Pub Etiquette

LingfieldXC

and for the love of god don't take the note you are going to pay with and hold it to your forehead to try and attract attention because it just plain makes you look like a prick to everyone around you.

ddraver

If you get driven to and from the pub by a mate, make sure you ply the Designated Driver with soft drinks. He does nt have to do it and next time he ll let you pay 20 squids for a taxi instead of the 3 or 4 on a few cokes!

People who do not adhere to this rule wind me so far up it's unbeleivable!!

edhornby

ddraver wrote:

If you get driven to and from the pub by a mate, make sure you ply the Designated Driver with soft drinks. He does nt have to do it and next time he ll let you pay 20 squids for a taxi instead of the 3 or 4 on a few cokes!

People who do not adhere to this rule wind me so far up it's unbeleivable!!

although in all seriousness I agree with you on this point

but......... surely bikes were invented for going to the pub on ?? this is a bike forum

Anonymous

GavH wrote:

If you find yourself in a rough, Loyalist pub in N Ireland and are accused of being an off-duty soldier, deny the accusation strenuously (esp if its a false accusation). If you are then accused of being a Provisional IRA spy, refer your new acquaintance back to his first suggestion and take it from there (even if you are a spy) - it may limit the time you are allowed to stay but it much increases your chance of survival.

Pinged.

DavidBelcher

Based on some of the previous posts, you may find this book helpful in formulating a few basic pub rules;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Landlords-Book- ... 0340952172

After all, where would we be if we didn't have any rules?

David

MICHAELCYCLES

You get drinking vouchers from the Bank of England :shock:[/quote]

I think this gets 'lost in translation' as you pass Watford. [/quote]


Yeah we don't have money oop North, we pay for our beer with pieces of coal and we dream about luxuries such as running water and motorised vehicles that only those south of Watford get to enjoy.

Aggieboy

"MICHAELCYCLES"]You get drinking vouchers from the Bank of England :shock:

I think this gets 'lost in translation' as you pass Watford.


Yeah we don't have money oop North, we pay for our beer with pieces of coal and we dream about luxuries such as running water and motorised vehicles that only those south of Watford get to enjoy.

You are clearly not from 'oop North' as you've managed to get on the internet!

CHRISNOIR

Aggieboy wrote:

"MICHAELCYCLES"]You get drinking vouchers from the Bank of England :shock:

I think this gets 'lost in translation' as you pass Watford.


Yeah we don't have money oop North, we pay for our beer with pieces of coal and we dream about luxuries such as running water and motorised vehicles that only those south of Watford get to enjoy.

You are clearly not from 'oop North' as you've managed to get on the internet!

We can get on t'internet but all pixels are delivered by pigeon. Some modern providers send them by whippet.

volvine

Just finding a decent pub that's not shut down in Rochdale would be nice Chrisnoir

CHRISNOIR

volvine wrote:

Just finding a decent pub that's not shut down in Rochdale would be nice Chrisnoir

I recommend The Baum on Toad Lane (next to theCo-Op museum). And that's pricey. Everwhere else is utter a*se-gravy and should (like Rochdale itself) be avoided.

volvine

never liked the Baum mate full of student types (or it used to be).
which area of Rockerdale you from?

ColinJ

CHRISNOIR wrote:

volvine wrote:

Just finding a decent pub that's not shut down in Rochdale would be nice Chrisnoir

I recommend The Baum on Toad Lane (next to theCo-Op museum). And that's pricey. Everwhere else is utter a*se-gravy and should (like Rochdale itself) be avoided.

I was using an online dating agency a few years back and saw a plaintive message in one woman's profile:

"Won't some lovely man prove to me that there is life beyond Rochdale!"

I seriously considered writing back:

"Yes, but I'm not coming in to get you - catch the train to Hebden Bridge and I'll meet you at the station!"

volvine

lol
it's not the only shit hole in the U.K to be fair

CHRISNOIR

I'm at the Milnrow end of things - which, to be fair, isn't too bad. Great for cycling routes as you can get out on the Pennines within ten minutes.

meenaghman

I have to admit from serving behind a bar in England it used to piss me off having a guy order 1 drink at a time in a round. And it pisses me of when I'm ordering a round and the bar man/girl goes off to pull the first drink before I've given the whole of the round.. Argh you should be able to remember a round of 10-15 drinks.

BigJimmyB

Crown Jewel wrote:

Gator arms, we called that. Too short to reach the wallet.

We have one - we call him 'T-Rex'

volvine

I'm at the Milnrow end of things - which, to be fair, isn't too bad. Great for cycling routes as you can get out on the Pennines within ten minutes.


i'm in Norden. the Tim Bobin is supposed to be nice nowadays no riffraff allowed.

redddraggon

BigJimmyB wrote:

Crown Jewel wrote:

Gator arms, we called that. Too short to reach the wallet.

