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Post by captainconfident on Jun 19, 2024 15:32:54 GMT
I only posted it because the caption of the article was so badly written. But for the record I prefer a flat pint.
In order to flog foam and get 48 pints out of a 40 pint firkin, pubs in the south started pulling real ale through sparklers, forcing the beer through tiny holes in a gadget attached to the end of the tap, which strips the gas out of the beer and deposits it as a thick foam carpet on top of the beer. So you get a pint that is lifeless because there is no gas in it and with an inch of froth at the top instead of beer. It was financial genius.
To sort this out, you had to lean over the bar and see if there were sparklers on the taps before ordering because once you’ve been handed a raddled pint of froth it’s too late. I’ve heard some excuses recently, “They are glued on”! No they are not, they unscrew. But the staff have targets to sell more pints than are actually in the cask.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Jun 19, 2024 15:36:29 GMT
Just stop oil attack on Stonehenge, pure stupidity.
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Post by overthehill on Jun 19, 2024 15:47:56 GMT
Just stop oil attack on Stonehenge, pure stupidity.
Vandalism is well overdue an increase in jail time.
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Post by adrianc on Jun 19, 2024 15:55:03 GMT
Just stop oil attack on Stonehenge, pure stupidity. Meh. Two fire extinguishers containing an orange powder. I suspect nothing more than a bit of rain will see 'em good as new. 
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Post by benaj on Jun 19, 2024 16:16:44 GMT
Why the stonehenge? they could have picked any spot.
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Post by ethel on Jun 19, 2024 17:05:31 GMT
I only posted it because the caption of the article was so badly written. But for the record I prefer a flat pint. In order to flog foam and get 48 pints out of a 40 pint firkin, pubs in the south started pulling real ale through sparklers, forcing the beer through tiny holes in a gadget attached to the end of the tap, which strips the gas out of the beer and deposits it as a thick foam carpet on top of the beer. So you get a pint that is lifeless because there is no gas in it and with an inch of froth at the top instead of beer. It was financial genius. To sort this out, you had to lean over the bar and see if there were sparklers on the taps before ordering because once you’ve been handed a raddled pint of froth it’s too late. I’ve heard some excuses recently, “They are glued on”! No they are not, they unscrew. But the staff have targets to sell more pints than are actually in the cask. When I was in the pub trade a firkin was either nine or eleven gallons, more usually nine, in other words 72 pints. In the north, beer dispense was done using a "swans neck and sparkler", because northern beers were more heavily hopped and could take that kind of treatment, and drinkers were used to a frothy pint (remember the Boddingtons adverts on tv)? Down south the beers were lighter and drinkers preferred a flatter pint, so no swans neck and sparkler. The pub I ran used to have hogsheads of beer delivered back in the day, which held 54 gallons! That was before my time, but you could see where they used to be stillaged down in the cellar.
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Post by captainconfident on Jun 19, 2024 17:30:27 GMT
I only posted it because the caption of the article was so badly written. But for the record I prefer a flat pint. In order to flog foam and get 48 pints out of a 40 pint firkin, pubs in the south started pulling real ale through sparklers, forcing the beer through tiny holes in a gadget attached to the end of the tap, which strips the gas out of the beer and deposits it as a thick foam carpet on top of the beer. So you get a pint that is lifeless because there is no gas in it and with an inch of froth at the top instead of beer. It was financial genius. To sort this out, you had to lean over the bar and see if there were sparklers on the taps before ordering because once you’ve been handed a raddled pint of froth it’s too late. I’ve heard some excuses recently, “They are glued on”! No they are not, they unscrew. But the staff have targets to sell more pints than are actually in the cask. When I was in the pub trade a firkin was either nine or eleven gallons, more usually nine, in other words 72 pints. In the north, beer dispense was done using a "swans neck and sparkler", because northern beers were more heavily hopped and could take that kind of treatment, and drinkers were used to a frothy pint (remember the Boddingtons adverts on tv)? Down south the beers were lighter and drinkers preferred a flatter pint, so no swans neck and sparkler. The pub I ran used to have hogsheads of beer delivered back in the day, which held 54 gallons! That was before my time, but you could see where they used to be stillaged down in the cellar. I was shown hogsheads once in a Holts pub in Manchester. Amazing sight. Everything you say is true and my estimation of the contents of a firkin was way off. I fully respect the Northern tradition, but as a southern poof I prefer to do the sparkling when the beer is in my mouth. The problem has always been the brim measure glass, which is exploited by the trade .
