Well done. I'll never reach that number!
Since the lock down i have been putting my energy into other interests. I'm not a fan of the "new normal"
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Well done. I'll never reach that number!
Since the lock down i have been putting my energy into other interests. I'm not a fan of the "new normal"
Time to pay hommage to Quinno who has passed the 4,000 review milestone.:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:
A fantastic achievement.:drinkup:
Thank you!
I've been sitting on a load of unwritten reviews since August; been stupidly busy at work (my usual source of spare time for knocking out a quick review or three when I am bored or wanting a break) and then at home I've lacked motivation to get on with it as the push usually comes from the fact I know I have loads of new pub visits coming up - sadly not been true lately has it - so got lazy.
Another 20 or so to go before I'm up-to-date. Who knows when my next new pub will be though. Or how many there'll be left!
I echo the congratulations :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: and envy your determination to overcome that lack of motivation. My own failure to catch up on however many reviews are still unwritten is partly down to my reluctance to review pubs when they are affected by the Covid-19 regulations, as this both distorts our perception of the pub (tables missing, screens and one-way systems in place, nervous staff behaving bossily) and will no longer be relevant when all this is over. Or should we be writing the reviews anyway as a historical record? Can't quite convince myself.
Anyway, well done!
I'd say yes, inserting the obvious caveats where required. Where COVID has clearly affected the expirence - for good or ill - I've mentioned it and tried to contextulise it, like The Albion for example - on a 'normal' day it may well have got a 9 but the lack of atmosphere and the understaffing told a tale. You can only go on what you find on the day and in a way the pubs that can still keep an excellent service in the face of everything deserve to be recognised.
Many congratulations to Tris 39 for reaching the 1,000 review milestone,with much historic and pub architecture information included in the carefully crafted reoprts.Hitting 1000 in the Express Tavern ,Kew Bridge also shows care in pub selection !:notworthy:
Here's to the next thousand.:drinkup::drinkup::drinkup:
Cheers all!
Yeah. I'm more selective about the pubs I review, pretty much only those that are purpose built and constructed before World War II, so it's slow to get there. I don't serially review every pub in an area any more, leaving the obviously terrible ones to themselves.
Well done Quinno and Tris!
Yes, mate. I am doing ok now and have lots of things on the go and, inspired by youngest Soupette having gone to Uni at Derby, I thought a return to PuG was in order. I will be catchin' you up on the 4k! I still hate twigs though.
...........and now Real Ale Ray has reached the impressive 3,000 pub milestone.,congratulations.:notworthy:
i'm sure that there will be an very substantial micropub total within the 3,000 and the worlds supply of pork pies has also been severely depleted along the way.
Well done also to Mrs Ale for aiding and abetting this great pub feat.
Hail to the Ales:notworthy:
Hearty congrats Ray and Mrs Ale and pleased that I managed to meet you in one of them!
Cheers everyone! Have to say it's brilliant to get out and review pubs again, plus downing some great beers...
I'm not sure if they're on these forums, but I noticed that Blue Scrumpy hit the 1,000th review mark today. An impressive feat in itself, but perhaps even more so, given that this tally has been racked up in just a year and a half, during a period of lockdowns, closures, table reservations, outdoor drinking, mandatory meals and other such restrictions. :cheers: