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And assuming you can get near the pumps in the first place. These days the bar blockers have thankfully gone but in the more jobsworthy places (M&B branches seem particularly prone to this) you get...

Not just JDW...reminds me of this GK establishment. The Rocking Rudolph would have been hanging around somewhere or another for a good six weeks.

Do remember there are two NHS apps, the test and trace one which you wave at the QR code, and the general one which holds your vaccine records. You can book appointments and order repeat...

You have to want to get there.

Hence some pubs doing as much as possible to avoid providing table service. Full table service means taking the order, fulfilling it, checking if another drink is required, issuing the bill and...

I'd love to see a Wetherspoons work like that. Usually, the bar staff have to crane their necks round to the front to see which clip is which. Despite having used the same signal box for five hours...

Has anyone plucked up the courage to send a pint back yet? I got a short pint of admittedly spot-on Landlord here this afternoon - but the poor kid was run off her feet, I didn't have the heart to...

Hopefully there'll be beer

Risk of pubs running dry as drinkers wrap up for outdoor pint

It's down to the amateurish nature of much of the Trade. I've grumbled about this before. Today we sat ourselves down and the waitress came over. "What bitters have you got?" Blank look. "I'll...

Well the sun shone on the righteous and we enjoyed a very pleasant hour here

You do wonder why they (and they are by far not the only offender) try to get you to use their phone app when, at...

The forecast here for Monday is 8C max, mostly cloudy, a little rain, -1C min. As patio heaters will (literally) cut no ice if there's the slightest breeze I suspect we'll be staying in. Despite...

Now here's a thing that just struck me. If you give a pub a salty review they've got your phone number.....

Well they're not going to give away your table just because you've gone for a smoke or to the loo or to take a phone call, and no doubt left your pint, coat, paper or whatever there.

I wonder what...

The thing publicans fear most is losing their licence. If people start playing up most sensible guvnors will shut up shop for the day.

It's based on a thing they do in New Zealand

I suspect this is a bit of media speculation and nothing will come of it.

Payment card data should be enough for the contact tracers to go on if a...

Indeed. A load of blx going on in some parts I'm afraid. The longer this goes on the more difficulty they'll have keeping a lid on it.
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