• Top Gear Dining (repost 'cos the last one didn't show up)

    From Simon Wilson@simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed May 27 21:07:02 2026
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    Yesterday on a whim we decided to go to James May's pub for lunch. A tad
    far for us but it was a nice drive.

    Fantastic little unpretentious pub down a narrow lane to a chocolatebox village. Brilliant nosh way above pub-grub standard and really not that expensive. Pretty quiet considering it's school holidays and nice weather.

    Coincidentally, today, we had reason to go not that far away from
    Clarkson's farm and pub.

    Both of them were an absolute zoo, massive car parks, road signs all
    over the place to direct traffic etc. to cope with the crowds. We didn't
    even bother stopping.
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  • From Mark Olson@olsonm@tiny.invalid to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu May 28 01:07:35 2026
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    Simon Wilson <simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com> wrote:
    Yesterday on a whim we decided to go to James May's pub for lunch. A tad
    far for us but it was a nice drive.

    Fantastic little unpretentious pub down a narrow lane to a chocolatebox village. Brilliant nosh way above pub-grub standard and really not that expensive. Pretty quiet considering it's school holidays and nice weather.

    Coincidentally, today, we had reason to go not that far away from
    Clarkson's farm and pub.

    Both of them were an absolute zoo, massive car parks, road signs all
    over the place to direct traffic etc. to cope with the crowds. We didn't even bother stopping.

    "Kinda what I would imagine", says P.

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  • From Simon Wilson@simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu May 28 10:22:43 2026
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    On 28/05/2026 02:07, Mark Olson wrote:
    Simon Wilson <simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com> wrote:
    Yesterday on a whim we decided to go to James May's pub for lunch. A tad
    far for us but it was a nice drive.

    Fantastic little unpretentious pub down a narrow lane to a chocolatebox
    village. Brilliant nosh way above pub-grub standard and really not that
    expensive. Pretty quiet considering it's school holidays and nice weather. >>
    Coincidentally, today, we had reason to go not that far away from
    Clarkson's farm and pub.

    Both of them were an absolute zoo, massive car parks, road signs all
    over the place to direct traffic etc. to cope with the crowds. We didn't
    even bother stopping.

    "Kinda what I would imagine", says P.


    Yeah it was all stating the bleedin' obvious really.
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  • From Pete Fisher@spam@nospam.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Fri May 29 08:47:18 2026
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    On 27/05/2026 21:07, Simon Wilson wrote:
    Yesterday on a whim we decided to go to James May's pub for lunch. A tad
    far for us but it was a nice drive.

    Fantastic little unpretentious pub down a narrow lane to a chocolatebox >village. Brilliant nosh way above pub-grub standard and really not that >expensive. Pretty quiet considering it's school holidays and nice weather.

    Coincidentally, today, we had reason to go not that far away from
    Clarkson's farm and pub.

    Both of them were an absolute zoo, massive car parks, road signs all
    over the place to direct traffic etc. to cope with the crowds. We didn't >even bother stopping.


    Looked a decent set up on the Shed Load of Ideas series. About time he did
    more reassembler episodes. One of our few decent pubs closed last week. The
    Greyhound where the lad used to potwash.
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  • From Simon Wilson@simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Fri May 29 21:54:51 2026
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    On 29/05/2026 09:47, Pete Fisher wrote:

    One of our few decent pubs closed last week.

    2 per day across the UK apparently.
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  • From Greybeard@greybeard@pirate.ship to uk.rec.motorcycles on Fri May 29 21:08:46 2026
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    In reply to "Simon Wilson" who wrote the following:

    On 29/05/2026 09:47, Pete Fisher wrote:

    One of our few decent pubs closed last week.

    2 per day across the UK apparently.

    --
    /Simon

    Bloody shame really, but I really feel it down to the Brewery or actual landlord. The rents are far too high to start with, that makes the front tenant/landlord, have to have prices to make ends meet.
    Wetherspoons proove that pubs can be run cheaply, and at a good profit, if you are the freeholder.

