KidKruger

Will post some pics later.

Which is another, funny, subject - parents freaking out if you speak to their kid. Regardless if circumstances.

Anyway, just do it yourself. I've told kids to quieten-down in pubs before, they usually do (before bleating to their parents about the weirdo in the corner). I've also had a parent ask what I said to his kid, I said I'd told the kid to be quiet it is not a nursery. Community welfare innit.

"In the UK they is a current fashion to simply allow children do do exactly as they please" Not sure I agree with this. By definition, in a pub when you dislike kids' presence you're only going to notice the noisy children. That doesn't make all parents on trend for the fashion you describe. I'm a bugger for generalisations, but that one just doesn't stand up !

Love the intro:

Obvs not ! Also, once a chap has bought himself a pint, his missus a wine , the two kids a lemonade and crisps each he's already like ?18 in. If one of his kids starts acting up he can't leave until he's finished - proper bind. Sometimes I'm not sure what I dislike most, the shrieking kids or the parents jumping on their kids every time they look like they're GOING to be noisy, therefore creating a racket anyway of endless bloody chastisement. It's not the kids' fault anyway, their parents drag them down the pub.

Yeah Smokey is top hole.

Chicken tikka masala is shite regardless of whether you've been to India or anywhere else, it's just crap.

Never thought of that IH, probably some truth to it.

Finishing what time approximately ?

Andrew1101010011111: The thing is, no pub can survive these days with just a few old codgers propping up the bar during the day, downing the odd pint of mild. They have to be imaginative in order to ensure continued trade and most do that these days by catering for the family market. Fair point.

Went from 1985 to 2001/2 and the craziest years were the earlier ones simply because there were less restrictions on what you could do, buying/selling stuff was easier (we used to take 40 gallons of wine down and trade for whatever we needed), you could set-up impromptu gigs if you had a generator, no rules about bringing alcohol on site. The wall did lower the scallywag entry, but the decreasing as-hoc ness of if all took the shine off for me. Who's this West geezer boasting he's the best act ever ?! He should stick to tacky, tasteless self-admiration porn flicks.

I wonder whether legally it's be possible - could be regarded as ageist. I've held a couple of post-christening lunches at the plough so I'm probably a hypocrite anyway.

Castle not a child free pub by any stretch. 8.30pm - is that what it's come to ?

6pm home time, or in fact any specific time, is not what many parents with kids run by.

Talking about myself EDH (which means I thought I was being humorous, obviously debatable). Not licensed to speak for anyone else.

Please. The analogies ARE humorous. Unfortunate your connections in Greece but it's not my fault. British humour is piss-take based.

Or you run a huuuuuge tab, get stuffed to the gills and then make out you didn't realise it wasn't all free.

Some truth in that Foxy. But Foresters had loads of nobs who were looking for it anyway. Hassle round pool is down to personalities, unclear rules / not agreed at start of game, alcohol. Foresters had hassle on or off the table IMO. Unlike the Castle.

Alcohol is a drug. You go to the pub for the drug. You get friends to go (who drink) so you don't feel bad taking the drug just yourself. Why involve children in that set-up. To train them to take the drug too ?

I certainly hope not. You all know the methods now so it would get messy. Come on pool players !

I'd say the one on nunhead height st. I think it's called Jerkiz. Bit miserable on Grove Vale takeaway.

Surprised the curtain-twitchers haven't commented on the Landy having been moved. Big news on NC Rd.

I got asked by a Mummy and Daddy not to swear whilst having a conversation with a mate in a pub recently, it wasn't gratuitous sweating, more for fecking emphasis IYKWIM. I apologised, but then started thinking hey what just happened there - it's a pub for fucks sake ! Not a fan of creshes selling alcohol basically.

So we've got a quorum. Any more takers for (what currently may be a very quick) pool tournament ? I've another local muso interested so we're four at moment..