tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post8627660842189992651..comments2024-03-29T13:05:43.719+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: RegularsYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58758905806684131062021-05-28T12:36:29.785+01:002021-05-28T12:36:29.785+01:00Aye lad - them was the days. I wonder if you remem...Aye lad - them was the days. I wonder if you remember men in white coats at the weekend bearing baskets of cockles, mussels, winkles and fish sticks to have as pub snacks?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78409573051637665882021-05-28T12:34:28.424+01:002021-05-28T12:34:28.424+01:00You should have had a pint! In a "lady's ...You should have had a pint! In a "lady's glass" of course!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74807007555182883112021-05-28T12:33:35.389+01:002021-05-28T12:33:35.389+01:00Why not treat yourself to fish and chips tonight T...Why not treat yourself to fish and chips tonight Thelma?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34299223583065134672021-05-28T12:32:52.242+01:002021-05-28T12:32:52.242+01:00I didn't like the procedures either but it was...I didn't like the procedures either but it was nice to catch up with a bunch of other COVID survivors.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-8885725772568284962021-05-28T12:31:07.387+01:002021-05-28T12:31:07.387+01:00Perhaps this world will be forever changed as a re...Perhaps this world will be forever changed as a result of COVID-19.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71230460899289654002021-05-27T23:38:08.898+01:002021-05-27T23:38:08.898+01:00The pub in my village in Northumberland used to ha...The pub in my village in Northumberland used to have an open fire, a 'dogs allowed' policy and a big sign that said something like - there's one big friendly conversation in this pub - join in, or bugger off!' <br />I've always thought they were very good rules for a 'proper pub'.<br />Saturday nights would be packed with locals, there were raffles, domino cards (remember them) various shows throughout the year - and even summer trips for the 'old folks' - a real community nexus - and right opposite the Presbyterian chapel!The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-14150007789676045832021-05-27T16:52:15.173+01:002021-05-27T16:52:15.173+01:00I went to a pub with some friends at the weekend f...I went to a pub with some friends at the weekend for the first time in ages - admittedly we sat outside under cover, as we felt safer. I ordered half a bitter shandy - I was still salivating at the one you'd mentioned a few weeks ago.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85475302325551746562021-05-27T07:31:21.067+01:002021-05-27T07:31:21.067+01:00Well the little pub next door still goes on. Loca...Well the little pub next door still goes on. Locals use it, big burly farmers, non-speaking solitary men as well. Also the tourists who love an evening meal. Harriet has been cooking take-away food all through the pandemic, and I see the villagers go by to collect Tuesday pies and Friday Fish and chips - special offers!thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78007112459533945572021-05-27T06:40:02.023+01:002021-05-27T06:40:02.023+01:00I am not sure when pubs, bars, restaurants etc. wi...I am not sure when pubs, bars, restaurants etc. will open again in my area, but at the moment I would not feel really at ease inside yet. I would love to visit a beer garden for a refreshing shandy on a warm weekend afternoon or evening, but sitting indoors at pre-booked tables, being served by masked staff and myself having to wear a mask every time I get up from my seat does not hold much appeal.<br />My Irish Pub is one of the few things I have been missing since the start of the pandemic. It really is very much like my front room away from home; I have spent many a great evening there with my friends, both with and without the pub quiz. Also, I rented the entire place for a whole Sunday to celebrate my 50th birthday three years ago - unforgettable.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44342907025323238872021-05-26T23:57:26.167+01:002021-05-26T23:57:26.167+01:00I think many people will have a similar story when...I think many people will have a similar story when they go back to regular activities. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24156489468050391272021-05-26T23:02:41.547+01:002021-05-26T23:02:41.547+01:00People driven back into their houses with their Ne...People driven back into their houses with their Netflix, i-pads and cheap supermarket tipples. You are of course right to point out this shift. Some trends are almost impossible to hold back.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-6005770419010150612021-05-26T22:59:12.211+01:002021-05-26T22:59:12.211+01:00I feel sad that as traditional free houses have di...I feel sad that as traditional free houses have disappeared, pub chains like Wetherspoons have thrived.