tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post8303480877261852285..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA - Morecambe and a bit of LancasterSi 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-33768199684744447062016-07-26T22:46:22.996+01:002016-07-26T22:46:22.996+01:00I am shocked at the claims of inaccuracies in the ...I am shocked at the claims of inaccuracies in the report. I've always taken everything on hear as gospel. I think I need a nurse to administer my medication (no insinuation intended - any that you read into that last sentence are from your mind not mine).<br /><br />Your copycat statue pose is not an exact match for the Eric Morecambe statue. I can't really criticise, I'd probably have fallen over, indeed on Saturday whilst sobre I managed to injure myself stood still and nearly fell off a bench.<br /><br />Scotish tourists traditionally visit the seaside resorts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, Blackpool, Morecambe and Scarborough are traditional favourites. I am not surprised to see them disrupting a Wetherspoons.<br /><br />I am disappointed to hear what you say about Lendal Cellars. Jamie Oliver is one of the highest grade wankers in the country, not very far behind Jimmy Bullard, and this reported destruction has taken him up a couple of notches.<br /><br />You have demonstrated how easy it is for me to have a slip of the tongue with your barmaid incident.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-4803962707786061302016-07-26T06:18:03.027+01:002016-07-26T06:18:03.027+01:00The York Hotel is currently up for sale for £230,0...The York Hotel is currently up for sale for £230,000 freehold which may help explain its run-down state.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-72249260903021256252016-07-25T20:35:16.766+01:002016-07-25T20:35:16.766+01:00Hah! Well I'll give you that one. Also, am s...Hah! Well I'll give you that one. Also, am sure she wasn't near enough to hear me despite the echoeyness of the cellars. Unless it acted like a whispering gallery.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-68032039957797078772016-07-25T19:53:25.915+01:002016-07-25T19:53:25.915+01:00I was meaning more the "time to go" foll...I was meaning more the "time to go" following straight after the barmaid's behind, when you kept looking at it every time it came back for at least half an hour.Krimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518797076692540348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-50362261675269476422016-07-25T17:02:55.836+01:002016-07-25T17:02:55.836+01:00I have a massive problem with queueing in pubs. I...I have a massive problem with queueing in pubs. It's bar etiquette which is so unique to a pub situation and must be the start of so many conversations (fights!) <br /><br />I do have sympathy with Spoons staff on busy times but some are so slow, I guess like any pub, it's just "people". <br /><br />One snaking queue going to the front door is often more chaotic than a 'three deep' bar position. <br /><br />I do like a coffee and food queue idea though. Either that or make it law that Spoons food customers must buy a Ruddles with any meal. Failure to drink it within 30 mins and they are hooked up to a Ruddles drip. Fair? <br />Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-68207100393008712382016-07-25T16:35:45.213+01:002016-07-25T16:35:45.213+01:00Apologies, am sure 95 year old Mum would also do b...Apologies, am sure 95 year old Mum would also do better eggs in Spoons. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-64827105232795842062016-07-25T16:35:04.339+01:002016-07-25T16:35:04.339+01:00I definitely attract weirdness. I will admit the ...I definitely attract weirdness. I will admit the sightseeing happened after pub 3, not at start. I told it that way for the narrative. The twilds weren't ginger. Rest as described.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-17353494221393606832016-07-25T15:47:52.521+01:002016-07-25T15:47:52.521+01:00Spoons are just chronically understaffed - it'...Spoons are just chronically understaffed - it's become a national joke. OK, that's why the beer's cheap.<br /><br />IME the staff are generally keen and committed, and it's not really their fault they can't identify who's next from a throng of thirty people.<br /><br />Separate queues for drinks (excluding coffee) and food would be good.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-42825016957102754452016-07-25T15:30:18.130+01:002016-07-25T15:30:18.130+01:00It did. I don't know what to make of queues i...It did. I don't know what to make of queues in pubs, nearly always chain ones like Spoons. In some, there's a separate queue for food/drinks, which helps. It's getting tiresome hearing Spoons (decent) staff asking "Who's next", when it's the staff's job to know. Always embarrassing when you find you've queue-jumped an old lady ordering a coffee/Punk IPA. So queues can work.retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-56731304101476588872016-07-25T15:26:50.697+01:002016-07-25T15:26:50.697+01:00Artistic licence ! How dare you sir. I met Mr Eve...Artistic licence ! How dare you sir. I met Mr Everitt once and at least 3 improbable things happened in half an hour, most of them unrepeatable. He just attracts weirdness.retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-11430098867420991862016-07-25T09:38:22.615+01:002016-07-25T09:38:22.615+01:00Forming an orderly queue is often the best option ...Forming an orderly queue is often the best option in Spoons, where the number of customers can overwhelm the staff, and they don't seem to be very good at working out who's next.<br /><br />As Martin Taylor will confirm, it even happened at the Gateway last Wednesday at the Beard Club Revival Meeting.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-50269222598425478252016-07-25T08:17:31.765+01:002016-07-25T08:17:31.765+01:00Excuse me, but my old Mum is 84! (-;Excuse me, but my old Mum is 84! (-;Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-88045013998193393092016-07-25T08:16:44.263+01:002016-07-25T08:16:44.263+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-33057225373448211172016-07-24T21:01:59.638+01:002016-07-24T21:01:59.638+01:00It's always interesting to see how much artist...It's always interesting to see how much artistic license you add to these things, pretty sure your photographer is just maximising the photgraphic content in the jaunty pics.<br /><br />There's a particulary saucy passage about some sweet wort in that Amber, Black and Gold book.Krimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518797076692540348noreply@blogger.com