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Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by bloak »

amiga386 wrote: post #119
rconti wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, interesting. So it sounds like the tax roughly scales with property value (or size). And pubs are probably a "poor use of land" because the revenue per square foot is not particularly high?

Yes. It scales with a government agency's estimate of the property's annual rent (even if you own it), based on market rates in the area over the past two years, which they then scale up/down based on floorspace and how dilapidated the building is. You pay a percentage of the hypothetical rent as tax. There is a lower rate if you're a small business, and there are also tax reliefs for various reasons (charity, partia…

But how does the "snail farm" scheme compare with the "place of worship" scheme?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/23/ye-of-littl...

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by 9JollyOtter »

prmoustache wrote: post #145
9JollyOtter wrote: post #17

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It is a "use it or lose it" style campaign by the looks of it. Lots of Pubs in the UK are closing down in recent years. Pubs have traditionally been a big part of socialising in the UK. I don't drink anymore so I don't bother unless I am having a pub lunch on a Friday.

Can't you drink non-alcoholic beverage? If the point is socialising, alcohol is not a requirement. I know a lot of bars in my area also are places to play board games nowadays.

> Can't you drink non-alcoholic beverage? If the point is socialising, alcohol is not a requirement.

It kinda is though depending on who you go to the bar with.

I went to the bar to get fucked up, a lot of my career I've worked in toxic workplaces, so have stressful day and work and then hit the bar.

Most of my mates at the time were heavy drinkers. We are talking about people that would have 6 beers and the bar and have a bottle of Rioja when they get home. Some of these dudes have turned out to be scumbags.

Once I stopped drinking, I never spoke to them again. Not once. So these people weren't my real friends.

> I know a lot of bars in my area also are places to play board games nowadays.

TBH, when I see people playing board games other than like Chess or Draughts as adults (and there are not children present), I just find it embarrassing like it is like some child day care. I appreciate it is a "me" problem, but I can't stand it.

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by jon-wood »

conorcleary wrote: post #292
gambiting wrote: post #272

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How is that different from a mail from a local church asking me to donate, or a local bingo club opening a new location - it's all junk. If I didn't ask for it to be sent to my address, it's all junk.

Pubs generate way more tax revenue than churches.

And I'm sure HSBC generate even more tax revenue, that doesn't mean that if they send me unsolicited mail about bank accounts it isn't junk.

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by flashpoint31415 »

Macha wrote: post #296
lblume wrote: post #289

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Why not?

By being late to computerized sorting, the postal service (An Post) never actually needed postcodes the way others did, as by the time they got computerized, fuzzy address lookups in the full address database was something that was available. It's mostly the third party couriers and marketing people pushed for post codes so they could apply techniques from other countries here. Now asking An Post to overhaul their sy…

This is delightfully referenced as the Blind Letter Office in Terry Pratchett's book "Making Money":

'Ah, Lipwig,' he said, waving the grubby envelopes. 'Wonderful stuff! Better than the crossword! I like this one: "Duzbuns Hopsit pfarmerrsc". I've put the correct address underneath.' He passed the letter over to Moist.

He had written: K. Whistler, Baker, 3 Pigsty Hill.

'There are three bakeries in the city that could be said to be opposite a pharmacy,' said Vetinari, 'but Whistler does those rather good curly buns that regrettably look as though a dog has just done his business on your plate and somehow managed to add a blob of icing.'>

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by 9JollyOtter »

marcus_holmes wrote: post #191
alexfoo wrote: post #160

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I agree with the bit about the having to enter a full postcode on some sites, I often use one nearby or, if they make me select a specific address for no valid reason I make sure I use a random address nearby. Apologies to some of my neighbours who might be bombarded with junk mail for services I’ve once been half interested in. A full postcode is often much less than a single street. Picking something at random stic…

A friend of mine who lived in a tent in a park got his own postcode. True story. Details: election time. He went to the election folks and asked for his election papers. They said "sure, where do you live?" he said "the Bender, Eastville Park, Bristol", they said "that's not a valid address", he said "that's where I live, so that's where I'd like my registration to be, please". There was some back and forth. They cav…

The post office will attempt to deliver if you put an address on it.

There is guy living off grid in I believe Dorset on YouTube called "Maximus Ironthumper". The post office told him to try sending himself letters, eventually they started turning up. Then that became the address.

He has a whole series of videos about how he kinda managed to setup his off grid living situation, there is everything from how to avoid planning permission, to how he setup his solar power.

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by alexfoo »

gambiting wrote: post #272
neves wrote: post #266

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Mail from a guy that wants to preserve pubs wouldn't be junk.

How is that different from a mail from a local church asking me to donate, or a local bingo club opening a new location - it's all junk. If I didn't ask for it to be sent to my address, it's all junk.

One person's junk is another person's fuel for heating.

Throughout the year a friend of mine would collect any junk mail, but mostly many copies of the free daily newspapers (Metro, Evening Standard, etc) that litter the trains/underground in the evenings, soak them with water than use a briquette maker to press the paper into blocks. Once dried they provide an ample supply of fuel to heat his home for the 6-10 months of the year (depending on how poorly your home is insulated) that heating is required in the UK.

He definitely didn't have a "No junk mail" sticker on his letterbox.

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by roryirvine »

LAC-Tech wrote: post #259
vixen99 wrote: post #251

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The onus is on you to suggest an alternative. Which countries not under it 'face the same problems'?

- A strong leader and a weak bureaucracy, so that your vote means something. - A good constitution that puts hard limits on what they can do, no boiling the frog with freedom of speech restrictions like Canada, Australia, and The UK So basically an elected dictator with a functioning kill switch. Not a parade of faceless, temporary, unimportant prime ministers and elections which don't matter.

So essentially Soviet democracy (at least as it was supposed to have worked in theory)?

How would you ensure that the strong leader wouldn't just bring in the Cheka as quickly as Lenin did?

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by demarq »

crazygringo wrote: post #88
wat10000 wrote: post #27

People really struggle when given a link to a web site that isn't for them, huh.

No. It's when the web site doesn't say who it's for at all , that's when everybody struggles. And understandably so.

This is fascinating. How does "pub" not immediately scream British?

When I read stories I feel I can pick out US and UK instantly:

> Everyone is freaking out about ... - American

> ... has been Sacked from - British

> They negotiated a total sum of ... - British

> The ... is totally insane - American

Re: Find a pub that needs you

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Post by justincormack »

OJFord wrote: post #225
philo23 wrote: post #125

Kinda meta, but this is the first time in a long time where I've put only the first half of my postcode in expecting it not to work and been surprised. Most of these "find your nearest XYZ" site require the full postcode which is just unnecessary unless you're looking for a fairly precise location. A full postcode can narrow your location down to an individual street, so its nice not to give too much away if you can.…

> A full postcode can narrow your location down to an individual street, Often a single block of flats. Rurally perhaps even just a single residence?

No, still usually a few residences rurally but probably more variable
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