| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! 14:09 - Jun 8 with 15715 views | Discodroids |
We have at last surmounted the peak sawtooth waves of insanity in this country. I've never encountered this recent fashion in our pubs and clubs, and would piss all over it if i did. Luckily it hasn't reached Leigh on Sea and i can't imagine the natives round here putting up with it.
Just take a butchers at The pictures in the X account below which is dedicated to it. it's a new phenomenon. Pubs/ bars are not post office counters to pick up form lcx49kj or the medical center for your blood test results to see if you have a dose of crabs.
It blows my mind. The bar staff implore people not to queue and to address the bar in the normal fashion yet they continue to queue up in single file at the bar looking like cattle waiting for the firing pin of the bolt gun in a slum east end abbatoir. Docile , iron curtain queueing for-Baby-milk formulae colostomy bags ,that cant work out how to use a bar.
Takes ages to get served with single file queues going back out of the door while the unused bar staff wait idly behind the jump yelling at people not to queue. Yet still they Queue. FFS.
All Waiting in single file to be served their Madri like some tuberculosis drenched brat at the window of a Mr Whippy ice cream van for his 3 halfpence raspberry Jubbly.
Is it in your Local,? have seen this carcinogenic shit in your pub?. Just say no, and walk to the bar with your head held high. Name and shame!
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:21 - Jun 10 with 2323 views | peterlund_dk |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:58 - Jun 10 by hubble |
Indeed, in his little known prequel to 1984: 1664 - The Kronenbourg Years. |
I prefer "Animal Farm 2: Udder nonsense". |  | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 18:22 - Jun 10 with 2188 views | Mick_S |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:37 - Jun 10 by Konk |
I was out on a recent Thursday evening, which was the first day without rain for about 8 years, so anywhere with a beer garden was heaving. Went to the arranged pub and at one point there was a queue literally out of the door and a couple of metres down the street. Landlord appeared and asked everyone to stop queueing and just come to the bar, at which point things started to get a bit chaotic, with everyone pushed to get to the front. |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 00:01 - Jun 11 with 2045 views | FredManRave |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 18:22 - Jun 10 by Mick_S |
We’ve gone nuts. Except the people on this board that aren’t nuts. |
That rules out BrazilNutR. |  |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 01:46 - Jun 11 with 2023 views | SydneyRs |
I've got used to it as its pretty common here, although not in all pubs. On the one hand you don't get the frustration of idiot bar staff serving people who've just walked up while you've been waiting (good staff always clock who was there first), but it is a bit weird. | | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 04:04 - Jun 11 with 1988 views | Match82 |
Been a while since I've been back in the UK so had absolutely no idea this was a thing now. Doesn't seem like any of the landlords are the ones pushing this from some of the stories, so does the entire tone of the evening come down to the first person who wants a drink when the bartender is busy?
That person has the potential to set the tone for the whole evening - one person at the bar and they're serving someone - do you
a) stand patiently at the bar
b) politely stand back and give some space
Quite the pressure on that decision now! One person standing back isn't an issue, but then when a 3rd person comes and sees a line... |  | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 09:25 - Jun 11 with 1885 views | robith |
It's an absolute plague, and bar staff need to do more to stop it happening. Some behaviorial economic nudges needed.
My working theory on it too - the posher the local area, the higher the likelihood of a queue breaking out |  | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 10:31 - Jun 11 with 1804 views | hoops_legend |
Surely queuing is fine as long as it splits to each staff member… no real delay that way and first come first served rather than those who don’t give a monkeys about others |  |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:13 - Jun 11 with 1708 views | Discodroids |
Welcome to the house of fun. Looks more depressing than john Mcvicar queing up for the Hot plate and being served his porridge by sex case 'Streaky Jeffries'.
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:17 - Jun 11 with 1697 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:13 - Jun 11 by Discodroids |
Welcome to the house of fun. Looks more depressing than john Mcvicar queing up for the Hot plate and being served his porridge by sex case 'Streaky Jeffries'.
