WTF do people do for hours on end in the pub ?
I don't recommend you becomming a landlord!You used to get the odd old boy you'd buy a half early in the evening and still be drinking it at closing time, but when I go into McDonald's I often see somebody purchase their food just before me. But the time I've got it down my gob and ready to leave, they've taken a few small bites out of their burger and they're nibbling on a chip!ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:56 pmWTF do people do for hours on end in the pub ?
But I think it's because so many don't have their own place or even a car to go and sit in. And we had pubs who didn't mind you being 16 if you behaved. Being young these days is crap.
Maybe they enjoy the ambienceDerek27 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:12 pmYou used to get the odd old boy you'd buy a half early in the evening and still be drinking it at closing time, but when I go into McDonald's I often see somebody purchase their food just before me. But the time I've got it down my gob and ready to leave, they've taken a few small bites out of their burger and they're nibbling on a chip!ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:56 pmWTF do people do for hours on end in the pub ?
But I think it's because so many don't have their own place or even a car to go and sit in. And we had pubs who didn't mind you being 16 if you behaved. Being young these days is crap.
Yes, that's why the rant thread was created.greenmark wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:56 pmThe BBC is letting me down day after day.
"Thunderstorms begin in the UK after heatwave". What's the message here? The word "begin" suggests a trend for ...... a bit.
And in any case FFS thunderstorms after hot weather? Who'd have thunk it! And this twaddle is on the homepage.
Is this really newsworthy? Am I a crotchety old reactionary git that should shut up?
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39633603I'm sure there was a war raging somewhere plus a few murders in the UK. They just didn't have lightning-quick access to it.ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:07 pmNon-newsworthy stories in the news is a sign nothing huge and horrible has happened. I'll take that.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39633603
It's getting harder to remember what a slow news day looked like.
But on 18 April 1930, the BBC's news announcer had nothing to communicate. "There is no news," was the script of the 20:45 news bulletin, before piano music was played for the rest of the 15-minute segment.
Local murders are news. I used to be a news-o-holic, these days I just watch the local news sometimes to find out what the new wheelie bins are all about or the worse places for seagull related chip thefts. I'm that news-ignorant person I never understood, and I'm happier for it. "How sweet to be an idiot" as the song goes.
