Pub Chain Bans Use of Phones
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sorry meant to say this is like people complaining on how other people spent their time on site
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I think you are taking what I said out of context and if you are going to quote you really need to quote everything I said rather than using the bit that suits your own argument? I stressed that there may be particular circumstances where I may need to use a phone, and this applies equally to everyone. That is not to say that I would be using a phone or want to be using a phone, I would prefer not to. But perhaps if you were having a family meal at a restaurant and some of the party were late it would be acceptable to me to take the call so that we could inform the restaurant that we will be a bit late with ordering a meal. If you follow the "no phones" to its logical conclusion it would mean you could not phone for an ambulance if someone collapsed on the floor in front of you! I could well understand a restaurant asking you not to use a phone if you were making such a noise that you were annoying fellow guests but a quick call as I described does not fit in that category.
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Humphrey Smith has taken a lot of people to court over the years for a variety of issues.
Having lived in Tadcaster for many years and also working at one of his companies I do know what he can be like and he is not well liked , its his way or not at all. If he says no phones then he means no phones.
He came in for a lot of flack when the Tad bridge collapsed when for what ever reason he was perceived as being less than helpful , over his land and a temporary use of a Bailey bridge which he refused.
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Ah yes, the sign outside saying No Motorcycles.. I remember it well.
There is a pub very near to us that me and a mate visited in the early 70's. With helmet in hand, and very long hair which was very much the thing in those days, we bought a pint and sat down to enjoy it on nearing home after a longish ride. The landlord, who had not been at the bar when we bought the drinks came over and said, when you have finished your drinks lads, you can leave.. we don't want your sort in here. Not wanting to go where I am not welcome I have not set foot in the place since, nearly fifty years later.... It's a strange business that can afford to turn away paying customers.
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Signs outside pubs also sometimes advertise FREE Wi-Fi
Clearly these pubs are missing a trick if they want to get more customers inside. No Bikers, No Music, No Children and No Electronic Devices is the future.... I dare not think what next may be added to the list. It all just seems so old fashioned.
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If we go into a pub for lunch. I often use my phone to check out where we are thinking of going in the afternoon. Often using the pub WiFi rather than 4G. Any pub that forbade that sort of use would not get my business.
Personally I would not make or take a call in the bar but would move to somewhere quieter. Same on a campsite, I would go into the van, rather than use it outside, unless there were no other vans in the vicinity.
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Some folk clearly hark back to the spittoon & sawdust era😕
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I like to use my phone for checking the Food Hygiene ratings before we decide to have a meal.............👍
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We were in a pub recently, it had a big "dog friendly" sign outside. What it didn't mention was that it also had a "big friendly dog" (a mastiff) inside just waiting to greet everyone and their dog who came in. We watched the results from a safe distance as we'd left our terrier at home.
Pub signs can be mis-leading.
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They are sometimes out of date. You can check date of last inspection. You can also check which element they may have not scored highly on.🍻
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Taking a quick call or making a quick call, is not the issue for many people.
If you know the call is going to take some time then its only polite to take yourself off to a quieter area, like outside maybe.
As mentioned much earlier in the thread all phones have the ability to text, if you don't want to take a call then text back the caller and say you are unavailable, or turn on your answering service and switch the phone off.
There are so many options but sitting in a restaurant, pub, train, bus, on the beach/pool side etc etc. holding long meaningless conversations (usually at high volume) is not acceptable to most.
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Whilst I understand and agree with some of the comments made, I rather got the impression that the pub chain in question was forbidding the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices inside their pubs for any purpose. Therefore texting or checking the weather would not be allowed. You therefore have the situation where a person can buy a drink, read a newspaper, do a crossword etc but only in the printed form. Carrying out the very same tasks on an electronic device would require the person to go outside which to my mind seems ridiculous.
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Totally agree. Just another daft pub chain owner to add to the list!!!
David
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The memo in the report from the OP specifically mentions receiving transmitted pictures of sport or download music apps. Perhaps they have had folk grouped round a pad watching something on Sky Sport, which I suspect would not be totally legal. Rather than just have a quiet word, they have totally overreacted with a total ban.
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