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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2024 10:50:38 GMT
I work with someone who says it was once THE goth youth busy weekend pub. Reckons you could buy a pint of slops from the sumps. Although, even by pre-21st century hygiene standards that doesn’t sound likely. Always full of aging rockers on Rambling Man/Maid of Stone weekend. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2024 11:16:01 GMT
I work with someone who says it was once THE goth youth busy weekend pub. Reckons you could buy a pint of slops from the sumps. Although, even by pre-21st century hygiene standards that doesn’t sound likely. It was certainly a place for the goths. I was swamped in them. Probably why I am such a misery now. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2024 11:16:27 GMT
I work with someone who says it was once THE goth youth busy weekend pub. Reckons you could buy a pint of slops from the sumps. Although, even by pre-21st century hygiene standards that doesn’t sound likely. It was certainly a place for the goths. I was swamped in them. Probably why I am such a misery now. You and ten friends, dave? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2024 12:39:15 GMT
I like the pig and have been going there for close to 20 years now, but the latest price increases mean I now go there a lot less.
Charging nearly 6 quid for a pint of Guinness is just way too much.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2024 8:22:39 GMT
Charging nearly 6 quid for a pint of Guinness is just way too much. Giving it away free is way too much. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2024 22:02:36 GMT
Trouble in town tonight. Arrived and noticed the Stag was busy. There’s always one lairy woman mouthing off. But this was different, with several and their partners. All my instincts said go elsewhere. Coming out of the jam night at the Market House, the High Street was shut off with multiple blue lights. My foreign taxi driver said it was travellers who had caused problems in Yalding the other night, and these people are ruining the nighttime economy. The diversion cost me an extra £4 on the fare.
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Post by hertsseasider on Oct 17, 2024 7:36:20 GMT
Probably the same lot that were in The Old House at Home the other week. Went in to watch the Spurs game and a load of them were already pissed and falling over at 17.30. Half way through the second half, a fight breaks out in the bar. Landlady gets on the phone for security/Police so made my exit pronto.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2024 8:54:02 GMT
I got thrown out of my local The Shant (now a housing estate, after a mysterious fire) once, because Terry had just finished his accountancy exams, and arrived from South London more than merry, and insisted on shouting "Eagles!" (being a Palace fan) continuously at the top of his voice.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2024 0:30:22 GMT
Not a pub in Maidstone but our Mr Sennockian may be interested to know the pub in Sevenoaks that is named after him has been saved from closure as Wetherspoons have had a change of heart and are no longer selling it. This is good news as its one of the better Spoons in Kent.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2024 4:11:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2024 5:22:32 GMT
Well I regard that as a sensible decision, especially sorting out the queue at the Armstrong Road lights. Recovering £5m. into the budget should be beneficial for us council tax payers too. But can The Wheatsheaf be viable again? Itz might be best to demolish it anyway (and erect a statue of George Elokobi?).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2024 7:49:47 GMT
Sending out an all pubs alert Swordy is in Maidstone Town centre today and will be needing a pint or 6.😁🍺😁🍺😁🍺
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Post by Benny on Oct 23, 2024 19:46:06 GMT
Hope you had a good session Sword.
Might have to restart this discussion as cannot edit and update first post.
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Post by jdl on Oct 23, 2024 21:02:30 GMT
"But the junction scheme has progressed no further than the closure of the Cranborne Avenue leg of the junction while the pub sits “decaying” with peeling paintwork. Now KCC highways officers are saying the Cranborne Avenue closure has provided the vast majority of any benefit the scheme was likely to deliver, and it was not worth proceeding with the rest of the junction re-format. Officers said: “The closure of Cranborne Avenue alone, delivered an immediate and significant improvement to the capacity of the Wheatsheaf junction.” This will sound silly, but couldn't they just have tried closing Cranborne Avenue before they shut the pub? To easy? Or are they just lying?? |
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Post by jdl on Oct 23, 2024 21:06:45 GMT
Anyway... I was up the Tonbridge road the other day (a rare treat for me these days) and noticed the Bower Inn looked in a lot better nick than I expected - as I thought it had been closed for some time.
But then I noticed it had suspiciously un-publike curtains at the windows... I assume it IS closed?
Only pub I've ever been in where the landlady was so plastered, she fell off her barstool...
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