bassett one   447 #73 Posted July 3, 2020 I agree,and also think theres so much to digest on this subject,why not common sense,the other main problem is the staff keeping drunk customers to obey the said rules,boris doesn't understand how a normal pub works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   774 #74 Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53277876  Report on tv yesterday that showed a place called Llanymynech.  One side of the road was in Wales & the pub on that side remains closed, while pub on the other side of the road was in Shropshire & so was going to open.  "Some football fans in Newport and Cardiff have used social media and online forums to highlight Saturday's Cardiff City game in Bristol, where the pubs will be open."  Don't they realise that they're hardly likely to get into pubs without possibly pre-booking & not in large groups anyway?  Probably not by the sound of it?  "Dyfed-Powys Police said it wanted to remind the public that travelling in large groups or with people outside of your own household "is still not permitted".  Edited July 4, 2020 by Baron99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Fudbeer   12 #75 Posted July 4, 2020 I love pubs but will not visit those that require pre- booking and have so many rules that it makes the experience not enjoyable.Have read some of the rules and they seem to be going out of there way to stop you visiting.  I think wetherspoons will be a winner here their rules seem sensible without being over the top.  You also don't get entertainment in wetherspoons I bet in other places where you pay a premium for the entertainment (which is no longer happening) you won't get cheaper drinks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   774 #76 Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Fudbeer said: I love pubs but will not visit those that require pre- booking and have so many rules that it makes the experience not enjoyable.Have read some of the rules and they seem to be going out of there way to stop you visiting.  I think wetherspoons will be a winner here their rules seem sensible without being over the top.  You also don't get entertainment in wetherspoons I bet in other places where you pay a premium for the entertainment (which is no longer happening) you won't get cheaper drinks! I'd be concerned about handing over a fair amount of personal data to a load of strangers as well. I wouldn't even be that happy about the landlord of my local & his staff having details & I've known him for years. I'm not sure, (not spoken to him for months), that he's going to be that chuffed about having to take & keep all customer's details either in order to comply with the regulations?  Apparently all personal details have to be kept for at least 21 days in case someone later presents COVID-19 symptoms at some stage.  Can you imagine the paperwork that this is going to create & also bars & pubs are going to have to keep such information in line with General Data Protection Regulations {GDPR), to keep that information secure while it's on their premises or else any breach or misuse of customers' personal details & they are looking at hefty fines.  It's not just COVID-19 they've got to worry about.  I'd also want assurances from any pub, bar or pub chain that me handing over my details, including my email address, doesn't constitute any right for them to bombard me at a later date with advertising via email or post. I get enough post & email, junk mail as it is. Edited July 4, 2020 by Baron99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Annie Bynnol   611 #77 Posted July 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Baron99 said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53277876  Report on tv yesterday that showed a place called Llanymynech.  One side of the road was in Wales & the pub on that side remains closed, while pub on the other side of the road was in Shropshire & so was going to open.  "Some football fans in Newport and Cardiff have used social media and online forums to highlight Saturday's Cardiff City game in Bristol, where the pubs will be open."  Don't they realise that they're hardly likely to get into pubs without possibly pre-booking & not in large groups anyway?  Probably not by the sound of it?  "Dyfed-Powys Police said it wanted to remind the public that travelling in large groups or with people outside of your own household "is still not permitted".  What links the English village of Llanymynech with a Bristol and Cardif football match, both about 130 miles away? None of these places are linked to Dyfed Powys Police. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rockers rule   673 #78 Posted July 4, 2020 38 minutes ago, Baron99 said: I'd be concerned about handing over a fair amount of personal data to a load of strangers as well. I wouldn't even be that happy about the landlord of my local & his staff having details & I've known him for years. I'm not sure, (not spoken to him for months), that he's going to be that chuffed about having to take & keep all customer's details either in order to comply with the regulations?  Apparently all personal details have to be kept for at least 21 days in case someone later presents COVID-19 symptoms at some stage.  Can you imagine the paperwork that this is going to create & also bars & pubs are going to have to keep such information in line with General Data Protection Regulations {GDPR), to keep that information secure while it's on their premises or else any breach or misuse of customers' personal details & they are looking at hefty fines.  It's not just COVID-19 they've got to worry about.  I'd also want assurances from any pub, bar or pub chain that me handing over my details, including my email address, doesn't constitute any right for them to bombard me at a later date with advertising via email or post. I get enough post & email, junk mail as it is. is very much what I said. On 02/07/2020 at 09:52, Rockers rule said: In which time your credit card will have been maxed out and your group will all have had Burglar Bill around at theirs removing that new Smart TV off the wall. LOL.  Keep safe.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Fudbeer   12 #79 Posted July 4, 2020 59 minutes ago, Baron99 said: I'd be concerned about handing over a fair amount of personal data to a load of strangers as well. I wouldn't even be that happy about the landlord of my local & his staff having details & I've known him for years. I'm not sure, (not spoken to him for months), that he's going to be that chuffed about having to take & keep all customer's details either in order to comply with the regulations?  Apparently all personal details have to be kept for at least 21 days in case someone later presents COVID-19 symptoms at some stage.  Can you imagine the paperwork that this is going to create & also bars & pubs are going to have to keep such information in line with General Data Protection Regulations {GDPR), to keep that information secure while it's on their premises or else any breach or misuse of customers' personal details & they are looking at hefty fines.  It's not just COVID-19 they've got to worry about.  I'd also want assurances from any pub, bar or pub chain that me handing over my details, including my email address, doesn't constitute any right for them to bombard me at a later date with advertising via email or post. I get enough post & email, junk mail as it is. Exactly no disrespect to those that work there but its a pub not a bank I very much doubt they have been fully trained on data protection rules!At least with the wetherspoons app some data protection should have been built in unlike scraps of paper floating around! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
whiteowl   54 #80 Posted July 4, 2020 I won't be going to a wetherspoons in the foreseeable future after the way Tim Martin treated his staff.  I'm sure they won't really care about my patronage but I can't, in good concious, give money to that man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #81 Posted July 4, 2020 35 minutes ago, whiteowl said: I won't be going to a wetherspoons in the foreseeable future after the way Tim Martin treated his staff.  I'm sure they won't really care about my patronage but I can't, in good concious, give money to that man. He is a complete arsehole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
iansheff   84 #82 Posted July 4, 2020 I see some of the pub chains are raising their prices when they reopen today. I have copied the piece below from the article in the link.  Wetherspoons Drinks will go up 10p, while food will increase by 20p, although prices will vary across the UK depending on location. But it's not the only chain of boozers to ramp up the cost of a pint. The cost of lager and bitter in Samuel Smith pubs will be hiked by as much as £1 from today. Favourites like Taddy Lager will also rise from £2.30 to £3.40 and a pint of Sovereign Bitter will go up in price from £2.04 to £3.04.  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wetherspoons-among-pubs-hike-prices-22300076 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
casualbystander   0 #83 Posted July 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, tinfoilhat said: He is a complete arsehole. he is a sensible businessman who was protecting his business, he will continue to do well, being an arsehole will not worry him a jot!  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #84 Posted July 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, casualbystander said: he is a sensible businessman who was protecting his business, he will continue to do well, being an arsehole will not worry him a jot!  Plenty of other successful pub chains who didn’t treat their staff like crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...