[Drinking] Do you plan to visit a pub this weekend?

[Springal]

The only pubs I'll be going to are ones I trust (probably micro pubs) and ones with prebooking.

I have managed to get a table at the Fox & Finch in Worthing next Thursday to start with, probably wait for the Brookstead and give it a few weeks for other pubs but will prefer those with outside areas

 

[Peter Grummit]

No.

Partly because of the small risk but mostly because going to the pub is supposed to be relaxing, fun and convivial and I can't see it being that for a while.

 

[Notters]

Will save it for Monday. Dreading what the roads down to Devon will be like on Saturday though. We're going to leave at 5am.

 

[Chicken Run]

Pubs are opening this weekend. Ish.

Do you plan on visiting one?

Not a pub but my wife has booked us a table in the evening at The Ivy.

 

[AlbionBro]

I'm doing all of that as well. Probably it's a bit excessive, but the way I see it, if you can do simple things to minimise the risk, then why not

I agree the only way I can catch it is if the postie starts to get friendly again, he thinks by wearing those shorts and by saying 'I have a large packet for you' will work, but not falling for that one again.

 

[A1X]

No. Why would I want to sit in a pub garden in the pissing rain having had to fill out 8 forms when I can sit in the pissing rain in a park for free?

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Will wait until the Mill at Elstead opens on 15 July, as long as the weather is good. Great beer garden, bbq and garden bar.

 

[Arthur]

Tough one. Made even tougher by the Albion playing early doors. I gone from someone who barely drank at home to drinking most nights. Assumed I'd be camping outside the pubs waiting for them to be open but really not that fussed (plus The rules the club I'm member of emailed me through sound horrific) as I've changed my habits mainly thanks to the fine people at Good Things keeping me supplied with splendid beer throughout lock down.

That said I've just heard my local is opening Saturday afternoon for beers in the garden and the aforementioned folk at Good Things are opening their tap room so may pop my head round there as well.

 

[studio150]

So those that are going to the pub, how many will be following Jacob Rees Mogg's suggestion and celebrating with a yard of ale?

Or two, to ensure social distancing

 

[Invicta]

As many have said. Give it a week or two to let them calm down and know what they're doing

 

[Postman Pat]

Going to pop in for a couple to show support, but will do midafternoon and head home. Suspect it could be carnage by 9pm.

 

[The Spanish]

if you are reading the coronavirus in the US thread and the daft Floridians, bear in mind its everyone getting into the bars there when they re-opened and getting on the p-ss that is massively responsible for the spike. The Brits are even more desperate to get in the pubs.

 

[BN9 BHA]

No. I’ll leave that pleasure to the bog roll panic buyers.

This.
I just know those types will be there along with the people that queued up for McDonalds, the tip and Primark on the day they reopened.

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will be fun, hundreds of photos of people holding a pint of Carling or Fosters, with a caption like " first pint for 3 months " oh joy.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Pubs are opening this weekend. Ish.

Do you plan on visiting one?

See you at the VB, maybe
Regards
DF

 

[stewart12]

no chance

such a shit idea

 

[LamieRobertson]

The weather this weekend looks pretty poor, rain / wind etc. So, I assume everyone will be inside.

The change in weather pattern was inevitable once they announced pubs could open and the promotion of beer gardens

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

This.
I just know those types will be there along with the people that queued up for McDonalds, the tip and Primark on the day they reopened.

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will be fun, hundreds of photos of people holding a pint of Carling or Fosters, with a caption like " first pint for 3 months " oh joy.

Restrictions on how long you can have a table,? book a table?, sorry we haven't got any tables at the moment? ,oh the frustration grows stronger
Regards
DF

 

[LamieRobertson]

if you are reading the coronavirus in the US thread and the daft Floridians, bear in mind its everyone getting into the bars there when they re-opened and getting on the p-ss that is massively responsible for the spike. The Brits are even more desperate to get in the pubs.

Didn’t they open though with a slightly cavalier attitude? I’m not sure the two are comparable

 

[nicko31]

If it all goes wrong, blame the people...

 

[The Spanish]

Didn’t they open though with a slightly cavalier attitude? I’m not sure the two are comparable

I cant speak for every bar but it appears every effort was made in the main. In places with plenty of outside seating and weather in the 80s. Tiny British pubs and the British binge drinking culture is going to be more managed and socially responsible because British people are smarter than Americans? Not sure i would put money on that.