Drinkers being sprited away
An interesting story on the BBC News website today where a Coldstream publican is claiming that 40% of his customers are being spirited away (by minibus) to an undisclosed licensed premises in England so they can enjoy a smoke with their pint. He's quoted as saying "We are still trying to find out what pub it is but unfortunately everybody is keeping quiet about that" - surely it's possible to either board the mysterious minibus or to follow it. Anyway there aren't that many pubs on the other side of the border within sensible distance and again I don't think it's beyond the wit of man to check them out.Labels: BBC
posted by The Paper Boy at
10:46
4 Comments:
If there's a smoking ban in Scotland, why does one of the pubs on the High Street in Coldstream smell of foreign tobacco when you walk past?
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The Bird Woman, at May 21, 2006 12:22 AM
It's probably just the remnants of the smoke that's been soaked into the fabric of the building over the last 300 years, either that or their ale is faulty!
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The Paper Boy, at May 21, 2006 12:36 AM
So that is why Rabbi Burns crossed from Coldstream into England?
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Huttonian, at May 23, 2006 10:14 PM
Perhaps - although he was 219 years early for the laid-on mystery bus.
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The Paper Boy, at May 23, 2006 10:16 PM
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