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Good to see Peter Sutcliffe waiting his turn though. |  | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:25 - Jun 11 with 1663 views | Northernr |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 10:31 - Jun 11 by hoops_legend |
Surely queuing is fine as long as it splits to each staff member… no real delay that way and first come first served rather than those who don’t give a monkeys about others |
Ruins the 'art' or bar tendering though. Passing over somebody who's being a knob and serving somebody else instead until they get the message for instance. Or quickly serving somebody you know wants half a Diet Coke ahead of somebody you know is ordering a round of 12 drinks. Also creates a big snakey line of people through the pub.
And it's just not cricket. It's a bar. Stand round it. That's what it's there for. |  | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:29 - Jun 11 with 1628 views | Discodroids |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:17 - Jun 11 by Ned_Kennedys |
Good to see Peter Sutcliffe waiting his turn though. |
i missed that Ned. Good spot. it must be the beasts wing turn for the hot plate. | |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:32 - Jun 11 with 1585 views | SheffieldHoop |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 10:31 - Jun 11 by hoops_legend |
Surely queuing is fine as long as it splits to each staff member… no real delay that way and first come first served rather than those who don’t give a monkeys about others |
I did wonder how long it would take for somebody on here to suggest that "Standing at a bar waiting to be served" = "Not giving a monkeys about others" |  |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:50 - Jun 11 with 1543 views | R_from_afar |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 16:27 - Jun 8 by PunteR |
Yeh my local (gastro pub) has this bollox going on. The proper local drinkers in there refuse to queue so there's now a section to prop up the bar and order a beer like your suppose to. They've also gone cashless, so my beer coupons are redundant now. |
"They've also gone cashless, so my beer coupons are redundant now".
Meanwhile, the independent cafe in Ascot High Street is strictly cash only. 
Confused? You won't be, after this episode of out and about in Berkshire.  |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:58 - Jun 11 with 1517 views | R_from_afar |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 17:18 - Jun 8 by LimehouseR |
When I walk up to the bar and find I am getting served immediately with others stood next to me apparently waiting I always ask them if they have been served or if it's obvious I say to the bar staff, 'I think they're next'. Just manners.
On a side note, going in the reverse protocol, I notice these days it is quite rare for people to queue at the bus request. I feel like that was definitely more of a thing when I was growing up (mostly in the 90s)? |
Twenty years ago, a British friend and I were in the middle of a huge crowd of people queueing to get onto a ferry, in Sicily. The vast majority of the other passengers were French pensioners.
We ended up being the last two to climb onboard. British reserve  | |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:01 - Jun 11 with 1501 views | kensalriser |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:13 - Jun 11 by Discodroids |
Welcome to the house of fun. Looks more depressing than john Mcvicar queing up for the Hot plate and being served his porridge by sex case 'Streaky Jeffries'.
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That looks grim. A level of ambience and comfort on a par with an iron curtain era Romanian orphanage. And a merch counter. That has found the limits of my liberalism, because you can definitely fck off with your merch counter. |  |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:01 - Jun 11 with 1496 views | Discodroids |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:01 - Jun 11 by kensalriser |
That looks grim. A level of ambience and comfort on a par with an iron curtain era Romanian orphanage. And a merch counter. That has found the limits of my liberalism, because you can definitely fck off with your merch counter. |
lol! i missed that merch counter! [Post edited 11 Jun 14:02]
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:05 - Jun 11 with 1480 views | kensalriser |
Anyone want to take a stab at a Venn diagram of pub queues and flat-roofed pubs? | |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:06 - Jun 11 with 1474 views | robith |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:01 - Jun 11 by kensalriser |
That looks grim. A level of ambience and comfort on a par with an iron curtain era Romanian orphanage. And a merch counter. That has found the limits of my liberalism, because you can definitely fck off with your merch counter. |
That picture doesn't do it justice. It's actually a very cool space with an outside space and fro my money it is also the UK's best brewery currently. Steady Rolling Man and Magazine Cover are elite beers | | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:10 - Jun 11 with 1446 views | robith |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:25 - Jun 11 by Northernr |
Ruins the 'art' or bar tendering though. Passing over somebody who's being a knob and serving somebody else instead until they get the message for instance. Or quickly serving somebody you know wants half a Diet Coke ahead of somebody you know is ordering a round of 12 drinks. Also creates a big snakey line of people through the pub.
