Pubs, could they die

There was a well known pub crawl from the beach at Port Melbourne, up City road then down one side of Clarendon street South Melb and up the other side to the City. About 4 klm
over 25 pubs in all not counting the 100m off the main crawl pubs :eek: and there were a few of them too. I know of a half dozen that are now residences, probably a lot more are now, as I have'nt revisited Port for a while. Gosh I tried enuf times with my mates to complete that crawl:cool:. The trouble was you would get to a really good pub that was firing up and end up forgetting all about it.
Never even got to the South Melb pubs, from memory:angel:

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Originally Posted by Quiggers

Yup, the bl00dy golden arches have go the market shot to bits, for one curious reason...

...easily available, generally clean, safe, toilets...

...the business is built around a dunny...


GQ

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I'll use their loos but I wont eat their food :D
I try and support the lil cafe's as I like decent coffee....;)

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Originally Posted by Quiggers

There's hardly a pub from north of the Harbour Bridge to Newcastle, these days.

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There are heaps up to Hornsby, just not necessarily on the Pacific Hwy.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Possibly with a room full of Pro Harts.:D

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:lol2: no, no Pro's here Des. My art broker advised against him :p

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Originally Posted by Quiggers

A new sign appeared just prior to this edifice... it says (words to the effect of) 'last fuel on highway for 105ks'

(which is wrong)

...wonder how much BP paid the RTA to have this misleading sign erected?

GQ

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I reckon! I recall when the last northbound fuel was built (by shell) before the expressway on Pennant Hills Rd and they started advertising that they were the last fuel before the expressway. The BP before it then started advertising as the last "BP fuel" before the freeway. :lol2:

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Originally Posted by Redback

With the government introducing new liquor laws, is the pub going to die a slow death.
Baz.

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Maybe for suburban and city pubs but nothing beats a cold beer on the verandah of an outback pub and up here we have heaps.
Travel to them makes regular patronage an issue but all the local ones are now airconditioned and sealed up for the tourists.

Real Pubs or nothing!

Cheers,
Paul:twobeers:

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Originally Posted by CraigE

Pubs have been dying for years. With the increase of RBT .

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And there it lies, the downturn of ther country pub:(

Not the fact off drink driving blatantly pis.sed, but getting done at .07 driving home from a few pots in the pub was the demise

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Originally Posted by rovercare

And there it lies, the downturn of ther country pub:(

Not the fact off drink driving blatantly pis.sed, but getting done at .07 driving home from a few pots in the pub was the demise

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The breathalyser destroyed the bar trade in most suburban pubs too. My local used to fill its large parking lot on Thursday and Friday nights, and the surrounding streets. People would spill out of the public bar into the parking lot, because of the crush inside. Within a few years of RBT's you could walk in and get a spot at the bar any time, or a parking space right at the door. The liquor barns came into their own as people drank at home after RBT.

..and just now, I had a few up the road at the concrete box called the 'tavern', (collecting my meagre Melb Cup winnings); my near neighbour and I walked home, he's a copper and said 'good thing we're not driving, the boys are out tonight'....

..and as he said that, one of the patrol guys pulled up and asked him if we'd like a ride home.....

i'm surrounded by teachers, coppers and retired farmers, and life in the country is very nice...

and it's raining

GQ

Pubs have changed heaps, I dont go to pubs anymore unless I am going through a country town with a nice old inviting pub like the Royal Mail at Braidwood, theres a pub! or the Commercial in Strathalbyn SA another good old pub, hope they stay around for a few more years yet.