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Originally posted by hobbes View PostOh, there's usually plenty of tat on the walls, but TVs are usually on silent and unless it's a young person's pub in the evening, music is usually quiet or off.
Some bars here allow the tat to grow organically - pictures of staff or bands that played there, amateur teams it sponsored/supported, local pictures and art, perhaps advertising of beer brands that no longer exist.
But some just put up all kinds of whimsical shit just for the sake of it or pictures of a far off place that it’s trying to replicate, like New Orleans or Italy or Ireland. Or an excessive amount of sports stuff - especially NASCAR and NFL stuff - provided by the beer vendors.
The pubs I’ve been to in the UK (few) don’t seem to be so interested in chasing a “theme” like that other than, perhaps “we’ve been here for a long time.”
Likewise, you have cafs that simply serve food with minimal thought to the decor or pretentious beyond feeding people. We used to have diners like that, but it’s a dying breed. It may be dying there too.
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Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View PostThe pubs I’ve been to in the UK (few) don’t seem to be so interested in chasing a “theme” like that other than, perhaps “we’ve been here for a long time.”
The previously mentioned Reg's auto repair has tat everywhere. The best is the very large collection of framed show cars / custom cars / funny cars from the likes of George Barris et al from the '60s and '70s. Each of them has a hot babe across the hood who's now in her late seventies. He augments those with photocopied gags and cartoons, all of which hit the punchlines really hard with underlining and ALL CAPS on the pertinent words. He augments those with little biblical plaques in Italian and pictures of his roses.
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Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View PostWhat kind of tat?
Some bars here allow the tat to grow organically - pictures of staff or bands that played there, amateur teams it sponsored/supported, local pictures and art, perhaps advertising of beer brands that no longer exist.
But some just put up all kinds of whimsical shit just for the sake of it or pictures of a far off place that it’s trying to replicate, like New Orleans or Italy or Ireland. Or an excessive amount of sports stuff - especially NASCAR and NFL stuff - provided by the beer vendors.
The pubs I’ve been to in the UK (few) don’t seem to be so interested in chasing a “theme” like that other than, perhaps “we’ve been here for a long time.”
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Just had an email from the CIO. There is a very major IT infrastructure shift happening for the next few weeks as part of separating $BIGCOMPANY from $VERYBIGCOMPANY. The email says that people will be working long hours, weekends and some overnights. As part of this, the (smart-ish) dress code is being relaxed for a few weeks. (The email also says "people are going to be very tired and stressed, so be patient and supportive and understanding".)
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Originally posted by Snake Plissken View PostJust had an email from the CIO. There is a very major IT infrastructure shift happening for the next few weeks as part of separating $BIGCOMPANY from $VERYBIGCOMPANY. The email says that people will be working long hours, weekends and some overnights. As part of this, the (smart-ish) dress code is being relaxed for a few weeks. (The email also says "people are going to be very tired and stressed, so be patient and supportive and understanding".)
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- Mar 2008
- 19074
- Revelling In The Hole
- England, Chelsea and Tooting and Mitcham. And Surrey CCC. And Wimbledon Dons Speedway (RIP)
- Nairn's Cheese Oatcake
Originally posted by Janik View PostWell, the pubs going for 'traditional' will put up horse brasses and the like. There are specialist suppliers of this stuff, but their business is being pushed by eBay et al. Typical selection:- https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/brass_pub_decor
I was having a Sunday stroll with some friends in South Herts. in the late-80s/early-90s and we popped into a pub whose walls were covered with non-antique pistols and machine guns. It was extraordinary - it looked like a recently unearthed arms cache has been decommissioned and pinned up on the local pub's walls by the plod.
TBH, I still can't quite believe what I saw.Last edited by Nocturnal Submission; 18-07-2019, 15:07.
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We used to guzzle trays of draught beer* in a joint called The Pig's Ear at university. The walls had nothing on them but cheap wood panelling, which had a distinct dark 'band' that ran around the entire room. When you looked around a bit, the dark line was where the locals all rested the back of their heads as they got slowly sozzled.
*tray - 20 glasses - of ale or lager was pretty much all they did.
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Originally posted by Snake Plissken View PostJust had an email from the CIO. There is a very major IT infrastructure shift happening for the next few weeks as part of separating $BIGCOMPANY from $VERYBIGCOMPANY. The email says that people will be working long hours, weekends and some overnights. As part of this, the (smart-ish) dress code is being relaxed for a few weeks. (The email also says "people are going to be very tired and stressed, so be patient and supportive and understanding".)
(All right, I know why they don''t get more staff in. But it's a false economy.)Last edited by treibeis; 18-07-2019, 16:45.
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostWOM, how large were the glasses? It sounds rather Kolschisch, though 20 is more than they do on a tray
I've just googled the place, and it closed two years ago. It had been in business for 152 years. Holy crap...
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Because it is a big job. They are separating their servers away from the other company. Some of these applications are big, several of them regulator sensitive. It's not about volume, it's about doing the work and keeping the plates spinning so that customer disruption is minimised. (It's a big energy supplier.)
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Originally posted by Snake Plissken View PostBecause it is a big job. They are separating their servers away from the other company. Some of these applications are big, several of them regulator sensitive. It's not about volume, it's about doing the work and keeping the plates spinning so that customer disruption is minimised. (It's a big energy supplier.)
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