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I rise at 7:30 and eat some fruit in an attempt to not puke up this
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I breakfast with Thomas. It’s the usual: scrambled egg and cheese, followed...
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Tandleman's Random and Particular Thoughts on Beer.
I was, as recently as last Friday, in quite a rough pub. I was taken aback somewhat as I entered, to find ensconced in a corner of the small bar area, two young parents, a pram and a sleeping child. I wondered somewhat idly why they felt the need to be there, rather than in the spacious lounge, as the cramped bar was rather reduced by their presence. But I forgot about them and the child slept on until departure. In the case of my own local, we most certainly are, if not child friendly, child tolerant and it does give me the opportunity to observe. One thing. Children - and you can trust me on this one - don't sit still. If there is more than one, they pinch each other, they chase each other and they run in and out of the door, which, if you are in my seat in winter is a right pain. They get fed up. They wander around. They want to buy their own crisps at the bar. they play noisy electronic games with the sound up - a sound that parents have long since learned to tune out. They really, in most cases I'd venture, don't want to be there. They are bored by pubs. I reason though, that they bring money in and keep my boozer open, so all in all, no problem to me really and actually in the main, they don't run wild and parents do look after them properly. But it isn't always so.@BoakandBailey @tandleman walked into the Turks head in st Helens with a sleeping baby in a sling and it was like I was wearing a bomb vest— James, 35, SoWeTo (@JimbaudTurner) July 7, 2016
I could go on, but one thing is for sure. Pubs would not see the need to restrict children if they perceived that there are no problems with them. Over the years they have realised that the issue is divisive and doubt if they can get the balance right, hence the plethora of restrictions, caveats, reluctant acceptance and outright banning.@oldmudgie @ErlangerNick @tandleman @petedrinks @BoakandBailey @JimbaudTurner pubs should police bad behaviour in kids or adults— craig (@CAGarvie) July 7, 2016
Lastly. Sorry for quoting you so much Craig.but you have a firm and quotable point of view.@CAGarvie @tandleman @ErlangerNick @BoakandBailey @JimbaudTurner I think that boat sailed years ago, sadly— Pete Drinks (@petedrinks) July 7, 2016