Ok I Went To The Pub, Oh Dear!

[ToraToraTora]

Given the charade I endured, only for 1 pint, in the interests of research, I conclude that it cannot be economically viable for them to open. It was a useful experiment of course but I fear that unless they get back to normal they are never going to be able to take enough dosh to cover their expenses. In the place I often go, for example, I'll be surprised if they took 10% of what they would take on a normal Saturday, they had more staff and managed, between them to discourage customers on a massive scale. It would be more profitable to stay closed. My chauffeur and I will, until they come to their senses be drinking in our usual establishment, ie my back yard!

[bookbinder]

Could you give us a brief summary of what happened? (To be forewarned is to be forearmed, after all!)

[Jackdaw33]

I had a feeling that might turn out to be the case. I bet you're far from alone in that experience.

[Theland]

A medal to you TTT for being the vanguard in the battle for normality. (Nearly said Normandy!)

[alavahalf]

Sorry to hear this dreadful news .. it has put a few sparklers out I'd say.

[ToraToraTora]

BB I cant do it justice, go to a pub and see for yourself, it is doubly horrific.

[Rosie29]

I feel your pain TTT.

[Bobbisox1]

Very quiet here I think people have thought it’s not such a good idea after all

[retrocop]

Sorry for your disappointment TTT. If I was a smug barsteward I might write, 'I told you so' but what you report is no more than,sadly, I suspected. My local is open but you would never have guessed it apart from one member of staff loitering by the door in a mask.
Sainsbury's next door is open with no queues and no doubt copious stocks of shampoo to celebrate our 'freedom day'.
I have followed a pretty regimented regime most of my working life and I am damned if I am going to enter a hostelry where I normally enjoy several beers and social intercourse with my pals with all the limitations and rules demanded of me.(1) Book a table for a two hour slot. (2) Don't approach the bar (3) No Cash (4) use an App (5) Book a slot for the bog. (6) Don't sit face to face. (7) Keep your distance.
Rugger that for a pleasant sojourn down the local to chill out with your family and mates.
A few sniffs of the barmaid's apron and the usual rissoles will kick off and further martial law will be declared on your favourite watering hole. :-(

[bookbinder]

Looks as though the pub atmosphere has gone, completely.

[alavahalf]

Never mind TTT .. it was incredibly brave of you to be one of the first to go 'over the top'.
On with the smoking jacket, break open the whiskey and tell the chauffeur to have the night off !

The butler can take over now ?

[LadyCG]

Perhaps a lot of people were avoiding the pubs today because of the anticipated madness.

[ToraToraTora]

basically they have managed to take away all the reasons we go to pubs and charge you 4 times the price you can buy beer from a supermarket. The bean counters will soon realise that it's not economically viable and all these guidelines will be out of the window.

[shoota]

I strongly suspect the herberts pub along the road never actually shut as there were suspiciously large agglomerations of motor vehicles of an evening which had gone by morning...

[gulliver1]

Thought you would have had a Glass of Brandy whilst smoking a Cigar.
............You fought them in the Bar.

[Maydup]

Sensible publicans will remain closed until at least this month while they can still furlough their staff. It takes one on the door, one to take the names and addresses and to keep people apart, one on the bar and one collecting glasses just to sell a few pints. It cant be worth it for any reason.

[Ken4155]

I go out drinking every Preston Guild, or so, but I once drank quite a lot in a former life. Straight to the pub from work, 4 pints an hour for a couple of hours, then slow it down to 3 per hour, then a couple, then hunger forced me home. (Hence the 18 and a half stone and the Oct 2009 heart attack). I simply could not envisage popping into a pub which was so void of atmosphere, so sterile and so regimentally staffed as pubs will need to be for the foreseeable. Even, as you say, TTT, a few quiet pints and a chat with the muckers is nigh on impossible. Many have gone to the wall and, sadly, many more will follow.

[ToraToraTora]

no one is taking names and addresses.

[retrocop]

Trouble is that if you provide your details and sign in on the 'visitors book' I doubt the government would act on track and trace should any customers prove Pos as a result of visiting the Pub.
Going off track a bit here and I apologise to TTT.
Boris has opened up Spain as a safe holiday venue without need for quarantine.
200,000 Spaniards face lockdown today in a Catalan region as there has been a spike overnight. All this easing appears premature imo.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/04/spain-puts-200000-people-local-lockdown-coronavirus-spike-12944786/?ito=push-notification&ci=21368&si=9444196

[Maydup]

Maybe name and phone number, or if they making people book, they'd take it then. either way its HID-E-OUS!

[teacake44]

And I just come back from my town centre, that is normally packed on a Saturday. One very big pub outside, not even open, along with some big named eating places all shut, apart from one, and that was empty. Inside many shops still closed, some have had the fittings stripped out so looks like not returning, one of those a very large costa, there's three Greggs, and only one open, M&S very quiet, even the food had only about 6 in. The only one that had people waiting to enter was Primark, all the other big stores, just doing nothing at all. This was between 2pm and 4pm. It feels strange just walking round, all inside cafes apart from one were closed.