Going to the pub during the day - magical.

anacc · 23-08-2019 03:43PM

jimgoose wrote: »

I must head into the Wetherspoons in Paul St. here some evening. I shall address the denizens in their own language: "Pint of bitter annat innit, you fackin' fackin' cant cant!!" :pac:

The Weatherspoons in town is grand. Nothing like the 'spoons in the UK.

jimgoose · 23-08-2019 03:44PM

anacc wrote: »

The Weatherspoons in town is grand. Nothing like the 'spoons in the UK.

Yeah, I wouldn't have thought it was.

kunst nugget · 23-08-2019 03:51PM

kerryjack wrote: »

The days with out face book and Snapchat and all that bull shore when you could go mad and there was little evidence left behind only a sore head and an empty wallet.

… and a missus with a black eye that she got from “walking into the door”... great days!!!

This is it · 23-08-2019 03:51PM

kerryjack wrote: »

The days with out face book and Snapchat and all that bull shore when you could go mad and there was little evidence left behind only a sore head and an empty wallet.

Thankfully when I'm out with mates there's rarely a phone out. Often see other groups, or even couples, with phones glued to their hand, little to no conversation. That'd melt your brain.

Yeah_Right · 23-08-2019 04:54PM

kerryjack wrote: »

The days with out face book and Snapchat and all that bull shore when you could go mad and there was little evidence left behind only a sore head and an empty wallet.

And a burning sensation when you pee. Great days!!

partyguinness · 23-08-2019 05:01PM

Yeah_Right wrote: »

And a burning sensation when you pee. Great days!!

Honest to God. Driving home yesterday Lloyds Bank were advertising on the radio a new banking feature which will show up on a map all the locations you have used your debit card 'contactless' facility. The by line was how handy that would be piecing together a night on the lash.

votecounts · 23-08-2019 05:05PM

The weatherspoons near me is grand, have never been during the day though.

23-08-2019 05:12PM

kunst nugget wrote: »

If you're sitting by yourself, on boards to pass the time, it doesn't sound like a load of craic...

Not at all, there is something very nice about sitting up at the bar on your own browsing away on boards and having the odd post intertwined with talking a bit of rubbish with the bar man and other random lads at the bar.

It’s the modern version of reading the paper at the bar. I remember the last morning we went to the early house I was overeager and was in before the rest of the crew. It was 8:30 am on a sat morning so boards was dead but the bar man handed on the Saturday paper, was mighty siting there with a pint curing the night before and reading the sports section for half an hour (along with a bit of banter with the others in there) before the rest of the lads rolled in.

This is it · 23-08-2019 05:18PM

Esteban Faint Gipsy wrote: »

Not at all, there is something very nice about sitting up at the bar on your own browsing away on boards and having the odd post intertwined with talking a bit of rubbish with the bar man and other random lads at the bar.

It’s the modern version of reading the paper at the bar. I remember the last morning we went to the early house I was overeager and was in before the rest of the crew. It was 8:30 am on a sat morning so boards was dead but the bar man handed on the Saturday paper, was mighty siting there with a pint curing the night before and reading the sports section for half an hour (along with a bit of banter with the other in there) before the rest of the lads rolled in.

What?

Edit. Ok, makes a bit more sense now...

Uncharted · 23-08-2019 05:46PM

Esteban Faint Gipsy wrote: »

It was 8:30 am on a sat morning so boards was dead but the bar man handed on the Saturday paper, was mighty siting there with a pint curing the night before and reading the sports section for half an hour (along with a bit of banter with the other in there) before the rest of the lads rolled in.

It would bring a tear to a glass eye.

freshpopcorn · 23-08-2019 06:32PM

One thing I liked about an afternoon pints was we never went onto a club afterwords because people were generally to pissed to get in anywhere else.

pgj2015 · 23-08-2019 06:36PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

One thing I liked about an afternoon pints was we never went onto a club afterwords because people were generally to pissed to get in anywhere else.

do you not like pulling?

freshpopcorn · 23-08-2019 06:45PM

pgj2015 wrote: »

do you not like pulling?

At the time I had sort of already pulled.

I was never really into the club scene.

JohnnyFlash · 23-08-2019 07:05PM

Esteban Faint Gipsy wrote: »

Not at all, there is something very nice about sitting up at the bar on your own browsing away on boards and having the odd post intertwined with talking a bit of rubbish with the bar man and other random lads at the bar.

It’s the modern version of reading the paper at the bar. I remember the last morning we went to the early house I was overeager and was in before the rest of the crew. It was 8:30 am on a sat morning so boards was dead but the bar man handed on the Saturday paper, was mighty siting there with a pint curing the night before and reading the sports section for half an hour (along with a bit of banter with the others in there) before the rest of the lads rolled in.

Good man, Nox, and fück the begrudgers. I see you’re a Galway man like myself - East Galway no doubt. Is there any early house in the city these days?

EmmetSpiceland · 23-08-2019 07:09PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

At the time I had sort of already pulled.

Always good to head out without a “loaded gun” distracting you from the purpose of pure pinting.

23-08-2019 07:22PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Good man, Nox, and fück the begrudgers. I see you’re a Galway man like myself - East Galway no doubt. Is there any early house in the city these days?

None in Galway unfortunately (officially anyway), mainly ones in Cork I’ve been to.

Bonniedog · 23-08-2019 07:27PM

Esteban Faint Gipsy wrote: »

None in Galway unfortunately (officially anyway), mainly ones in Cork I’ve been to.

The Iveagh Leary was a good spot when I was down there in the early 90s.

Pool tournament once that began at 8am on a Monday morning

Porklife · 23-08-2019 08:04PM

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Always good to head out without a “loaded gun” distracting you from the purpose of pure pinting.

Every time I read your posts it makes me want Indian food!
On topic, pints of wine and wine from a hose should be illegal. I'd sooner give someone a line of banger than serve them a pint of pinot grigio. I also reckon the punter on coke would act alot more dignified.

Andrew00 · 23-08-2019 08:09PM

Esteban Faint Gipsy wrote: »

None in Galway unfortunately (officially anyway), mainly ones in Cork I’ve been to.

A certain pub in Woodquay does be serving pints from half 8 onwards up at the corner

23-08-2019 09:51PM

Andrew00 wrote: »

A certain pub in Woodquay does be serving pints from half 8 onwards up at the corner

I know hence the “officially” comment

24-08-2019 11:54PM

On the sauce since 2pm and hanging tough. All the original gang have fallen by the wayside, I've acquired a new troupe who are barely up to speed. In the vicinity of 15 pints and having a ball, life is good. Long over Ireland's annihilation by the English. The world cup is still up in the air, ta fúck.

Assetbacked · 31-08-2019 01:28PM

I think today is the ideal day to preach the fulfilment obtained from day time pub drinking. Feast of sport on tv, rather quiet generally, bit of autumn cold and rain. Bliss.

Uncharted · 31-08-2019 02:37PM

Assetbacked wrote: »

I think today is the ideal day to preach the fulfilment obtained from day time pub drinking. Feast of sport on tv, rather quiet generally, bit of autumn cold and rain. Bliss.

You're singing from my own hymn sheet there Vicar.

On my 5th pint. Bedding in nicely. Sport all evening.

Friends en route for the sesh.

All Ireland tomorrow.

Missus n kids are off doing their Dundrum town centre thing.

I'm a free agent all day.
Life's good.

Ahhhhh.

Going to the pub during the day - magical.

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