    Still, I reckon the trad pub, as we have known it, is a dying animal.
    Greybeard

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  • From Alan Lee@alan@darkroom.plus.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 07:40:00 2026
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    On 29/05/2026 22:08, Greybeard wrote:
    Bloody shame really, but I really feel it down to the Brewery or actual landlord. The rents are far too high to start with, that makes the front tenant/landlord, have to have prices to make ends meet.

    Localish pub shut down last year. The brewery are now marketing it as
    being available for a Leaseholder. -u988 a week. A similar domestic
    property rented out would be ~-u1000 a month.
    That means a new Tenant would have to take in around -u3k/wk to break
    even, in what was never a busy place. There is no business case at all
    to reopen it as a pub.
    In a similar vein, a local forest cafe has shut. No profit to be had.
    Rent wasnt too much of an issue at -u100/week. Staff, other costs, and
    lack of footfall have killed it. Less people using it in the week, busy
    on a nice day, but dead when there is rain, it's very difficult trying
    to stay open when you're earning -u100 a week.
    It's a shame, but people are just not going out, less money going into hospitality, hence places are shutting.
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  • From geoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 09:23:18 2026
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    On 29/5/26 23:08, Greybeard wrote:
    In reply to "Simon Wilson" who wrote the following:

    On 29/05/2026 09:47, Pete Fisher wrote:

    One of our few decent pubs closed last week.

    2 per day across the UK apparently.

    --
    /Simon

    Bloody shame really, but I really feel it down to the Brewery or actual >landlord. The rents are far too high to start with, that makes the front >tenant/landlord, have to have prices to make ends meet.
    Wetherspoons proove that pubs can be run cheaply, and at a good profit, if you
    are the freeholder.

    Still, I reckon the trad pub, as we have known it, is a dying animal. >Greybeard


    Here in NL we don't really have pubs like in the UK. Here the Caf|- rules.
    In smaller villages they are a bit more like pubs with substantial beer
    consumption on a Friday and Saturday with custom from the surrounding
    area(Top tip:the best one is usually next to the church). Here in Breda
    there are plenty of students so the town centre is liberally supplied with
    drinking establishments.
    Corona changed things though, everything had to close down but the landlords
    kept raking in the rent but since then prices have roughly doubled. Thing
    is, I haven't noticed many places closing or being less busy so people are
    prepared to cough up. A half litre of Weissbier at our favourite pavement
    caf|- is now 8euros, pre corona was 4euros.
    So come on you stingy bastards, get out there and splash the cash. Use 'em
    or lose 'em.
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    NTV 650
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 12:12:14 2026
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    On 30/05/2026 07:40, Alan Lee wrote:
    On 29/05/2026 22:08, Greybeard wrote:
    Bloody shame really, but I really feel it down to the Brewery or actual
    landlord. The rents are far too high to start with, that makes the front
    tenant/landlord, have to have prices to make ends meet.

    Localish pub shut down last year. The brewery are now marketing it as
    being available for a Leaseholder. -u988 a week. A similar domestic
    property rented out would be ~-u1000 a month.
    That means a new Tenant would have to take in around -u3k/wk to break
    even, in what was never a busy place. There is no business case at all
    to reopen it as a pub.

    We seem to have a wealth of decent pubs in St Helens.
    None are brewery owned.

    All seem to be thriving.

    Sort of says something.

    In a similar vein, a local forest cafe has shut. No profit to be had.
    Rent wasnt too much of an issue at -u100/week. Staff, other costs, and
    lack of footfall have killed it. Less people using it in the week, busy
    on a nice day, but dead when there is rain, it's very difficult trying
    to stay open when you're earning -u100 a week.
    It's a shame, but people are just not going out, less money going into hospitality, hence places are shutting.

    Which is much the same reason why town centres are dying.
    Then people moan about it (always the councils fault), but they are
    happy to order from Amazon, Just Eat etc.
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  • From boots@news@millhouse-communications.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 14:35:04 2026
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    On 29/05/2026 22:08 Greybeard penned these words:
    Still, I reckon the trad pub, as we have known it, is a dying animal.

