When will we be able to go to the pub again?
Discussion
B'stard Child said:
Do you guys really not get it - it's a f
king joke 
- it's an excuse to get out of the house and down the pub for a few beers???
We do mock rescues on a regular basis (we don't) and we train for events at 25m above sea level (training involves drinking beer and running up a shallow slope) - we all have 4x4's (we don't) and are are ready for any issue (we are not)
Sounds great. How do I join please?king joke - it's an excuse to get out of the house and down the pub for a few beers???We do mock rescues on a regular basis (we don't) and we train for events at 25m above sea level (training involves drinking beer and running up a shallow slope) - we all have 4x4's (we don't) and are are ready for any issue (we are not)
g3org3y said:
If you can’t see through that you’re thick as s
at Tesco
t tbh. I’ll help you - they’re not saying the same about the local butcher are they. okgo said:
g3org3y said:
If you can’t see through that you’re thick as st tbh. I’ll help you - they’re not saying the same about the local butcher are they. okgo said:
g3org3y said:
If you can’t see through that you’re thick as st tbh. I’ll help you - they’re not saying the same about the local butcher are they. 
It’s pathetic from Tesco and just cringeworthy, not to mention already been done by Burger King etc. They still managed to say they have fantastic deals in that Tesco marketing message. They’ve offered zero to the pub industry over the last 12 months. It’s just grim marketing ste the sort Brewdog have been doing non stop the last year disguised as moral standpoint.
I don’t need to be told what to do by a supermarket at the best of times. Patting themselves on the back, while offering zero.
te the sort Brewdog have been doing non stop the last year disguised as moral standpoint. I don’t need to be told what to do by a supermarket at the best of times. Patting themselves on the back, while offering zero.
I had a strange experience with it all last night. It was my 50th birthday yesterday, I didn't have anything planned as I dont do any of this covid bks at all. A mate rang up and said we should go out for a drink, I said no chance, I'm going no where near a pub or restaurant until its 100% normal again so he suggested going to his house for something to eat instead. I reluctantly agreed, work night and all that.
So anyway I got there, had a couple of cans and lo and behold half a dozen friends turn up for an impromptu party (I really hate this sort of thing). Anyway we all went out in Manchester for something to eat.
From what I could see when out and about - Manchester was absolutely heaving, no-one under 40 clearly gives a flying fk about the virus. One of my mates said the sights concerned him very much, he said "but they must be spreading it" no-one else was concerned in the least. We had to walk a couple of miles to find somewhere that had space which was in the more expensive bit.
I think only me and one other person gave false details when checking in, the concerned mate had the NHS app on his phone and checked in with that so he is a fully blown covidant now. We couldn't get in with a party of 8 so had to go as two groups and pretend we didn't know each other, this was despite a pair of identical twins in our possie with 1 in the first group and the other with us.
I asked to sit with the "strangers" who were in front of us in the queue as they seem nice and the waiter said look I know you are all together but you will have to split up, he said there are people in plain clothes walking past observing us and they might see you talking to other people, they had had one bking already apparently.
I said but if this carries on much longer you will all be out of business and he said "I know" glumly. It really is full on looney tunes and if people can't see the madness that it is must be blind or stupid or even both to be fair.
ks at all. A mate rang up and said we should go out for a drink, I said no chance, I'm going no where near a pub or restaurant until its 100% normal again so he suggested going to his house for something to eat instead. I reluctantly agreed, work night and all that.So anyway I got there, had a couple of cans and lo and behold half a dozen friends turn up for an impromptu party (I really hate this sort of thing). Anyway we all went out in Manchester for something to eat.
From what I could see when out and about - Manchester was absolutely heaving, no-one under 40 clearly gives a flying f
k about the virus. One of my mates said the sights concerned him very much, he said "but they must be spreading it" no-one else was concerned in the least. We had to walk a couple of miles to find somewhere that had space which was in the more expensive bit.I think only me and one other person gave false details when checking in, the concerned mate had the NHS app on his phone and checked in with that so he is a fully blown covidant now. We couldn't get in with a party of 8 so had to go as two groups and pretend we didn't know each other, this was despite a pair of identical twins in our possie with 1 in the first group and the other with us.
I asked to sit with the "strangers" who were in front of us in the queue as they seem nice and the waiter said look I know you are all together but you will have to split up, he said there are people in plain clothes walking past observing us and they might see you talking to other people, they had had one b
king already apparently.I said but if this carries on much longer you will all be out of business and he said "I know" glumly. It really is full on looney tunes and if people can't see the madness that it is must be blind or stupid or even both to be fair.
g3org3y said:
There's hypocrisy, and then there's Tesco hypocrisy. They only care about one thing, and it is profit.SCEtoAUX said:
g3org3y said:
There's hypocrisy, and then there's Tesco hypocrisy. They only care about one thing, and it is profit.Welshbeef said:
SCEtoAUX said:
g3org3y said:
There's hypocrisy, and then there's Tesco hypocrisy. They only care about one thing, and it is profit.scottyp123 said:
I had a strange experience with it all last night. It was my 50th birthday yesterday, I didn't have anything planned as I dont do any of this covid bks at all. A mate rang up and said we should go out for a drink, I said no chance, I'm going no where near a pub or restaurant until its 100% normal again so he suggested going to his house for something to eat instead. I reluctantly agreed, work night and all that.
So anyway I got there, had a couple of cans and lo and behold half a dozen friends turn up for an impromptu party (I really hate this sort of thing). Anyway we all went out in Manchester for something to eat.
