tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post5750255145354460238..comments2023-09-20T12:50:40.208+01:00Comments on Pete Brown: Bank Holiday Pub Fun Part OneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-34582808312754334072009-06-02T11:00:38.984+01:002009-06-02T11:00:38.984+01:00And I'm sure Rik Waller was working behind the bar...And I'm sure Rik Waller was working behind the bar of that Clacton JDW....lizvaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334134462662109052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-86703989097175009292009-05-31T13:06:45.352+01:002009-05-31T13:06:45.352+01:00It sounds a lot like the JDW in Faversham, except ...It sounds a lot like the JDW in Faversham, except that luckily, there are some decent Neame houses in the town. Still, that's the awful conundrum about Wetherspoon's in a nutshell...Sid Bogglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-4052014617187371932009-05-30T23:44:12.246+01:002009-05-30T23:44:12.246+01:00Sticking up for Essex folk as I must, in Clacton t...Sticking up for Essex folk as I must, in Clacton the families in question were likely to be from North London or Harlow (doesn't count, it's practically Hertfordshire) out for a day at the seaside.<br />Next time you're looking for some north Essex seaside action go to Walton on the Naze, can't guarantee any better pubs but there will be fewer people. Or Harwich, that has got at least one decent pub but I can't remember what it's called.The Bocking Kellyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240585512893244560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-18916380299308693692009-05-30T12:32:51.956+01:002009-05-30T12:32:51.956+01:00Seeing it was me who bought the round I would say ...Seeing it was me who bought the round I would say the staff were very friendly and efficient taking food orders making coffees etc,the place had just run out of decent bitter. At least they didn't spend their time skipping through the good tracks on the cd like they did in Liverpool st later on and over charging for lager.BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-44684124226635530092009-05-30T09:40:45.911+01:002009-05-30T09:40:45.911+01:00I suspect that this is unfair on the pub. Tourist ...I suspect that this is unfair on the pub. Tourist pubs on bank holidays are hard work, unless the pub avoids appealing to the lowest common denominator that is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-27182093123814818192009-05-29T19:29:40.950+01:002009-05-29T19:29:40.950+01:00You just described the JDW in Chaversham (AKA Fave...You just described the JDW in Chaversham (AKA Faversham), though mercifully there are Sheps' pubs in the town as well as the brewery...Sid Bogglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-84971268278835387902009-05-29T17:49:50.937+01:002009-05-29T17:49:50.937+01:00You haven’t got your notebook now though — cardina...You haven’t got your notebook now though — cardinal sin, you should always take it with you even if you’re going down the shops to record snatches of conversation for the next Cask Ale report (<I>the words ‘200 grams of polenta please guv,’ suggest that here in Hackney-Dalston cask ale is on the rise</I>).Adrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-28814817355644925212009-05-29T16:45:12.285+01:002009-05-29T16:45:12.285+01:00Nah, I had my notebook then. But I'm in Lancaster ...Nah, I had my notebook then. But I'm in Lancaster now andforgot it here. Got my laptop and 1001 stuff though...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-18349106681241252862009-05-29T16:39:58.874+01:002009-05-29T16:39:58.874+01:00You. Went. Away. Without. Your. Notebook. And you ...You. Went. Away. Without. Your. Notebook. And you were doing research. And you’re a writer. Did you remember your trousers?Adrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-83410634219930958522009-05-29T14:53:48.734+01:002009-05-29T14:53:48.734+01:00That's Clacton-on-Sea crossed off my beer tourist ...That's Clacton-on-Sea crossed off my beer tourist list forever then. [Shudder] - the things you do in the name of research!The Northernerhttp://www.alelog.comnoreply@blogger.com