    I certainly do not frequent that much unless on holiday or day out -u7 odd a pint
    +/- a bit depending add on a meal at -u25 minimum and it is not a common occurrence.
    --
    Ian

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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 15:19:49 2026
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    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in news:10vep28$pq9s$1@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 29/05/2026 22:08 Greybeard penned these words:
    Still, I reckon the trad pub, as we have known it, is a dying animal.

    I certainly do not frequent that much unless on holiday or day out -u7
    odd a pint +/- a bit depending add on a meal at -u25 minimum and it is
    not a common occurrence.


    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have u4 pints for cask bitter. Average wages here are pretty low so they would struggle if pints were at city
    prices. The two pubs I use are independent owned so I guess they have lower overheads.

    There are a few owned by pubcos and they seem to have new tenants more
    often as the rents are likely punitive. I bet most of the pubs closing are those owned by pubcos, who seem to fleece tenants, then try to make it an
    HMO on the grounds of not being viable as a business. They would be viable
    if they allowed tenants to have more margin but they are not reall pubcos, they are venture capitalists, buying distressed business assets to convert
    to domestic premises.

    We also have a crap Marstons McPub by the retail park that is likely to be vacated when their lease ends next year.
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 16:22:09 2026
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    On 30/05/2026 16:19, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in news:10vep28$pq9s$1@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 29/05/2026 22:08 Greybeard penned these words:
    Still, I reckon the trad pub, as we have known it, is a dying animal.

    I certainly do not frequent that much unless on holiday or day out -#-a7
    odd a pint +/- a bit depending add on a meal at -#-a25 minimum and it is
    not a common occurrence.


    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter. Average

    about -u4.50 here
    We also have a crap Marstons McPub by the retail park that is likely to be vacated when their lease ends next year.

    I remember when Marstons was a good beer
    --
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 15:45:13 2026
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    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vevb3$u6hk$1@dont-email.me:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vep28$pq9s$1@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 29/05/2026 22:08 Greybeard penned these words:
    Still, I reckon the trad pub, as we have known it, is a dying
    animal.

    I certainly do not frequent that much unless on holiday or day out
    -#-a7 odd a pint +/- a bit depending add on a meal at -#-a25 minimum
    and it is not a common occurrence.


    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter.
    Average

    about -u4.50 here
    We also have a crap Marstons McPub by the retail park that is likely
    to be vacated when their lease ends next year.

    I remember when Marstons was a good beer



    I have fond memories of Marstons. We had one of their pubs in Ross on
    Wye and it was one of the two in the town with real ale in the 1980s.
    Both sold Pedigree.

    I will drink Pedigree[1] if no other option but tend to avoid it if
    possible as now part of Carlsberg. My favourite local only buy stiff
    from independent breweries. Yesterday lunchtime I was drinking a beer
    from Oswestry's Stonehouse brewery, 15 miles away. The other pub has Wye Valley ales from near Hereford.

    [1] it remains drinkable but they stopped using the traditional Burton
    Sets and the Union System so it does not have the same sense of being a crafted product. Just another mass produced, homogenised product, much
    like the way Boddingtons, Doom Bar and many others went once made away
    from their original brewery.

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  • From boots@news@millhouse-communications.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 16:54:01 2026
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    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints had matched inflation it
    would be about -u1.70 seeing as I could buy a pint for 14p in 1973.
    --
    Ian

    "Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"
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  • From geoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 16:27:16 2026
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    On 30/5/26 17:54, boots wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to that. I did
    work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints had matched inflation it
    would be about -u1.70 seeing as I could buy a pint for 14p in 1973.

    Pubs seem to have the uncanny knack of charging the absolute maximum the
    locals are prepared to pay.
    --
    Geoff
    NTV 650
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  • From geoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 16:28:18 2026
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    On 30/5/26 17:54, boots wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to that. I did
    work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints had matched inflation it
    would be about -u1.70 seeing as I could buy a pint for 14p in 1973.


