tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post5241246756472767538..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: The Art of Last OrdersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-54509398341934923812011-02-12T21:56:38.829+00:002011-02-12T21:56:38.829+00:00"My patient puppy dog look". Yeah right...."My patient puppy dog look". Yeah right. Oh my aching ribs!Jeff Pickthallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-50600169735436877372011-02-07T12:25:42.045+00:002011-02-07T12:25:42.045+00:00"Upset drunks is the alternative" Drunk ..."Upset drunks is the alternative" Drunk people in pubs? Doesn't sound controlled and responsible to me?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-72035917943467872011-02-07T11:50:28.908+00:002011-02-07T11:50:28.908+00:00(comment sans all my spelling mistakes)
Nice post...(comment sans all my spelling mistakes)<br /><br />Nice post.<br /><br />Got me thinking about the pub I spent christmas eve in this year. It had a central bar that served three different rooms, and as such the barmaids couldnt always see who was waiting (only two of them working). The locals had developed the habit of ringing the last orders bell hanging to the side of the bar to grab the attention of the barmaids. Which is fair enough as long as the bar staff are ok with it. <br /><br />The problem came when (after a fair few drinks) I didn't know this and constantly thought it was last orders. I ran to the bar for 'just one more' three times before I realised what was going on!Neil, Eating isn't Cheatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675093938811871515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-89303226611066108102011-02-07T11:47:28.919+00:002011-02-07T11:47:28.919+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Neil, Eating isn't Cheatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675093938811871515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-42206509186918131702011-02-06T15:50:35.638+00:002011-02-06T15:50:35.638+00:00I am often in pubs at closing time, and it is very...I am often in pubs at closing time, and it is very frustrating to miss your final pint because of unclear closing times. This happened to me in the Vernon in Liverpool a few years ago. They said they'd closed the bar early without any warning because they didn't think anyone else wanted a drink. Psychic bar staff! Fortunately the pub has better management now.<br /><br />As you say, Dave, give people information. It eases a lot of situations, not just in pubs, as I know from working in a job that had a lot of dealing with the public.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-63332904273162060652011-02-06T14:52:08.192+00:002011-02-06T14:52:08.192+00:00"What time do pubs close?" was actually ..."What time do pubs close?" was actually a question on my "Life in the UK Test" (the test I had to take to remain in the UK.) I don't think I got the answer right-- from my extensive experience drinking until closing, I couldn't really deduce a standard time at all. The laws had recently changed, as well! I still don't know the "real" answer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-24526108522626228502011-02-06T10:44:48.951+00:002011-02-06T10:44:48.951+00:00Mudgie, I think since the relaxation last orders, ...Mudgie, I think since the relaxation last orders, as such, is not that essential. Many bars and pubs close down in a quiet subdued way and this is good.<br /><br />Ghost, the scene I describe is a conglomeration of many fuzzy nights. Many very enjoyable nights.<br /><br />BUL180, indeed.<br /><br />Mark, the example you give of The Euston Tap is perfect. To stop serving at 10pm is perhaps a little early, but providing you know what is happening ahead of time it gives you a change to make your last purchase before the bar closes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-207766001470655402011-02-06T09:59:48.411+00:002011-02-06T09:59:48.411+00:00Nice post Dave, an interesting look at something n...Nice post Dave, an interesting look at something not often talked about. I'm not often in a pub at the end of the night (the rush for the last train having seen me leave earlier), but the warning is good form, a little politeness. I think we like to have a sense of time to things, knowing that it'll start at this time or finish at that time, so that we can maximise the experience. If there are no closing times (the Euston Tap, for example, which when we walked in at 9.30 last Sunday said they were closing in 30 minutes) then a word to say what's happening is just polite.Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-91427235407107732752011-02-06T04:58:34.755+00:002011-02-06T04:58:34.755+00:00Can't help but think you miss it. Just a littl...Can't help but think you miss it. Just a little.Brewers Union Local 180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05786517873195170945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-34640098571222248872011-02-06T00:09:40.184+00:002011-02-06T00:09:40.184+00:00"The crack is good"? - sounds like a go..."The crack is good"? - sounds like a good night!<br />There was one night when I worked in a bar when my manager was getting nice and pissed off with a customer who was rather slow at drinking up (and an ass). When it came to kick out time at 11.30 he was polity asked to leave. His response was "my watch only says 25 past!!!!!!" (accompanied by slurred shouting) My manager at the time was far too gone to be arsed with anything he said, and said "well done you've got your own watch, now get your own pub!!" - What I saw next could only be described between the two as a seen from many a movie. good stuff indeed!Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-76094015066515222512011-02-05T22:56:08.065+00:002011-02-05T22:56:08.065+00:00Possibly now that closing times are more variable ...Possibly now that closing times are more variable and less clearly defined, the old "last orders" ritual is less commonly observed. But I agree not giving punters a warning is bad form.<br /><br />To be honest, nowadays I'm very rarely in pubs at closing time, apart from those I know close at 11, so I can't comment much from recent experience.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com