The English Pub (RIP)
The English Pub (RIP)
I am sorry to have to inform everyone that the great British pub is in even more serious decline than is apparently evident, due to interfering law makers.
Nipping round the corner to the Wheatsheaf the other night, I assumed that the fire alarm had gone off as a large crowd was gathered outside.
Not hearing the sound of an approaching fire engine, I entered the bar and found it nearly deserted, save for a barmaid texting a message to her beau.
I inquired if there was a fire on the premises and was thankful to be informed that there was not.
The simple reason the bar was deserted was because everyone was outside having a smoke.
The majority of the anti-smoking zealots visit boozers about as often as the Queen has a baby, and frequent trendy wine bars and other so-called class establishments, as is their prerogative.
Long gone are the days of the roaring log fire, a friendly welcome, good locally-brewed ale, an enjoyable smoke and convivial pint - they are now all but distant memories.
Even worse is to come as council inspectors are soon to do the rounds to ascertain what enjoyments are on offer to amuse the clientele - darts teams, dartboards, Aunt Sally pitches, TVs showing football, crib teams, etc.
They are now deemed to be reasons to increase the business rates on the property, with the inevitable result being another increase in the price of drink.
At this rate, in the not-to-distant future, we can expect to see drink dispensers installed where the pubs used to be, fitted with facial recognition hardware allowing only the Government recommended amounts of units to be metered out into reyclable plastic cups.
So get your cameras out and take a few snaps of your local so you can show your grandchildren what a pub looked like.
A few years ago, I built my own mobile pub, 'Waspy's mini bar'. I wish I still had it.
TONY ANCHORS, Didcot
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/letters
http://www.tinyurl.com/yrgv2s
I am sorry to have to inform everyone that the great British pub is in even more serious decline than is apparently evident, due to interfering law makers.
Nipping round the corner to the Wheatsheaf the other night, I assumed that the fire alarm had gone off as a large crowd was gathered outside.
Not hearing the sound of an approaching fire engine, I entered the bar and found it nearly deserted, save for a barmaid texting a message to her beau.
I inquired if there was a fire on the premises and was thankful to be informed that there was not.
The simple reason the bar was deserted was because everyone was outside having a smoke.
The majority of the anti-smoking zealots visit boozers about as often as the Queen has a baby, and frequent trendy wine bars and other so-called class establishments, as is their prerogative.
Long gone are the days of the roaring log fire, a friendly welcome, good locally-brewed ale, an enjoyable smoke and convivial pint - they are now all but distant memories.
Even worse is to come as council inspectors are soon to do the rounds to ascertain what enjoyments are on offer to amuse the clientele - darts teams, dartboards, Aunt Sally pitches, TVs showing football, crib teams, etc.
They are now deemed to be reasons to increase the business rates on the property, with the inevitable result being another increase in the price of drink.
At this rate, in the not-to-distant future, we can expect to see drink dispensers installed where the pubs used to be, fitted with facial recognition hardware allowing only the Government recommended amounts of units to be metered out into reyclable plastic cups.
So get your cameras out and take a few snaps of your local so you can show your grandchildren what a pub looked like.
A few years ago, I built my own mobile pub, 'Waspy's mini bar'. I wish I still had it.
TONY ANCHORS, Didcot
http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/letters
http://www.tinyurl.com/yrgv2s
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