    17p in 1976.
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    NTV 650
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 17:35:18 2026
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    On 30/05/2026 16:45, wessie wrote:
    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vevb3$u6hk$1@dont-email.me:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vep28$pq9s$1@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 29/05/2026 22:08 Greybeard penned these words:
    Still, I reckon the trad pub, as we have known it, is a dying
    animal.

    I certainly do not frequent that much unless on holiday or day out
    -#-a7 odd a pint +/- a bit depending add on a meal at -#-a25 minimum
    and it is not a common occurrence.


    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter.
    Average

    about -u4.50 here
    We also have a crap Marstons McPub by the retail park that is likely
    to be vacated when their lease ends next year.

    I remember when Marstons was a good beer



    I have fond memories of Marstons. We had one of their pubs in Ross on
    Wye and it was one of the two in the town with real ale in the 1980s.
    Both sold Pedigree.

    I was a Merry Monk fan (Pretty sure that was Marstons)


    I will drink Pedigree[1] if no other option but tend to avoid it if
    possible as now part of Carlsberg. My favourite local only buy stiff
    from independent breweries. Yesterday lunchtime I was drinking a beer
    from Oswestry's Stonehouse brewery, 15 miles away. The other pub has Wye Valley ales from near Hereford.

    For this on FB, go and have a look at the Turks Head in St Helens :-)


    [1] it remains drinkable but they stopped using the traditional Burton

    Did a pub crawl in Burton a couple of years ago. Still some nice brews there
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 16:36:59 2026
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    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -u1.70 seeing as I could buy a
    pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive on u4
    for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those larger
    towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges who are not
    big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in Welshpool with most pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 16:44:30 2026
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    geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote in news:10vf372$vc00$1@dont-email.me:

    On 30/5/26 17:54, boots wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -a4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -u1.70 seeing as I could buy a
    pint for 14p in 1973.


    17p in 1976.


    it wasn't long before it became 50p, around 1982 I think when I had
    finished A levels and was necking several pints of cider after driving a tractor in a dusty field all day

    by 1990, when my son was born, I was paying u1 a pint for Adnams Southwold bitter in his great uncle's pub.
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 16:49:37 2026
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    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vf3k8$vdl6$3@dont-email.me:

    On 30/05/2026 16:45, wessie wrote:

    I have fond memories of Marstons. We had one of their pubs in Ross on
    Wye and it was one of the two in the town with real ale in the 1980s.
    Both sold Pedigree.

    I was a Merry Monk fan (Pretty sure that was Marstons)




    [search]

    Merrie Monk, their dark mild. We never saw that in Ross depsite Whitbread
    Dark Mild in keg being popular. I like dark mild but rare now, especially
    in cask. Brains in Cardiff made a lovely one but in nitrokegs like Guinness now.
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  • From Worst Case@fritz@spamexpire-202605.rodent.frell.theremailer.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 19:22:18 2026
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    On Sat, 30 May 2026 09:23:18 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:

    Top tip: The best one is usually next to the church.

    Why, that's just like Wisconsin!
    --
    Moreover I'm convinced that Reddit must be destroyed.

    Worst Case

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  • From boots@news@millhouse-communications.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 19:11:45 2026
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    On 30/05/2026 17:36 wessie penned these words:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could buy a
    pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive on -e4 for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those larger towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges who are not
    big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in Welshpool with most pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.
    My local (not spoons) as in closest to home is an easy walk but frankly it pretty meh. There's a spoons 2 miles away but no idea what it is like there's a nice pub a bit nearer but as I say it is rare I go out for a beer.
    --
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 18:51:42 2026
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    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in news:10vf992$pq9s$3@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 17:36 wessie penned these words:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask
    bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could
    buy a pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive on
    -e4 for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance
    away. I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those
    larger towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges
    who are not big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in
    Welshpool with most pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.
    My local (not spoons) as in closest to home is an easy walk but
    frankly it pretty meh. There's a spoons 2 miles away but no idea what
    it is like there's a nice pub a bit nearer but as I say it is rare I
    go out for a beer.



