Wetherspoons

[nickyboy]

Their clientele are not generally characters I tend to mix with.

My "up-my-own-arse-ometer" has just exploded

 

[Blue Hills]

I am deeply hurt and offended

I wouldn't be - I have the idea he's not much of a mixer anyway anywhere.

 

[SydZ]

My "up-my-own-arse-ometer" has just exploded

Meow 😏

 

[Blue Hills]

Meow 😏

shouldn't that be in French?

 

[SydZ]

shouldn't that be in French?

miaou

 

[T4tomo]

I am deeply hurt and offended

I smell mock offence here, Wetherspoons hasn't reached Boldon yet, and you have Pete Zulu and his grassed floors to keep you amused.

 

[BoldonLad]

I smell mock offence here, Wetherspoons hasn't reached Boldon yet, and you have Pete Zulu and his grassed floors to keep you amused.

You are right, we do not have Wetherspoons in Boldon (yet), but, myself, and, my merry band of (very respectable) 6 boys (average age 72), frequently venture beyond the boundaries of Boldon, and take in such high spots as South Shields Wetherspoons, Wallsend Wetherspoons, and, even, on one particularly extended outing Keswick Wetherspoons. We like a bit of variety.

 

[FishFright]

Whilst Wetherspoons have saved the facade of many buildings that may otherwise have changed significantly, they have ripped the heart out of many. There are a few exceptions though which is about the only good thing I see they do.

As for visiting any. Their clientele are not generally characters I tend to mix with.

I don't visit any because of the owner.

 

[Brandane]

I don't visit any because of the owner.

I daresay that over the last 40+ years of pub visits, I may have inadvertently contributed to the retirement fund of some less than upstanding citizens of the world. I don't know; I never ask for personal character references of the publican prior to entering the premises. Tim Martin may not be perfect, but he is in the business of making money. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, etc..

 

[Blue Hills]

I daresay that over the last 40+ years of pub visits, I may have inadvertently contributed to the retirement fund of some less than upstanding citizens of the world. I don't know; I never ask for personal character references of the publican prior to entering the premises. Tim Martin may not be perfect, but he is in the business of making money. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, etc..

exactly - am pretty sure that pretty much all the antis on here don't rigorously check out the proclivities of the bosses of their favoured retail/entertainment etc outlets.
Which says to me that something else is very often going on.
I imagine that we would get some very offended high horse comments if their choices were criticised on these grounds.

And then there's the truly comic comments from some who never/very rarely go in pubs of any description or don't like beer. Or even drink anything.

And as for the historical leanings of the brewing industry ....

 

[winjim]

I daresay that over the last 40+ years of pub visits, I may have inadvertently contributed to the retirement fund of some less than upstanding citizens of the world. I don't know; I never ask for personal character references of the publican prior to entering the premises. Tim Martin may not be perfect, but he is in the business of making money. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, etc..

It is literally impossible to live an entirely ethical and blameless life in this putrid shithole that is modern capitalist society, but some of us are at least trying to make the best out of a bad job.

 

[FishFright]

I daresay that over the last 40+ years of pub visits, I may have inadvertently contributed to the retirement fund of some less than upstanding citizens of the world. I don't know; I never ask for personal character references of the publican prior to entering the premises. Tim Martin may not be perfect, but he is in the business of making money. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, etc..

As long as you get drunk cheaply then who cares eh ?

 

[Brandane]

As long as you get drunk cheaply then who cares eh ?

WTF? I haven't been "drunk" for a lot of years now, but I do enjoy a visit to the pub. If I DID want to get drunk cheaply, there are much cheaper alternatives to the pub, even at Tim Martin's prices.
If you can't go to the pub without getting drunk, there are organisations out there who can help you.

 

[Dirk]

I don't visit any because of the owner.

He's never been around when I've visited a Wetherspoons.

 

[Brandane]

He's never been around when I've visited a Wetherspoons.

Hang about long enough and you might meet him. Apparently he aims to visit around 20 of his pubs each week! But with 900+ pubs in the UK now, it's going to take him the best part of a year to get round them all. Now that's a pub crawl .