From what I could see when out and about - Manchester was absolutely heaving, no-one under 40 clearly gives a flying fk about the virus. One of my mates said the sights concerned him very much, he said "but they must be spreading it" no-one else was concerned in the least. We had to walk a couple of miles to find somewhere that had space which was in the more expensive bit.
I think only me and one other person gave false details when checking in, the concerned mate had the NHS app on his phone and checked in with that so he is a fully blown covidant now. We couldn't get in with a party of 8 so had to go as two groups and pretend we didn't know each other, this was despite a pair of identical twins in our possie with 1 in the first group and the other with us.
I asked to sit with the "strangers" who were in front of us in the queue as they seem nice and the waiter said look I know you are all together but you will have to split up, he said there are people in plain clothes walking past observing us and they might see you talking to other people, they had had one bking already apparently.
I said but if this carries on much longer you will all be out of business and he said "I know" glumly. It really is full on looney tunes and if people can't see the madness that it is must be blind or stupid or even both to be fair.
ks at all. A mate rang up and said we should go out for a drink, I said no chance, I'm going no where near a pub or restaurant until its 100% normal again so he suggested going to his house for something to eat instead. I reluctantly agreed, work night and all that.So anyway I got there, had a couple of cans and lo and behold half a dozen friends turn up for an impromptu party (I really hate this sort of thing). Anyway we all went out in Manchester for something to eat.
From what I could see when out and about - Manchester was absolutely heaving, no-one under 40 clearly gives a flying f
k about the virus. One of my mates said the sights concerned him very much, he said "but they must be spreading it" no-one else was concerned in the least. We had to walk a couple of miles to find somewhere that had space which was in the more expensive bit.I think only me and one other person gave false details when checking in, the concerned mate had the NHS app on his phone and checked in with that so he is a fully blown covidant now. We couldn't get in with a party of 8 so had to go as two groups and pretend we didn't know each other, this was despite a pair of identical twins in our possie with 1 in the first group and the other with us.
I asked to sit with the "strangers" who were in front of us in the queue as they seem nice and the waiter said look I know you are all together but you will have to split up, he said there are people in plain clothes walking past observing us and they might see you talking to other people, they had had one b
king already apparently.I said but if this carries on much longer you will all be out of business and he said "I know" glumly. It really is full on looney tunes and if people can't see the madness that it is must be blind or stupid or even both to be fair.
popeyewhite said:
Welshbeef said:
SCEtoAUX said:
g3org3y said:
There's hypocrisy, and then there's Tesco hypocrisy. They only care about one thing, and it is profit.TameRacingDriver said:
okgo said:
g3org3y said:
If you can’t see through that you’re thick as st tbh. I’ll help you - they’re not saying the same about the local butcher are they. Butcher has been open the whole time. I'm not sure I understand what it is that I need to be seeing through to be honest? (And no I'm not planning on going to the pub but I don't understand what he's upset about)
We've got a small shopping centre close by us, and for the last few years it has been struggling a bit, with shops closing and staying empty long term. During the lockdown it has never been so busy, and some of the vacant units have been taken up again and are at present opening as restrictions ease.
The butcher told me that his takings are well up on previous years, and lots of people (like me) have said that we appreciate his efforts to stay open and serve the community and will continue to support him when lockdown is over. The greengrocer next door has been excellent as well, and echoes the theme of continued support post-pandemic.
Of course, we will have to see if it really works out that way, but our local shops have certainly been a big part of keeping this community together over the last year.
The butcher told me that his takings are well up on previous years, and lots of people (like me) have said that we appreciate his efforts to stay open and serve the community and will continue to support him when lockdown is over. The greengrocer next door has been excellent as well, and echoes the theme of continued support post-pandemic.
Of course, we will have to see if it really works out that way, but our local shops have certainly been a big part of keeping this community together over the last year.
Roofless Toothless said:
We've got a small shopping centre close by us, and for the last few years it has been struggling a bit, with shops closing and staying empty long term. During the lockdown it has never been so busy, and some of the vacant units have been taken up again and are at present opening as restrictions ease.
The butcher told me that his takings are well up on previous years, and lots of people (like me) have said that we appreciate his efforts to stay open and serve the community and will continue to support him when lockdown is over. The greengrocer next door has been excellent as well, and echoes the theme of continued support post-pandemic.
Of course, we will have to see if it really works out that way, but our local shops have certainly been a big part of keeping this community together over the last year.
The thing is, people couldn't eat out and they weren't commuting into work so had to eat 3 meals a day at home. The butcher told me that his takings are well up on previous years, and lots of people (like me) have said that we appreciate his efforts to stay open and serve the community and will continue to support him when lockdown is over. The greengrocer next door has been excellent as well, and echoes the theme of continued support post-pandemic.
Of course, we will have to see if it really works out that way, but our local shops have certainly been a big part of keeping this community together over the last year.
I expect everyone will fall back into habits and hopefully some residual increase will subsist.
rev-erend said:
Went out to my local for the first time since .. think it was November?
Sat outside, had a few enjoyable beers with a load of the locals and had a good time.
Very enjoyable.
Every one socially distanced. Great.
"Every one socially distanced" doesn't, from my perspective, scan with "very enjoyable"Sat outside, had a few enjoyable beers with a load of the locals and had a good time.
Very enjoyable.
Every one socially distanced. Great.
Still, glad you enjoyed yourself
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