Yet another pub ruined
by over-lit clinically clean plastic décor & lot's of
wide-screen TV.
2 very large televisions with conflicting
programs on in the same room whilst shitty mind numbing tunes play
from the direction of the youth club. Feeble attempt at ageist
segregation with a slight partition & pool table, which
unfortunately was occupied by prepubescents beyond their years with
attention seeking 'needs'.
The regulars of more mature years
just stand & take it whilst the destruction of their pub culture
takes place around them. Their posture suggests I'm over 20 &
can't play pool because that's in the 'young space' & all this is
progress that I just have to accept.
A good pub appeals
to all ages. We are not simply 'customers' we are 'patrons' We are
human beings who work hard all week & want more than 'wall
-to-wall' television with generic 'sky news' & sport. Dim the
lights, play a few tunes (for all age groups!) have a laugh (it's a
bloody pub for gods sake!). And turn the bloody TVs off!!!!
All
the money that goes into a pub, you'd think that those running it
would have an appetite & imagination for people! read more