I'm not surprised. All my costs are going up and I have to make cutbacks. When a single pint is £5-6.50, that's something I can't justify.
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Wetherspoons in my area does £2/pint ales
That's true. And I'm not usually a massive fan of Doombar but it was £1.49 in a spoons (relatively) near me recently, so I couldn't say no.
I can't believe the Brits are becoming halal.
Doesn't help that a pint of supermarket beer in a London pub is upwards of £7.
That's true, but this report specifically excludes London.
Hah. I read inside London. My bad.
Coupled with the image, I read it as”outside after work drinks”.
“Okay. Everyone went inside?”
Lol. I completely understand! It's been a long week. Almost time for a cuppa here. I think I'll have it early.
Come out to Zone 4. £2 ales.
Really?
Good ones? And not Timothy Taylor.
Since when are Ale's "good"? Just drink the bath slop and be thankful
Lots of good ales my dude
With the latest ethanol trade deal with the US, I can only imagine there is going to be another big push to eliminate WFH/hybrid working in a lot of businesses.
That's right, us peasants shouldn't be at home with our families and loved ones, we should be working long hours, sitting in traffic or stood waiting for another late train, and then spending what we've earned on drowning our frustrations of the hamster wheel we're on at the end of the day.
I'm really hoping this whole push to get everyone back in to the office is a generational thing from the boomers, and once they're finally retired we can see a new shift in the workplace. But then that is probably being too optimistic.
But muh property holdings!
Eta: how proud Dickens would be, with the global state of things.
With the latest ethanol trade deal with the US, I can only imagine there is going to be another big push to eliminate WFH/hybrid working in a lot of businesses.
why?
Just one possible example would be that Ethanol is used in making beer, wines, and spirits. If pre-pandemic it was found people were socialising after work more than they are now, the consumption of those things would have been greater compared to now. I imagine they will want people socialising more after work to buy more booze to make the most of the imported Ethanol.
Ethanol is used in making beer, wines
What?
I'm also going to have to jump on the "And?" bandwagon here.
I thought the alcohol produced was a result of the fermenting process, not an added product
This was my mistake and you're right. I had read as part of an announcement in the news that Ethanol is used for beer, wine, and spirits. Seems I wasn't the only fool.
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Building sits empty, rents are lost, value decreases.
We're having two different conversations here, aren't we? I could have asked anything and the answer would be the same.
Ethanol -> WFH jump still hasn't been explained
And?
I already spend too much time with work people and I have my own shit to do.
I'm a bit surprised this is news - our work dos were always on Thursday. Better to be hung over on company time.
I kind of feel like outside of really big cities there transport network isn't good enough to do this. You don't want to drink, then drive but getting the bus or train too or from work is too much of a pain
Thursday is bigger in Edinburgh too. Friday is a ghost town in many an office
Eugh, fucking Thursday "mandatory fun time". All I can think about is that I still have to work tomorrow.
It's alright for the C levels and managers who don't really do anything anyway.
As a manager, fuck Thursdays too