tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7237631014403179500..comments2024-03-18T19:58:19.662-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Welcome To Airstrip OneRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71799818554361684272009-04-12T16:32:00.000-04:002009-04-12T16:32:00.000-04:00I can tell you in two words why most British pubs ...I can tell you in two words why most British pubs are having a massive downturn:<BR/><BR/>"Smoking Ban".<BR/><BR/>What's the point of a pint without a fag (shut it you lot, you know what I mean)? That's what pubs are <I>for</I>. You're trudging home after a hard day, you belly up to the bar for a pint, a smoke, and a relax before heading back. I hardly go to the pub at all these days, because standing in the pouring rain trying to keep it off both beer and smoke is just depressing.<BR/><BR/>Bail out? Why not just stop telling people what they can and can't do?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730143528740977761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-63112227859827970982009-04-11T09:40:00.000-04:002009-04-11T09:40:00.000-04:00A bailout for pubs? I like that idea better than ...A bailout for pubs? I like that idea better than a bailout for GM.<BR/><BR/>Tam had the phrase exactly right: "The place where Great Britain used to be."<BR/><BR/>It saddens me to think that veterans fought and died to preserve what it has now become.John Peddie (Toronto)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22856050986727819452009-04-11T09:32:00.000-04:002009-04-11T09:32:00.000-04:00We still have lots of nice pubs here. And the best...We still have lots of nice pubs here. And the best hops in three parsecs. When you coming back?Hank Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649129510886706616noreply@blogger.com