Carlsberg director Martin Entwistle lost his job because a gathering broke Covid rules.
He invited 8 friends to the tap room for drinks and brewery tour..
It turned into 'Boisterous, Alcohol- fueled Horse Play'..
He was dismissed without notice..
It brought back memories of my nights down the pub when after hours drinks were being served.. :grin: :grin:
Does anyone remember those days.. ?
No, I was a good girl :grin:
Me too...as it were..
There were pubs well known for serving under age customers and ignoring closing time in my youth. Or so I was told :smiley:
Spent many a time in The Bell pub after finishing work as an usherette..
Met Sam in there.. He was the local cop.. :grin: :grin:
My OH spent so much of his life working in pubs and clubs, he had little inclination to spend his nights off in them.
Darts night. playing against another pub.. Brilliant.
We had a juke box to stand around... Our singers were the local drunks.. :grin:
I had my first pint in a pub at 15. In school uniform!
To be an expert on alcohol one needs to start young..:):)
Most of the alcohol experts I know are sober.. and old.. :wink:
I can't remember how old I was, probably 17 but I went to a pub with the girls in my first job. I had a Port & Lemon :grin: :grin:
As a young innocent, I assumed that beer/wine/alcohol tasted wonderful because of how it is spoken of, portrayed and universally loved. How wrong was that!? Vile-tasting stuff! 'S a good job I like getting high or I'd never touch the stuff! :grin:
I drink very little now days..
In my foolish youth I tasted many a drink.. Usually on the same night. !!
Babycham was popular as was Rum and black..
As I matured my drinks became more deadly.. Gin/Vodka..!! Yuk..
I remember dying on wine.. Never again..
I want to live. !!
Alcohol tolerance falls off with age and lack of practice. I rarely drink now.
I cut my teeth on carlsberg Special, when I was 17/18. Boy did it make me ill.
Quote from: klondike on May 16, 2022, 06:07:55 PM
Alcohol tolerance falls off with age and lack of practice. I rarely drink now.
I'm sure your right. Many decades ago when I played cricket, I met a man who was truly an International genius at the game, he later went on to distinguish himself for his country. Before I left the UK, we met up for a 'pint or two'. He amazed me, at only a year my junior he quaffed at the same level as we'd done in our twenties. Twelve pints each, when I gave up. Boy did I feel terrible the next morning. It took me a week to fully recover and I don't remember the three hour train journey back the next day at all. My compatriot does this at least twice a week! He's far fitter and healthier than me and looks twenty years younger!
I should add I rarely drink, not because I'm against it, but I don't like what it does to me these days ...
Quote from: Cassandra on May 16, 2022, 06:20:27 PM
I'm sure your right. Many decades ago when I played cricket, I met a man who was truly an International genius at the game, he later went on to distinguish himself for his country. Before I left the UK, we met up for a 'pint or two'. He amazed me, at only a year my junior he quaffed at the same level as we'd done in our twenties. Twelve pints each, when I gave up. Boy did I feel terrible the next morning. It took me a week to fully recover and I don't remember the three hour train journey back the next day at all. My compatriot does this at least twice a week! He's far fitter and healthier than me and looks twenty years younger!
I should add I rarely drink, not because I'm against it, but I don't like what it does to me these days ...
My compatriot does this at least twice a week ! He's far fitter and healthier than me and looks twenty years younger..!Being well pickled is known to preserve the contents. :grin:
Quote from: Scrumpy on May 16, 2022, 07:18:10 PM
My compatriot does this at least twice a week ! He's far fitter and healthier than me and looks twenty years younger..!
Being well pickled is known to preserve the contents. :grin:
Almost exactly his wife's comment too!
Hmmm. If it's that good for your health we should maybe get it on prescription. :?:
Quote from: klondike on May 16, 2022, 08:02:56 PM
Hmmm. If it's that good for your health we should maybe get it on prescription. :?:
Don't laugh. Our geriatrician, Dr. (on second thoughts, I have deleted his name), was a Muslim and, naturally did not drink. One of his patients, an elderly lady, suffered from DTs and the nursing staff told him she really needed a hair of the dog, so he prescribed gin - 10 ccs of it! I guess it's the thought that counts!
Mike
Good job she was old enough to get free prescriptions.... :smiley:
Quote from: klondike on May 16, 2022, 09:44:44 PM
Good job she was old enough to get free prescriptions.... :smiley:
[2090]
Everyone is beautiful through the eyes of a drunk person..
Many ( not so beautiful) people have been told this.. :smiley:
Beer goggles