Pubs are doomed

[EternalOptimist]

Went out for food for the missus tonight and decided to stop for a quick pint. One of my locals has closed down, one had half the bar closed and the third was empty.

I know its a monday night, but that was dire

a few years ago all three would have been heaving

[scooterscot]

Remember we've never had it so good...

[minestrone]

Opium dens, nothing more, nothing less. I just get pished on Kestral lager in the house, sometimes down the back of the park.

They should lower the prices of pub booze and stop Tescos selling cans of lager for 15 pence. Many pubs were tulipe though and deserved to be closed.

[EternalOptimist]

Opium dens, nothing more, nothing less. I just get pished on Kestral lager in the house, sometimes down the back of the park.

They should lower the prices of pub booze and stop Tescos selling cans of lager for 15 pence. Many pubs were tulipe though and deserved to be closed.

pubs are social centres that have a culture all of their own. Noone minds if you choose to drink at home... but a culture is dying


I like pubs

[bogeyman]

pubs are social centres that have a culture all of their own. Noone minds if you choose to drink at home... but a culture is dying


I like pubs

Yes. I like pubs too.

It's tragic that they are dying. I think the smoking ban was the major nail in the coffin (speaking as a non-smoker).

The small tied houses are stuffed as the big landlords are screwing them into the ground. The pub of the future is a Weatherspoons (or something similar) whether we like it or not.

[OwlHoot]

Went out for food for the missus tonight and decided to stop for a quick pint. One of my locals has closed down, one had half the bar closed and the third was empty.

I know its a monday night, but that was dire

a few years ago all three would have been heaving

The smoking ban was the last straw for many.

Why go to a pub, when you can watch TV on the sofa with an ashtray on one side and a stack of cheap tinnies on the other?

I know a couple of people who have built bars in their house, and have parties where they (cough) charge a nominal amount for drinks.

[Cliphead]

The only pub in the village is now a mediocre overpriced restaurant.

Went into Glasgow last weekend to meet the mates for footie and few beers, the usual pub was closed for refurbishment and will open as a trendy, expensive tuliphole and the locals will have to find somewhere else to go.

[EternalOptimist]

The smoking ban was the last straw for many.

Why go to a pub, when you can watch TV on the sofa with an ashtray on one side and a stack of cheap tinnies on the other?

I know a couple of people who have built bars in their house, and have parties where they (cough) charge a nominal amount for drinks.

but thats the whole point. people go to the pub to get out of the house.

to see new faces, meet new people. ogle at new barmaids.


and now its gone, like tears in rain.
no - wait - thats bladerunner

[scooterscot]

A couple of pubs here have adapted to the smoking ban rather than close. Like building a outdoor indoor section that still satisfies the rules but does not kick the smokers completely out in the cold. It's like a wooden hut complete with open fire but is outside, I think those pubs had money to build the modifications, a lot of pubs have no money to spend in the first.

[bogeyman]

The smoking ban was the last straw for many.

Why go to a pub, when you can watch TV on the sofa with an ashtray on one side and a stack of cheap tinnies on the other?

I know a couple of people who have built bars in their house, and have parties where they (cough) charge a nominal amount for drinks.

I know what you mean OH, but the reason I go to the pub, is to drink with my neighbours and, other people, and possibly even strangers - it's a social thing.

I have a fridge full of beer and a rack full of wine, but I cannot enjoy it much, without company.

I have far more fun having 3 pints of some old ale down the local than sitting at home sipping a fine vintage Burgundy.

I love beer and wine, but for me, it's the company that makes it - not the quality of the drink.