We have one - we call him 'T-Rex'

Willhub is one of those.

wilIhub

redddraggon wrote:

BigJimmyB wrote:

Crown Jewel wrote:

Gator arms, we called that. Too short to reach the wallet.

We have one - we call him 'T-Rex'

Willhub is one of those.

watch it! :twisted:

redddraggon

wilIhub wrote:

redddraggon wrote:

BigJimmyB wrote:

Crown Jewel wrote:

Gator arms, we called that. Too short to reach the wallet.

We have one - we call him 'T-Rex'

Willhub is one of those.

watch it! :twisted:

You're not the real hub though

CHRISNOIR

volvine wrote:

i'm in Norden. the Tim Bobin is supposed to be nice nowadays no riffraff allowed.

Yeah, it's had a bit of a make-over is and quite pleasant these days. Not sure about the no riff-raff rule; they let me in last month...

Anonymous

CHRISNOIR wrote:

Aggieboy wrote:

"MICHAELCYCLES"]You get drinking vouchers from the Bank of England :shock:

I think this gets 'lost in translation' as you pass Watford.


Yeah we don't have money oop North, we pay for our beer with pieces of coal and we dream about luxuries such as running water and motorised vehicles that only those south of Watford get to enjoy.

You are clearly not from 'oop North' as you've managed to get on the internet!

We can get on t'internet but all pixels are delivered by pigeon. Some modern providers send them by whippet.

Get off the computer and get back down the pits you norhterners. Let us suntanned, laidback cool and fabulous southerners have the net, also the beers better down here, y'know southern pound going further and all that.....

volvine

lol

also the beers better down here

how would you know you water it down with lemonade don't you???? lol

shockedsoshocked

dmclite wrote:

CHRISNOIR wrote:

Aggieboy wrote:

"MICHAELCYCLES"]You get drinking vouchers from the Bank of England :shock:

I think this gets 'lost in translation' as you pass Watford.


Yeah we don't have money oop North, we pay for our beer with pieces of coal and we dream about luxuries such as running water and motorised vehicles that only those south of Watford get to enjoy.

You are clearly not from 'oop North' as you've managed to get on the internet!

We can get on t'internet but all pixels are delivered by pigeon. Some modern providers send them by whippet.

Get off the computer and get back down the pits you norhterners. Let us suntanned, laidback cool and fabulous southerners have the net, also the beers better down here, y'know southern pound going further and all that.....

Slightly off topic, but when my friend first went to Uni in Manchester, me and a few other mates visited. His house was full of southerners, mostly Bourmemouth/Brighton etc, and we had great fun recounting tales of how our mums worked in textile mills and our dads were all miners hahahaha.

Anonymous

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

dmclite wrote:

CHRISNOIR wrote:

Aggieboy wrote:

"MICHAELCYCLES"]You get drinking vouchers from the Bank of England :shock:

I think this gets 'lost in translation' as you pass Watford.


Yeah we don't have money oop North, we pay for our beer with pieces of coal and we dream about luxuries such as running water and motorised vehicles that only those south of Watford get to enjoy.

You are clearly not from 'oop North' as you've managed to get on the internet!

We can get on t'internet but all pixels are delivered by pigeon. Some modern providers send them by whippet.

Get off the computer and get back down the pits you norhterners. Let us suntanned, laidback cool and fabulous southerners have the net, also the beers better down here, y'know southern pound going further and all that.....

Slightly off topic, but when my friend first went to Uni in Manchester, me and a few other mates visited. His house was full of southerners, mostly Bourmemouth/Brighton etc, and we had great fun recounting tales of how our mums worked in textile mills and our dads were all miners hahahaha.

And you had black pudding for breakfast and dripping sandwiches for tea ?

volvine

we need the dripping butties helps us get up these hills

Aggieboy

CHRISNOIR wrote:

volvine wrote:

i'm in Norden. the Tim Bobin is supposed to be nice nowadays no riffraff allowed.

Yeah, it's had a bit of a make-over is and quite pleasant these days. Not sure about the no riff-raff rule; they let me in last month...

Safer now probably

Pross

Garry H wrote:

1. If it's a busy lunchtime, have the foresight to organise enough staff.

2. If you don't like serving lattes or any other coffee based drinks, then don't offer them for sale.

+1 although if I only wanted a latte and there was a coffee shop nearby I'd go there. I hate any service based business that fails to provide staff at what will always be busy times. Went into WH Smith yesterday, 2 out of 4 tills in use, long queues for each and the bloke on the one announced he wasn't serving anyone else after a lady 4 in front of me - chucked all my stuff on the nearest shelf and left! :evil:

CHRISNOIR

Aggieboy wrote:

CHRISNOIR wrote:

volvine wrote:

i'm in Norden. the Tim Bobin is supposed to be nice nowadays no riffraff allowed.

Yeah, it's had a bit of a make-over is and quite pleasant these days. Not sure about the no riff-raff rule; they let me in last month...

Safer now probably

Class pic!! Printed and stuck over my desk!