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13705734657572901222021-05-26T22:57:53.753+01:002021-05-26T22:57:53.753+01:00I know just what you mean Margaret.I know just what you mean Margaret.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90911009937560214772021-05-26T22:46:43.502+01:002021-05-26T22:46:43.502+01:00Your Irish pub sounds great. Applause for the coup...Your Irish pub sounds great. Applause for the couple who made it happen.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13822457585681127152021-05-26T22:44:17.733+01:002021-05-26T22:44:17.733+01:00Some American "bars" I visited in past y...Some American "bars" I visited in past years were not too different from some English pubs.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-14786949342209831912021-05-26T22:43:13.843+01:002021-05-26T22:43:13.843+01:00Ha-ha! Nice one.Ha-ha! Nice one.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67540691308267600802021-05-26T22:42:17.987+01:002021-05-26T22:42:17.987+01:00It is hard for me to imagine a life without pubs.It is hard for me to imagine a life without pubs.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75083291358521329282021-05-26T21:39:45.282+01:002021-05-26T21:39:45.282+01:00The Pub of my youth and not-so-youth was the socia...The Pub of my youth and not-so-youth was the social hub (particularly, in my case, after bellringing on a Thursday) and as a place where we celebrated birthday etc after work. Those days are long since gone and whilst we all are sad that they have gone we are the ones who have caused their demise. We don't socialise in pubs any more and we drink wine at home not beer in the pub. We have also moved into publess housing areas. Society has changed. We have changed. I think it's sad. Many youngsters have no concept of what loss we are bemoaning.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5567597722541723102021-05-26T21:36:10.066+01:002021-05-26T21:36:10.066+01:00Tastes change over time, fashions for eating and d...Tastes change over time, fashions for eating and drinking alter too, although pubs, in form or another, have lasted well over the centuries. Future generations of youngsters are unlikely to want the same kind of atmosphere that their fathers and grandfathers enjoyed. It seems sad that something so quintessentially British should be lost for good, but a few will surely remain as examples of another era.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31537390492638535732021-05-26T18:26:17.492+01:002021-05-26T18:26:17.492+01:00I have many fond (and not so fond) memories of pla...I have many fond (and not so fond) memories of places that no longer exist or have changed beyond recognition. It sometimes makes me feel like I'm walking on shifting sand. The sands of time?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49047800338624756512021-05-26T17:11:42.059+01:002021-05-26T17:11:42.059+01:00Your pub has a familiar look to it but only becaus...Your pub has a familiar look to it but only because we have a very unique establishment in our small town - an Irish pub started by a couple with Irish heritage about twenty-five years ago. The decor and furnishings are similar to those in your photo, although I'm sure there are differences in Irish and English pubs that you would notice. There is definitely a different atmosphere in "our" pub, compared to a regular bar. It's a popular place to go here for a drink and a meal, and is surely suffering under our lockdown rules since the pandemic began. I hope your pub stays afloat and maybe even reverts to the kind of place you remember.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18684232522215276972021-05-26T17:03:20.418+01:002021-05-26T17:03:20.418+01:00No pubs here, only bars and most of those are atta...No pubs here, only bars and most of those are attached to restaurants with blaring music and no good atmosphere for talking with friends. Too bad.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50446501952623243712021-05-26T16:53:06.929+01:002021-05-26T16:53:06.929+01:00Yorkshire PubbingYorkshire PubbingTasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68345455444819303042021-05-26T15:38:04.133+01:002021-05-26T15:38:04.133+01:00We don't really have pubs here, restuarants th...We don't really have pubs here, restuarants that masquerade as pubs, mostly chains. I live in farm country and grew up in a small town surrounded by farms; the equivalent of a pub would be the coffee shops and restaurants where the old farmers congregated, especially on rainy days, to sort out all the woes of the world. My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37746317447036837252021-05-26T15:13:04.596+01:002021-05-26T15:13:04.596+01:00If I am ever over there again, I would love to go ...If I am ever over there again, I would love to go loafing with you Ed. To "loaf" - I love that word and your local memory of how it was once used.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com