    if I go to a pub just for a drink, it is usually lunchtime. Yesterday I
    walked into town to do an errand, filled a rucksack with a top up shop and
    a snack for lunch. Into the alehouse, 4 pints of non-Belgian strength
    English Bitter ale. Caught the last bus home at 14.20. Quite glad there
    isn't a later bus. Do that once or twice a month, but rarely so thirsty.
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  • From geoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat May 30 18:57:18 2026
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    On 30/5/26 19:22, Worst Case wrote:
    On Sat, 30 May 2026 09:23:18 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:

    Top tip: The best one is usually next to the church.

    Why, that's just like Wisconsin!


    I think it just evolved that way.
    --
    Geoff
    NTV 650
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sun May 31 10:23:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 30/05/2026 17:36, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could buy a
    pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive on -e4
    for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance away.

    The Oak Inn and The Bell seem decent enough and full enough.

    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those larger
    towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges who are not
    big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in Welshpool with most
    Well, now with the gout as an older drinker I will have to drink less

    pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sun May 31 10:24:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 30/05/2026 19:11, boots wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 17:36 wessie penned these words:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could buy a >>> pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive on -e4
    for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance away. >> I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those larger
    towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges who are not
    big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in Welshpool with most >> pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.
    My local (not spoons) as in closest to home is an easy walk but frankly it pretty meh. There's a spoons 2 miles away but no idea what it is like there's a
    nice pub a bit nearer but as I say it is rare I go out for a beer.

    I've not been in my 2 nearest for over 30 years. Just a 1.5 mile walk to
    The Turks.

    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sun May 31 10:27:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 30/05/2026 17:49, wessie wrote:
    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vf3k8$vdl6$3@dont-email.me:

    On 30/05/2026 16:45, wessie wrote:

    I have fond memories of Marstons. We had one of their pubs in Ross on
    Wye and it was one of the two in the town with real ale in the 1980s.
    Both sold Pedigree.

    I was a Merry Monk fan (Pretty sure that was Marstons)




    [search]

    Merrie Monk, their dark mild. We never saw that in Ross depsite Whitbread

    Ah, the days of Whitbread and Higsons being the 2 main suppliers.
    --
    Bruce Porter
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  • From Worst Case@fritz@spamexpire-202605.rodent.frell.theremailer.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sun May 31 19:29:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On Sat, 30 May 2026 18:57:18 -0000 (UTC), geoffC <me@home.nl> wrote:

    I think it just evolved that way.

    Many years ago when I managed the state motorcycle-rights
    organization's Web site, I transcribed their annual poker-run booklet
    to *.html with map links. I visited many of the "stops" to make sure
    the maps were more or less correct. Nearly all the stops were country
    taverns. Those that were "in town" were mostly in SMALL towns instead
    of in big cities and were consequently across the street from a
    Catholic church because Wisconsin pioneers were of largely Germanic
    extraction. (Apparently the Reformation really only took hold in
    England.) Drinking in Wisconsin is no sin in contrast to the rest of
    the Protestant Midwest so it's OK to be seen in and about
    establishments that cater to the trade.
    --
    Moreover I'm convinced that Reddit must be destroyed.

    Worst Case

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  • From Peter Fisher@nospam@nosspam.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 07:26:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 30/05/2026 17:36, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could buy a
    pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive on -e4
    for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those larger
    towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges who are not
    big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in Welshpool with most pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.

    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.

    Bucking the trend, a local pub that has been closed since 2018 is due to reopen. Twice the purchaser tried to get planning permission to convert
    it in to a swanky house, but it was refused. On a prominent corner next
    to a church, so some passing trade in theory. I suspect it may become a
    desi pub, though with the excellent Malabar restaurant an equal walking distance away, I doubt I will frequent it more than once out of curiosity.

