals were queing round the block and he sold all three barrells in 2 days
One time he got 3 barrells of Mild and sold it as Wallop for about 50p a pint, this was back in the late 80's early 90's, and apparently the locals were queing round the block and he sold all three barrells in 2 days
Auslander said:
DickyC said:
Charlie, the pensioner who swept up in the factory where I started work in 1970, had run a pub in the East End before the war. His one and only piece of advice - about anything - was, "Don't drink the Mild."
One of the greatest lines ever written in a song..."Come an have a pint a mild
And you'll feel fine
And listen to Abba
Not Bullet for My Valentine"
"Looked like 'ee caught 'is fingers in a car door"
VS02 said:
slightly OT but the fact it says “Banks’s” and not Banks’ gets on my tits!
Technically still correct but jarring to the eyes!
The one that I fall over is if the Prince and Princess of Wales do anything together. Technically still correct but jarring to the eyes!
The Wales's.
That can't be right. Is it right? It's right. It doesn't sound right.
DickyC said:
Black nail varnish:
"Looked like 'ee caught 'is fingers in a car door"
Trust me on this one: if you happen to have black nail varnish on and you go to a scrap yard (near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire) to get some parts for your car, then you can expect to take a fair amount of s"Looked like 'ee caught 'is fingers in a car door"
t and get some weird looks.Ah, I miss the 1990's...
VS02 said:
slightly OT but the fact it says “Banks’s” and not Banks’ gets on my tits!
Technically still correct but jarring to the eyes!
Even more annoying is the fact that this lovely beer isn't as common as it was here in the Midlands since it became part of Marston's. It was always good to see Banks's Mild and Bitter handpulls side by side on a bar. Now even the bitter has been "rebranded" to be called Amber. Still a nice pint though.Technically still correct but jarring to the eyes!
It seems the Marston's name is seen as a more profitable brand. The loss of Hanson's Mild a few years ago was a shame.
DickyC said:
VS02 said:
slightly OT but the fact it says “Banks’s” and not Banks’ gets on my tits!
Technically still correct but jarring to the eyes!
The one that I fall over is if the Prince and Princess of Wales do anything together. Technically still correct but jarring to the eyes!
The Wales's.
That can't be right. Is it right? It's right. It doesn't sound right.
As for Mr & Mrs Wales. They’re the Waleses. Like the Joneses, but in possession of a nation (unless Michael Sheen has anything to do with it!).
Anyway, back on topic:
Unprompted advice from a former boss: “Two dogs are fighting. The one prepared to die is the one that will win.”
I’ve used it a lot over the years - one of the most effective deal negotiating tactics.
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