Sounds about right.
Working for the chains never works out for anyone.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 18:58, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

have you seen how badly fucked Punch are?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:00, Reply)

the worst job i had was a massive pub administration
they failed to pay the December quarter's rent and we all got hauled in on boxing day and thereafter to chase the guarantor. the worst bit was being bombarded with complaints by people who were planning to celebrate Nye in the pubs that got shut.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:01, Reply)

Punch have assets of 79m and debts of 2.3bn
Fucked.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:04, Reply)

use 'em or lose 'em
if people stay in and don't go out, pubs will go bust. they are closing across the country at a shocking rate.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:08, Reply)

Not really,
I've sort of stopped paying attention to it all really, they've been struggling for a while though haven't they?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:03, Reply)

administration

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:05, Reply)

Ha, fuck 'em.
I have only heard horror stories.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:07, Reply)

it won't be the people in charge who suffer though
it never is
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:09, Reply)

Well, no, but punch have been heading hat way for a while,
Anyone daft enough to still be there probably deserves it.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:16, Reply)

Our local is a free house.
Owners rake in a fucking fortune.
(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:17, Reply)

Same here, a good free house is a gold mine.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:20, Reply)

This place is.Good booze, good clientele and staff, nice food, just pricey.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:22, Reply)

I think we have similar locals,
But I don't mind it bring a little pricey because it's always good.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:25, Reply)

Beer is not too bad, 2.80 pint for their house ale. Food os steep though.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:28, Reply)

They mark up a lot on the grub, beer prices not too bad.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:20, Reply)

An independent owned house can make a lot of money
There's no shortage of beer or food suppliers.

You loose the Carling drinkers - but if you want a good boozer it's no loss.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:23, Reply)

This place is a real ale boozer.
You get punters from all over, coach trips etc. It really is a goldmine, but the pwners stick some zerious hours in.
(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:27, Reply)

all your beers are belong to us?

(katie hopkins telling it where its at, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:28, Reply)

Location is important,
Some places can't support the pricier things. And not everyone has the skill or kitchen to make a destination place work.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:27, Reply)

Got a good amount of locals and lot of passing trade. The guy does a lot of beer festivals etc.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:30, Reply)

I bet he puts some serious hours in.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:31, Reply)

i got my brother a thing for christmas where he gets 12 rare real ales a month for 6 months
the guy who runs that little business basically spends his life going around tiny microbreweries, sampling and selling them. nice work if you can get it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:35, Reply)

It's only nice work if it's making you a profit.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:39, Reply)

i suspect he spends most of his days in a fat alcoholic daze
and so doesn't care...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:41, Reply)

Battered, or the real ale guy?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:42, Reply)

Does yeah.
Pub is basically their life. Social, work everything really.
(DBT became a fruitarian on, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:53, Reply)

We've dismissed chains
But my local is one of these:-

markettowntaverns.co.uk/

It's a small chain but well placed.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:34, Reply)