    Our favourite pub isn't the hidden gem that it once was and the real ale
    range is limited these days. Still first choice on a fine day, as we can
    walk on paths across verdant (for green wedge values of verdant) fields
    nearly all the way there.
    --
    Moto Morini 2C/375
    Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
    Honda CB250RS (Not Waynetta!)
    "Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 09:06:47 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 01/06/2026 07:26, Peter Fisher wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 17:36, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could buy a >>> pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive on -e4
    for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance
    away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those larger
    towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges who are not
    big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in Welshpool with
    most
    pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.

    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.

    Do you live in Wigan?


    Bucking the trend, a local pub that has been closed since 2018 is due to reopen. Twice the purchaser tried to get planning permission to convert
    it in to a swanky house, but it was refused. On a prominent corner next
    to a church, so some passing trade in theory. I suspect it may become a
    desi pub, though with the excellent Malabar restaurant an equal walking

    "desi" ?
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From boots@news@millhouse-communications.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 09:45:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 01/06/2026 09:06 YTC1 penned these words:
    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.
    Do you live in Wigan?

    Or Leicester Square
    --
    Ian

    "Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 10:06:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vjeiq$234m7$2@dont-email.me:

    On 01/06/2026 07:26, Peter Fisher wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 17:36, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask
    bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could
    buy a pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive
    on -e4 for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance
    away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those
    larger towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges
    who are not big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in
    Welshpool with most
    pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.

    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.

    Do you live in Wigan?


    it's a common name used by the Gammon in Chief. There is one in
    Cheltenham, We used to call it the Dark Spoons as the lighing is so dim
    so that the CCTV does not pick up the drug dealing.


    Bucking the trend, a local pub that has been closed since 2018 is due
    to reopen. Twice the purchaser tried to get planning permission to
    convert it in to a swanky house, but it was refused. On a prominent
    corner next to a church, so some passing trade in theory. I suspect
    it may become a desi pub, though with the excellent Malabar
    restaurant an equal walking

    "desi" ?


    A desi pub is a hybrid of a pub and Indian restaurant. Usually Punjabi.
    Been around for decades in the Midlands, especially the Black Country.
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  • From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 10:48:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    Peter Fisher <nospam@nosspam.net> wrote in
    news:10vj8mc$21lsv$1@dont-email.me:


    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.

    Bucking the trend,

    seems Wales is bucking the trend

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/30/wales-is-bucking-pub-closing-trend

    maybe the rest of the country could keep the dipsomaniacs turning up
    if they charged u4 a pint!
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  • From Lone Wolf@lonewolf@moonshiners.org.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 11:57:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 01/06/2026 09:06, YTC1 wrote:

    Wotcha.


    "desi" ?

    Possibly a Black Country / Midlands term for
    a pub that has now sells curries and such like as well as beer - with
    the emphasis on the curry side of things.

    A group of us visit a different Desi pub on Monday evenings.
    --
    ^..^ Lone Wolf

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  • From Peter Fisher@nospam@nosspam.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 12:08:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 01/06/2026 11:06, wessie wrote:
    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vjeiq$234m7$2@dont-email.me:

    On 01/06/2026 07:26, Peter Fisher wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 17:36, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask
    bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could
    buy a pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive
    on -e4 for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance
    away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those
    larger towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges
    who are not big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in
    Welshpool with most
    pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.

    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.

    Do you live in Wigan?


    it's a common name used by the Gammon in Chief. There is one in
    Cheltenham, We used to call it the Dark Spoons as the lighing is so dim
    so that the CCTV does not pick up the drug dealing.


    Bucking the trend, a local pub that has been closed since 2018 is due
    to reopen. Twice the purchaser tried to get planning permission to
    convert it in to a swanky house, but it was refused. On a prominent
    corner next to a church, so some passing trade in theory. I suspect
    it may become a desi pub, though with the excellent Malabar
    restaurant an equal walking

    "desi" ?


    A desi pub is a hybrid of a pub and Indian restaurant. Usually Punjabi.
    Been around for decades in the Midlands, especially the Black Country.

