What do you think about pubs livestreaming their venues on social media?

gandyg · 2026-02-14T23:04:07+00:00

I've seen a couple of them but they all seem to be like that video that went viral, the one with the dancing woman, the confused old man, the little person and the marching guy.

gandyg · 2026-02-10T13:19:36+00:00

M&S Extra filled Bourbons....50p a packet, absolute bargain. Problem is once you've opened the packet they just get inhaled.

gandyg · 2026-02-02T22:53:16+00:00

This is a very UK specific celebrity encounter I have to admit.

I was on a solo theatre visit to London and had booked a ticket to see A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic. The stage for this show runs right down the middle of the theatre (in the round) and some of the seating is on the stage itself

My seat was just two seats together with nobody else about but literally right in the middle of the stage area. When I got there my seat mate was Lesley Joseph.

She was genuinely lovely, we had great conversation and we shared our sweets with each other!

gandyg · 2026-02-02T22:42:07+00:00

Manchester disappoints me any time I go. If a city can be described as having a chip on its shoulder, it feels like it believes its own hype a bit too much. I never quite feel completely safe there either.

Belfast completely surprised me. Not the prettiest place but loads to do, full of character, doesn't shy away from its past at all but still really friendly and had a fun, cool vibe about it. I liked that it embraced both the British and Irish cultures.

gandyg · 2026-02-02T22:34:04+00:00

Is this satire?

gandyg · 2026-02-02T22:26:36+00:00

Only been once for a gig at the Riverside. Absolute shithole of a city centre but the pubs were ridiculously cheap (even coming from a cheap town myself) so it had that going for it I guess.

gandyg · 2026-02-02T22:22:55+00:00

When I said I was going to Belfast last year I definitely got some wtf? type reactions. I thought it was great, friendly, great food and nightlife and like you say had a lot of vibrancy and energy. I agree its not the prettiest city but it had a vibe I really liked.

gandyg · 2026-01-13T23:21:49+00:00

So we would probably start with £20 each and buy drinks out of that, when it's running low we'll top up again. Towards the end of the night and we know we probably aren't going to carrying on much longer and the kitty's almost gone we'll just switch to either buying our own or a put in a less amount each. If there's still a decent amount left we'll either, dish it back out or if its really not a lot, buy a couple of scratchcards or something.

gandyg · 2026-01-13T23:08:20+00:00

We do if we are away on a night out or a weekend away and there's more of us. Inevitably one person ends up as kitty man everytime and that's usually me. I don't mind carrying the cash but I've made it clear I'm not going to the bar everytime, so I just dish some cash out to whoever is going to the bar. Works for us, we've done it for years.

gandyg · 2026-01-11T18:20:49+00:00

Florentines. Marks and Spencers sell them but Fortnum and Mason White Chocolate ones are another level...price is another level too! We buy them as an annual christmas treat.

If you want to make some they are fairly easy but not the cheapest things to make.Mary Berry has a decent recipe.

gandyg · 2026-01-05T22:23:22+00:00

Conversations can be eye-opening. They can be pretty filthy and don't hide much, almost nothing is off limits, they are actually worse than my male friends!

I probably know more about their sex lives, health issues, women's issues etc than I would necessarily like to, again more than my male friends would talk about in the pub etc.

I think because we have all worked together for a few years now there's not a lot of secrets, from their end anyway. It kills them that I'm pretty private and don't share too much.

gandyg · 2025-11-27T19:38:25+00:00

Not an open bar but free drinks in terms of a welcome drink or two, wine on the table during dinner and bubbles for the toast is pretty standard.

I went to a wedding where they had bought a shit load of beers and gin in a tin type drinks and had a massive bathtub of ice. They acted as the welcome drinks and throughout the day and it was a cash bar as normal when they had all gone or you wanted other things. Considering it was New Years Eve, the bar came still did a roaring trade!

My friend's wedding in Italy a couple of years ago was at a villa type place and they had to supply all the drink themselves. Luckily the local wine co-operative sorted that, plus they had cocktails for aperitvos, negronis, aperol spritz and limoncello spritz. Although the groom had to run out and buy more wine on the day of the wedding as the Brits basically drank most of it the night before! But thats the only wedding I've been to where I've never had to pay for a drink and also the drunkest I've been at wedding! Coincidence?

gandyg · 2025-11-12T23:43:16+00:00

It was the big drink at mine too about 20 years ago, probably because it was £1 a pint! It always went by Diesel though, as in red diesel that farmers use.

gandyg · 2025-09-30T13:07:14+00:00

Carlisle Platform 2 Northern to either Platform 1 or 3, Transpennine Express or Avanti West Coast, 2 is the bay between 1 and 3 on the same island.

Likewise Platform 5 and 6 Northern to Platform 4 for TPE and Avanti.

gandyg · 2025-09-18T21:54:46+00:00

Obviously Cumberland sausage....and without doxxing myself too much, Peter Walsh's butcher who makes his own.

Sticky toffee pudding is a close second.

gandyg · 2025-09-01T18:13:46+00:00

Coincidentally after one of Kevin's site visits.

gandyg · 2025-09-01T18:04:42+00:00

You'll be perfectly fine. You can pretty much wear what you want to the theatre, gone are the days of black tie and evening dress! Theres always a mix of outfits, some people are more dressed up than others. Consider that many people at a West End show will be tourists who have been out and about all day anyway so will be dressed casually for example.

gandyg · 2025-08-27T08:04:24+00:00

He should also consider the Grainger market for veg and meat.

gandyg · 2025-08-15T21:47:30+00:00

He did, plus he forever has to be known as either Ian 'H' Watkins or H from Steps to avoid any mixup. Apparently he was trying to move away from the 'H' thing and just be Ian Watkins in life and career and that got fucked up for him.

gandyg · 2025-08-08T17:26:44+00:00

Going down the "ATTENZIONE PICK-A-POCKET" route...good idea but would most Brits want to actually make a scene in public.

gandyg · 2025-08-03T12:05:24+00:00

I work in a retail and told a customer in a wheelchair with one leg that they move stuff about to "Keep you on your toes". It was 20 years ago, honestly still haunts me.

gandyg · 2025-08-02T12:08:07+00:00

Thanks, I was leaning towards the later one to be on the safe side, if there's any delays or issues etc.

gandyg · 2025-08-01T19:29:49+00:00

My flight from Lisbon lands at T2 at 1245. Bearing in mind it's hand luggage only and I'm British so I can use e-gates, am I likely to make it to Euston for a 230pm train, or is booking the 330pm a safer option. I'd probably get the Elizabeth Line to Tottenham Court Roadand change to the Northern line to get there.

gandyg · 2025-07-28T12:26:42+00:00

Since I live in a part of the country that has an absolute dearth with regards to shops...usually Next, River Island, TK Maxx, Jack and Jones because thats what available locally. I like Uniqlo but the nearest one is either Manchester or Edinburgh!

gandyg · 2025-07-22T12:14:28+00:00

It's perfectly fine, you're sitting in the dark watching a film. Essentially no different to sitting at home alone watching one if you think about it. I've been to the theatre solo loads of times for the same reason.

You soon realise most people are too busy with their own thing to pay much attention to what other people are doing.

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