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thought id start a thread asking hgers to tell us a bit about their local pub.mine is alexanders in clydebank.formerly the bridge bar,it has a bar and lounge ,same prices in both.bar small and mainly geared towards the football and horseracing fraternity.four television screens,1 fruit machine,no food served.the lounge has no screens no food 1 fruit machine and a jukebox.karaoke twice yearly,annual charity fundraiser and staff and customers christmas night.bar staff are very efficiant and treat regulars and new faces equally well. cheers.

banjo wrote:thought id start a thread asking hgers to tell us a bit about their local pub.mine is alexanders in clydebank.formerly the bridge bar,it has a bar and lounge ,same prices in both.bar small and mainly geared towards the football and horseracing fraternity.four television screens,1 fruit machine,no food served.the lounge has no screens no food 1 fruit machine and a jukebox.karaoke twice yearly,annual charity fundraiser and staff and customers christmas night.bar staff are very efficiant and treat regulars and new faces equally well. cheers.

I will probs be talking pish again, but are pubs not obliged to serve food albeit pie n peas etc ?

scaryman2u wrote:

banjo wrote:thought id start a thread asking hgers to tell us a bit about their local pub.mine is alexanders in clydebank.formerly the bridge bar,it has a bar and lounge ,same prices in both.bar small and mainly geared towards the football and horseracing fraternity.four television screens,1 fruit machine,no food served.the lounge has no screens no food 1 fruit machine and a jukebox.karaoke twice yearly,annual charity fundraiser and staff and customers christmas night.bar staff are very efficiant and treat regulars and new faces equally well. cheers.

I will probs be talking pish again, but are pubs not obliged to serve food albeit pie n peas etc ?

You have the right answer.

I tend not to drink in my immediate neighbourhood. A wee fifteen minute stroll across the Bells Bridge and I'm at the Ben Nevis. Rolls 'n' haggis, nice soup and a malt of the month for a more than reasonable price. Now that's what I call a Local.

Josef wrote:I tend not to drink in my immediate neighbourhood.

I tend to avoid drinking in my area, my preferred drinking establishment is the Lismore

I like the Lismore

I live in Ireland there's about 8 locals in my street alone

yoker brian wrote:

Josef wrote:I tend not to drink in my immediate neighbourhood.

I tend to avoid drinking in my area, my preferred drinking establishment is the Lismore

I'm surprised there's room left for anyone else in there, what with that being Lone Groover's local and all.

not exactly my local in a geographic sense since it is a twenty minute walk away.the leven valley is a five minute walk but ach ye just widnae,honest.

My local is The Old Oak in Burnside, but we never usually drink there. They used to sell Bellhaven Best, but no more

If we fancy a pint, we hop on the train and go to Sloan's or Mono

The Ettrick in Old Kilpatrick is my local. Its a good wee boozer. A decent bar for the locals and a separate lounge with live bands if you fancy that sort of thing. (everything from folk to blues to pop). At weekends the lounge gets very busy.

banjo wrote:not exactly my local in a geographic sense since it is a twenty minute walk away.the leven valley is a five minute walk but ach ye just widnae,honest.

I agree - you just widnae, the first time which was also the only time I went in, I was searched for weapons, I protested I didn't have any weapons concealed or otherwise, I was offered a mini armoury to make my selection from - exit stage left

Mines is the Scotch and Rye in the shopping centre, wouldnt touch it with a manky shit covered stick, full of low life degenerates.

Mine was the Peel in the Drum.

But I used to drink up Byres Road and in the town. Also spent a year haunting the Lord Darnley because of a woman.

The Fleece in Bingley Main Street is my local now.

Here is Mick the landlord, in The Fleece's back yard. With his caravan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f5ByjQgU4o

sunny ,ta for that link,sooooo funny.hope hes better at pulling pints than he is caravans.i past the peel last week and it had closed down for refurbishment and change of use by the looks of it,italian restaurant maybe.wrong location for that methinks.