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Amongst all the negative shit going on in the world right now, I was lucky enough to spend 2 peaceful hours in the ocean on my own the yesterday. For some annoying reason my thoughts drifted to RWC19, and the thread we had on game day movements.
I remembered @mariner4life mentioning he switched up his plan on QF Saturday to head down to his local for a couple, and it occurred to me that I haven't had a local in a long while, perhaps since my London days which ended more than 12 years ago.
So, this thread is for those inclined to detail whether they still have a local, and what they love about it. Because I bloody miss having one!
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@voodoo yeah haven't had a local since moving to Orpington from Twells and do miss it a little. Being able to jump on a 5 minute bus ride to spoons where I can grab a round for me and Bonesetta for less than a fiver (as opposed to nearly twelve) almost makes up for it, but not quite.
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I used to love the mentality behind the UK local - pop in for 1 or 2 on the way home, like it's an extension of your living room but with mates* instead of family
*To qualify as a mate, they would simply be someone that you'd give an eyebrow raise or a nod of the head as you walked in. A familiar face, someone you'd talk 15 seconds of crap with at the urinal.
Just haven't really seen that in Oz since I've been back.
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Some would say I am spoiled for choice having 4 pubs within a 2 minute walk but what I have is mediocrity in depth. I do favour one though as it is an old fashioned locals’ pub. Too local sometimes. Sadly it seems the old local as we know it is dying out in the UK. @Bones the Bull at St Paul’s Cray used be be a good pub and a bit further afield the Ramblers Rest at Chislehurst was also good. Mind you I am talking years ago now.
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My local is a fucking ripper. The Red Beret. 3.5km down the road, courtesy bus if required.
Decked out TAB with a big screen for the ponies. Sports on TV everywhere. Tittie girls on a Thursday. The bistro does bloody good food.
Owner must make a fortune
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I sometimes drive down to the local social club with some neighbors for an "early doors" session on late Friday afternoon. Nearest pub to us is 10 miles way.
Folks around here are all pretty isolated so we take turn hosting a drinks session once a month, which is pretty cool.
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@mariner4life said in The Local:
My local is a fucking ripper. The Red Beret. 3.5km down the road, courtesy bus if required.
Decked out TAB with a big screen for the ponies. Sports on TV everywhere. Tittie girls on a Thursday. The bistro does bloody good food.
Owner must make a fortune
So do you know folk there? Do they turn and say "mariner!" in unison when you walk in?
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@mariner4life said in The Local:
My local is a fucking ripper. The Red Beret. 3.5km down the road, courtesy bus if required.
Decked out TAB with a big screen for the ponies. Sports on TV everywhere. Tittie girls on a Thursday. The bistro does bloody good food.
Owner must make a fortune
So do you know folk there? Do they turn and say "mariner!" in unison when you walk in?
Nah, I don't go that often. I'm mates with everyone in my street so don't need to leave for a social beer. And if I go to the pub, I usually go with them as well.
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My last local was the Albion in Brisbane. Half of it was done up and served good food, good crowd. The other half was the pokies/ TAB/ TV screens. Nice to see the regulars - just a different atmosphere when you know how people react on the turps and you can sit around talking shit.
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@Catogrande cheers! We're more towards Petts Wood so might have to head along to Chislehurst. Bugger not having something a 5 minute walk away though.
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@Catogrande cheers! We're more towards Petts Wood so might have to head along to Chislehurst. Bugger not having something a 5 minute walk away though.
Well in that case there's always the Daylight if you fancy a punch-up or the Chequers in Southborough Lane which used to be OK.
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@Catogrande banned from Daylight for bringing a female in so have to settle for Sovereign.
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Yeah I don't really have a local. The Sport's Club is really close, and I am a member, but it is too old for me. Full of grumpy old gits. Really good when we run our touch tourny there for a few weeks, outside of that I go on ANZAC Day and that's it.
So my local is a work collegues place who always has a glass of wine in her hand
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The sands at Bleak house.
Full of people who work for McLaren. Who are all dull as shit. Except a salesman whose an old school racist.
Go there with some folks on my street often. 10 minute walk home through a wood. Mandatory no lights and must take a whisky.
Great fun.
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Used to have a few “locals”. Hand in Hand up on the common was the regular couple of times a week outing for us and the dogs. Was voted most dog friendly pub in Britain a few years back and still takes out the London award. Lost a little charm when the brewery tarted it up, which sadly seems necessary these days as most money is made from families eating rather than folk social drinking. The landlord is great though.
The Dolphin in Betchworth was our “local” on weekends when we would get out of town for a walk/ride in the Surrey Hills. Still has a locals bar at the front which we were regulars enough to be accepted in. Met some interesting folk.
My personal after work local was “Ain’t nothing but” blues bar in Kingley St, Soho. Always live music starting at 6.30 and would stop in for a pint if in no hurry to get home.Best option now is Panhead up at Brewtown. Just a pain to get to from our end of Upper Hutt.
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Our 'local' is a JImmy Jacks Rib Shack (<100m away) which has a range of Good George on tap.
But cant spend too much time there given that is across the road from work and I usually need to drive home!
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Our local is the Ettamogah Hotel - themed pub based on the Aussie comic strip, but called "Hotel" instead of "Pub" because a rights issue. Undergoing a small reno at the moment which fucking sucks for our rugby club raffles of a Friday. Gotta love an outdoor area in summer tho.
(Note that it is actually quite modern out the back. As @mariner4life describes for his joint: decked out TAB. Multiple bars. Good food. No tiddy tho - its a family joint but a fair few yummy mummies as a result).
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@NTA "Decked out TAB"? This term I do not know.
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@Catogrande said in The Local:
@NTA "Decked out TAB"? This term I do not know.
Go to a club if you want a TAB or Pokies or TVs IMO. Pubs should be for social interaction (and drinking) not staring at screens.
The pubs we liked in the UK would clearly let everyone know before if they were going to have the TVs on eg Guiness promotion during 6N etc. so you could stay way or still go depending on preference.
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@Crucial Mate, TVs I understand. TAB and Pokies not so much.
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