    Indeed.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_pub
    --
    Moto Morini 2C/375
    Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
    Honda CB250RS (Not Waynetta!)
    "Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 12:28:31 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 01/06/2026 11:06, wessie wrote:
    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vjeiq$234m7$2@dont-email.me:

    On 01/06/2026 07:26, Peter Fisher wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 17:36, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask
    bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to
    that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints
    had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could
    buy a pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive
    on -e4 for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance
    away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those
    larger towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges
    who are not big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in
    Welshpool with most
    pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.

    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.

    Do you live in Wigan?


    it's a common name used by the Gammon in Chief. There is one in

    yeah, but Wigan Pier, init :-)




    Bucking the trend, a local pub that has been closed since 2018 is due
    to reopen. Twice the purchaser tried to get planning permission to
    convert it in to a swanky house, but it was refused. On a prominent
    corner next to a church, so some passing trade in theory. I suspect
    it may become a desi pub, though with the excellent Malabar
    restaurant an equal walking

    "desi" ?


    A desi pub is a hybrid of a pub and Indian restaurant. Usually Punjabi.
    Been around for decades in the Midlands, especially the Black Country.

    Never heard the term before, and we have a few like that around here.
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 1 12:32:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 01/06/2026 12:08, Peter Fisher wrote:
    On 01/06/2026 11:06, wessie wrote:
    YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10vjeiq$234m7$2@dont-email.me:

    On 01/06/2026 07:26, Peter Fisher wrote:
    On 30/05/2026 17:36, wessie wrote:
    boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote in
    news:10vf16p$pq9s$2@bilbo.eternal-september.org:

    On 30/05/2026 16:19 wessie penned these words:
    fortunately, in Welshpool, we still have -irCy4 pints for cask
    bitter.

    I think I need to <shudder> frequent a Wetherspoons to get close to >>>>>> that. I did work out from when I first nipped into the pub if pints >>>>>> had matched inflation it would be about -A-e1.70 seeing as I could >>>>>> buy a pint for 14p in 1973.


    no 'spoons here so our better locals sell enough volume to survive
    on -e4 for the lower gravity cooking bitter.

    nearest 'spoons are in Newtown and Oswestry, about the same distance >>>>> away.
    I don't think the independent sector is doing too well in those
    larger towns. They have many more younger people accessing colleges
    who are not big drinkers. We are very much an older demographic in
    Welshpool with most
    pubgoers being boomers and young farmers.

    We have the 'Moon Under Water' spoons in town for the daytime topers.

    Do you live in Wigan?


    it's a common name used by the Gammon in Chief. There is one in
    Cheltenham, We used to call it the Dark Spoons as the lighing is so dim
    so that the CCTV does not pick up the drug dealing.


    Bucking the trend, a local pub that has been closed since 2018 is due
    to reopen. Twice the purchaser tried to get planning permission to
    convert it in to a swanky house, but it was refused. On a prominent
    corner next to a church, so some passing trade in theory. I suspect
    it may become a desi pub, though with the excellent Malabar
    restaurant an equal walking

    "desi" ?


    A desi pub is a hybrid of a pub and Indian restaurant. Usually Punjabi.
    Been around for decades in the Midlands, especially the Black Country.

    Indeed.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_pub



    I live and learn
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
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  • From Champ@neal@champ.org.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Jun 4 10:59:50 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On Fri, 29 May 2026 21:54:51 +0100, Simon Wilson <simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com> wrote:

    On 29/05/2026 09:47, Pete Fisher wrote:

    One of our few decent pubs closed last week.

    2 per day across the UK apparently.

    I heard it was more like 4 per day

    Whatever, while brewerys and owners probably don't help, I think the
    real issue is mostly demographics. Kids just don't drink nowadays.
    And when I say "kids", I really mean people under 40. "Going to the
    pub" just isn't a mainstream activity for that cohort of the
    population. I can't see any business sector (e.g. pubs) resisting
    that sort of demographic / cultural change
    --
    Champ
    neal at champ dot org dot uk

    I don't know, but I been told
    You never slow down, you never grow old
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  • From GeoffC@me@home.nl to uk.rec.motorcycles on Fri Jun 5 15:09:27 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    Champ wrote:

    On Fri, 29 May 2026 21:54:51 +0100, Simon Wilson ><simowilso+newsdemon@nodamnspamn.gmail.com> wrote:

    On 29/05/2026 09:47, Pete Fisher wrote:

    One of our few decent pubs closed last week.