And it's just not cricket. It's a bar. Stand round it. That's what it's there for. |
My biggest issue is how much it kills the vibe. You suddenly just sat in the middle of a queue all the time and queues suck | | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:12 - Jun 11 with 1443 views | R_from_afar |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:01 - Jun 11 by kensalriser |
That looks grim. A level of ambience and comfort on a par with an iron curtain era Romanian orphanage. And a merch counter. That has found the limits of my liberalism, because you can definitely fck off with your merch counter. |
I've got Alex Polizzi on line one, she's asking if someone can text her the postcode  | |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:12 - Jun 11 with 1435 views | SheffieldHoop |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:50 - Jun 11 by R_from_afar |
"They've also gone cashless, so my beer coupons are redundant now".
Meanwhile, the independent cafe in Ascot High Street is strictly cash only.
Confused? You won't be, after this episode of out and about in Berkshire. |
All the "Cash is King" places near me are also staunch "Get Sadiq Out" places
While the "Card payments only" places generally serve the "Just bought a 2-bed by the station" class, who are also the most likely to think of themselves as socialists.
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 14:17 - Jun 11 with 1402 views | R_from_afar |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:37 - Jun 10 by Konk |
I was out on a recent Thursday evening, which was the first day without rain for about 8 years, so anywhere with a beer garden was heaving. Went to the arranged pub and at one point there was a queue literally out of the door and a couple of metres down the street. Landlord appeared and asked everyone to stop queueing and just come to the bar, at which point things started to get a bit chaotic, with everyone pushed to get to the front. |
"...at which point things started to get a bit chaotic, with everyone pushed to get to the front".
You're such a tease, Konk, ending episode one with a cliffhanger like that. Is the rest of the series available to stream? It feels to me like there's a lot more still to tell. | |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 09:46 - Jun 12 with 1174 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:25 - Jun 11 by Northernr |
Ruins the 'art' or bar tendering though. Passing over somebody who's being a knob and serving somebody else instead until they get the message for instance. Or quickly serving somebody you know wants half a Diet Coke ahead of somebody you know is ordering a round of 12 drinks. Also creates a big snakey line of people through the pub.
And it's just not cricket. It's a bar. Stand round it. That's what it's there for. |
Exactly.
Other things it stops:
1) Pouring Guinness for two or three waiting customers at the one time - saves time in the long run.
2) One trip to the fridge for bottled beers
3) One trip to the till to take for two or three rounds at once
4) Most importantly, it stops customers going back to the barman/barmaid who served them last time and nodding 'same again'
Queueing? Fúck's sake... |  |
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| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 10:28 - Jun 12 with 1092 views | qprxtc |
I bet none of these w ankers queue for a fecking bus. |  | | |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 10:35 - Jun 12 with 1249 views | Konk |
| Single file Queuing.. in pubs! on 13:58 - Jun 11 by R_from_afar |
Twenty years ago, a British friend and I were in the middle of a huge crowd of people queueing to get onto a ferry, in Sicily. The vast majority of the other passengers were French pensioners.
We ended up being the last two to climb onboard. British reserve |
I had that in a supermarket in Milan, where some woman pushed through from behind us in the queue and started sticking her shopping on the bit of the conveyor belt that I'd left as a respectful buffer between us and the shopper in front. Cheeky cow. |  |
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