[News] Long Haul, Chaps.

[el punal]

Whilst out shopping (essential and nearby!)) l saw my local pub landlord. After exchanging pleasantries I asked him when did he think he’d be reopening. Not until May at the earliest he replied. So, there you have it.

P.S. Unless of course anyone else can dispute this or offer any other words of hope and encouragement in these dark days.

 

[dazzer6666]

There you have what exactly ? The opinion of one pub landlord.


What info did he have to back that up ?
Might be correct.....might not (he doesn’t know)
Might be a freeholder or part of a chain adopting it’s own policy
Might be regional variations when the time comes
Might be partial reopening
He might choose not to reopen when he can
Has he heard anything official or is he guessing like the rest of us ?

 

[essbee1]

Whilst out shopping (essential and nearby!)) l saw my local pub landlord. After exchanging pleasantries I asked him when did he think he’d be reopening. Not until May at the earliest he replied. So, there you have it.

P.S. Unless of course anyone else can dispute this or offer any other words of hope and encouragement in these dark days.

You're a ray of blo*dy sunshine aren't you punal boyo

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Whilst out shopping (essential and nearby!)) l saw my local pub landlord. After exchanging pleasantries I asked him when did he think he’d be reopening. Not until May at the earliest he replied. So, there you have it.

P.S. Unless of course anyone else can dispute this or offer any other words of hope and encouragement in these dark days.

I dispute this.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

It depends on the age profile of his customers, us 65 + ers will be the target for most pubs by the end of Feb or Mar................he says hopefully

 

[Brian Fantana]

Our local pub up here is targeting opening again in late March, early April. So, there you have it.

 

[el punal]

There you have what exactly ? The opinion of one pub landlord.


What info did he have to back that up ?
Might be correct.....might not (he doesn’t know)
Might be a freeholder or part of a chain adopting it’s own policy
Might be regional variations when the time comes
Might be partial reopening
He might choose not to reopen when he can
Has he heard anything official or is he guessing like the rest of us ?

I refer you to my P.S. of the post. To elaborate further and to try and answer some of your queries (interrogation?). The pub is a managed house owned by Wadworths, has a restaurant, is in Southern England, the landlord/manager owns two French Bulldogs, I drink Guinness and 6X and other guest ales there, they observed all the rules and regulations scrupulously when when we were in Tier 1 and 2. Any questions regarding the brewery’s stance in this pandemic he has passed on to customers. I’m afraid don’t know his star sign. Anything else? Oh, by the way, it wasn’t his opinion he gave it happened to be information that he’d been given by his brewery. As you well know in these troubling times that info. could change in a heartbeat.

 

[el punal]

You're a ray of blo*dy sunshine aren't you punal boyo

Well this happened on Blue Monday and it was pissing down with rain, but I feel better now.

 

[Birdie Boy]

Easter they will open, whether that's after the bank Holiday though, who knows? Just my opinion.

 

[el punal]

I dispute this.

Which bit? If it’s opening again earlier than May I’m all for it. Remember I’m only passing on what I was told.

 

[Swansman]

Whilst out shopping (essential and nearby!)) l saw my local pub landlord. After exchanging pleasantries I asked him when did he think he’d be reopening. Not until May at the earliest he replied. So, there you have it.

P.S. Unless of course anyone else can dispute this or offer any other words of hope and encouragement in these dark days.

Here's some words of hope and encouragement: pub landlords are not interdimensional time travellers originating from planet Nibiriu and with direct access to secret government information. He doesnt know any more than you do. If you had replied "no, I hope it will be in March" he would have said "Yes lets hope so, now lets have some tea and watch Coronation Street".

 

[Change at Barnham]

When do the government furlough payments end?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Which bit? If it’s opening again earlier than May I’m all for it. Remember I’m only passing on what I was told.

Pubs will be open well before then.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

When do the government furlough payments end?

April, according to correspondence from my company.

 

[Da Man Clay]

The government doesn’t even have a clue when they’ll reopen.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Whilst out shopping (essential and nearby!)) l saw my local pub landlord. After exchanging pleasantries I asked him when did he think he’d be reopening. Not until May at the earliest he replied. So, there you have it.

P.S. Unless of course anyone else can dispute this or offer any other words of hope and encouragement in these dark days.

May eh! Did he say which year?

 

[maltaseagull]

There you have what exactly ? The opinion of one pub landlord.


What info did he have to back that up ?
Might be correct.....might not (he doesn’t know)
Might be a freeholder or part of a chain adopting it’s own policy
Might be regional variations when the time comes
Might be partial reopening
He might choose not to reopen when he can
Has he heard anything official or is he guessing like the rest of us ?

Probably as well informed as many of the "experts" running things

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Pubs will be open well before then.

Did you bump into a different pub landlord down at Asda?

 

[Change at Barnham]

April, according to correspondence from my company.

If furlough payments end at the end of April it would sound about right for many businesses to start trying to get going in May.

May sounds about right to me. Why would most businesses not take advantage of financial support until then if offered?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Did you bump into a different pub landlord down at Asda?

No but I did have a meeting of core staff at the brewery.