    2 per day across the UK apparently.

    I heard it was more like 4 per day

    Whatever, while brewerys and owners probably don't help, I think the
    real issue is mostly demographics. Kids just don't drink nowadays.
    And when I say "kids", I really mean people under 40. "Going to the
    pub" just isn't a mainstream activity for that cohort of the
    population. I can't see any business sector (e.g. pubs) resisting
    that sort of demographic / cultural change

    They just don't have the need to escape like we did.
    It were tough back then.
    --
    Geoff
    NTV 650
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  • From Champ@neal@champ.org.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat Jun 6 15:01:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 15:09:27 -0000 (UTC), "GeoffC" <me@home.nl> wrote:

    Champ wrote:

    Whatever, while brewerys and owners probably don't help, I think the
    real issue is mostly demographics. Kids just don't drink nowadays.
    And when I say "kids", I really mean people under 40. "Going to the
    pub" just isn't a mainstream activity for that cohort of the
    population. I can't see any business sector (e.g. pubs) resisting
    that sort of demographic / cultural change

    They just don't have the need to escape like we did.

    More like there's many other ways to escape now

    It were tough back then.

    Every generation thinks they had it hard, and that the next generation
    is soft

    https://historyhustle.com/2500-years-of-people-complaining-about-the-younger-generation/
    --
    Champ
    neal at champ dot org dot uk

    I don't know, but I been told
    You never slow down, you never grow old
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  • From chrisnd @ukrm@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 8 09:44:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 06/06/2026 15:01, Champ wrote:
    On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 15:09:27 -0000 (UTC), "GeoffC" <me@home.nl> wrote:

    Champ wrote:

    Whatever, while brewerys and owners probably don't help, I think the
    real issue is mostly demographics. Kids just don't drink nowadays.
    And when I say "kids", I really mean people under 40. "Going to the
    pub" just isn't a mainstream activity for that cohort of the
    population. I can't see any business sector (e.g. pubs) resisting
    that sort of demographic / cultural change

    They just don't have the need to escape like we did.

    More like there's many other ways to escape now

    It were tough back then.

    Every generation thinks they had it hard, and that the next generation
    is soft

    https://historyhustle.com/2500-years-of-people-complaining-about-the-younger-generation/

    Hah! Excellent!
    Of course, if they are all right, it just shows how far we've sunk...
    I did find the 1858 (Scientific American) diatribe against chess a bit surprising though?

    Chris
    --
    The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
    Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550T
    https://www.Deuchars.org.uk
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  • From Ben Blaney@benblaney@gmail.invalid to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Jun 8 11:20:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On Jun 8, 2026 at 4:44:12 AM EDT, "chrisnd@privacy.net" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

    On 06/06/2026 15:01, Champ wrote:
    On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 15:09:27 -0000 (UTC), "GeoffC" <me@home.nl> wrote:

    Champ wrote:

    Whatever, while brewerys and owners probably don't help, I think the
    real issue is mostly demographics. Kids just don't drink nowadays.
    And when I say "kids", I really mean people under 40. "Going to the
    pub" just isn't a mainstream activity for that cohort of the
    population. I can't see any business sector (e.g. pubs) resisting
    that sort of demographic / cultural change

    They just don't have the need to escape like we did.

    More like there's many other ways to escape now

    It were tough back then.

    Every generation thinks they had it hard, and that the next generation
    is soft

    https://historyhustle.com/2500-years-of-people-complaining-about-the-younger-generation/

    Hah! Excellent!
    Of course, if they are all right, it just shows how far we've sunk...
    I did find the 1858 (Scientific American) diatribe against chess a bit surprising though?

    My 2026 diatribe against chess is that after 40 years of trying, I still can't beat my brother.
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