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Post by jo on Jun 19, 2024 17:45:03 GMT
Why the stonehenge? they could have picked any spot. Having seen their 'manifesto' on social media, I hope that kid isn't 18 because prison won't be nice for them. Still, never mind.
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Post by adrianc on Jun 19, 2024 18:29:43 GMT
Why the stonehenge? they could have picked any spot. Because tomorrow's the solstice, with the usual collection rocking up there for it.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Jun 19, 2024 19:14:59 GMT
Obviously will have to be cleaned off which may cause damage, plus apparently ancient endangered lichen may have been killed off. Also just what stupid idiots think this is going to make them more popular?
Edit: Jokingly, but they should have left them tied to the stones and let the latter day druids deal with them.
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Post by adrianc on Jun 20, 2024 8:06:27 GMT
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Post by keitha on Jun 20, 2024 9:55:01 GMT
www.cityam.com/starling-bank-cracks-down-on-debtors-after-regulator-launches-probe-into-financial-crime-controls/starling bank chasing defaulted loans did these banks not even perform basic checks before handing over money. "Three of the companies have never filed accounts, while another six have been dormant since they were incorporated. One debtor’s accounts claimed that for each year of trading, “the average number of employees during the year was NIL”.
Others have only filed accounts with a few hundred pounds worth of transactions."not difficult to check at the loan approval stage, of course it didn't matter it was taxpayers cash not theirs
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Post by keitha on Jun 21, 2024 15:47:56 GMT
the Audacity of Nick Adderley to wear a Falklands medal when you were 15 at the time, to say your brother gave you it ( that makes it ok to wear does it ) - I was given my grandfathers medals from the first world war I certainly wouldn't wear them. In this case an expert says the medal is 110% not genuine. But even if its a replacement you wear another persons medals on the right side of your chest, your own are worn on the left. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqq74pg1evovery interesting at the bottom of the article "Mr Adderley is also under investigation at his former force, Staffordshire Police, over allegations of fraud in relation to the maintenance of police vehicles."deserved to be sacked and I also think he should lose at least a chunk of his taxpayer funded pension |
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Post by michaelc on Jun 21, 2024 15:58:48 GMT
the Audacity of Nick Adderley to wear a Falklands medal when you were 15 at the time, to say your brother gave you it ( that makes it ok to wear does it ) - I was given my grandfathers medals from the first world war I certainly wouldn't wear them. In this case an expert says the medal is 110% not genuine. But even if its a replacement you wear another persons medals on the right side of your cheat your own are worn on the left. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqq74pg1evovery interesting at the bottom of the article "Mr Adderley is also under investigation at his former force, Staffordshire Police, over allegations of fraud in relation to the maintenance of police vehicles."deserved to be sacked and I also think he should lose at least a chunk of his taxpayer funded pension What are you going to say when you find out the newly issued medals are now made in China ?
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Post by Greenwood2 on Jun 21, 2024 16:12:19 GMT
the Audacity of Nick Adderley to wear a Falklands medal when you were 15 at the time, to say your brother gave you it ( that makes it ok to wear does it ) - I was given my grandfathers medals from the first world war I certainly wouldn't wear them. In this case an expert says the medal is 110% not genuine. But even if its a replacement you wear another persons medals on the right side of your cheat your own are worn on the left. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqq74pg1evovery interesting at the bottom of the article "Mr Adderley is also under investigation at his former force, Staffordshire Police, over allegations of fraud in relation to the maintenance of police vehicles."deserved to be sacked and I also think he should lose at least a chunk of his taxpayer funded pension What are you going to say when you find out the newly issued medals are now made in China ? Are they?
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