tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post5206367111712796659..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: It Doesn't Mean There is Anything Wrong with YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-87587462802243340112011-09-02T13:32:30.973+01:002011-09-02T13:32:30.973+01:00I'm sitting in a corner of a favourite pub, in...I'm sitting in a corner of a favourite pub, in a high-backed leather chair, with a perfectly kept pint, crossword to hand, ready to start the weekend. Thirty minutes of me-time. Perfect.Simon Johnsonhttp://www.reluctantscooper.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-4010597660550092112011-09-01T07:13:41.972+01:002011-09-01T07:13:41.972+01:00Absolutely. There's a time and a place, and I ...Absolutely. There's a time and a place, and I would say I spend about 50% of my pub-time on my own; with the sports pages. Vital for relaxing. There are times when you just need a time out with a contemplative pint.Leighhttp://www.goodfoodgoodbeer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-77197124755023668262011-08-31T07:59:55.109+01:002011-08-31T07:59:55.109+01:00As a poor hapless foreigner, it's been interes...As a poor hapless foreigner, it's been interesting for me to learn about the difference in expected privacy based on where one sits in the pub. The further from the bar, the more private.<br /><br />I've read about this, and then even tested it a bit live in action.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-45141685991978931112011-08-30T17:18:03.253+01:002011-08-30T17:18:03.253+01:00I'm more than happy to enjoy a pint (or two ha...I'm more than happy to enjoy a pint (or two halves in my case) alone in a quite pub.<br />I catch up on reading beer blogs, read a book or a paper and just sit and relax.<br />I'm not above a chat with a fellow drinker and have met some lovely people in a pub on a quiet afternoon.HopZine Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202085218081189434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-74876533351321043892011-08-26T09:47:51.635+01:002011-08-26T09:47:51.635+01:00I love drinking alone not more or less than drinki...I love drinking alone not more or less than drinking with friends, just in a different way. It's nice to sit in a pub, in the early hours of the afternoon, sipping a beer with no more company than your thoughts or some good reading material. <br /><br />Another great thing about drinking alone, if you are doing it at the right place, is that you might start a conversation with another lonely drinker, or with someone from the staff, which can be a great experience, too.PivnĂ Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-11319422164683403772011-08-26T09:36:12.933+01:002011-08-26T09:36:12.933+01:00There's something wonderfully relaxing about s...There's something wonderfully relaxing about sitting alone and sipping a pint while reading a book. There's nothing like a pub to just unwind - listening to the conversations all around, looking at the fixtures and fittings, or just staring out the window. A solitary pint can be a wonderful thing but I think it depends on the pub more than the drinker - it can't be a busy bar, it needs to be a slow-paced, quiet kind of pub.Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-27509943699676505402011-08-26T08:58:45.036+01:002011-08-26T08:58:45.036+01:00Pint to kill 20 minutes in the pub my bus stop is ...Pint to kill 20 minutes in the pub my bus stop is outside - no problems. I'll sit down and read at the same time - it's a nice relaxing thing to do, though I don't often get chance to do it.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244432915659177250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-73066269559947363332011-08-25T22:49:46.972+01:002011-08-25T22:49:46.972+01:00It's one of the things I dislike most about ha...It's one of the things I dislike most about having a 'quiet drink' in the pub you work in - it doesn't happen. Tonight a perfect example, catching up on blogs and getting menus ready on my laptop ended up with me sitting in the lower bar in the dark to stop being interrupted. <br /><br />In fact I write this from that very spot as I calm down enough to go back into the main bar.<br /><br />My favourite solo drinking activity is with a book - whereby I completely loose myself in the story.<br /><br />Somedays you need a little space whilst keeping that social comfort - drinking at home alone (I find) doesn't provide thisEddie86https://www.blogger.com/profile/03552007546467495543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-64146280094452441952011-08-25T19:19:38.959+01:002011-08-25T19:19:38.959+01:00Love it! It's my favourite way to get some rea...Love it! It's my favourite way to get some reading done. It also helps my weekend lies on Tuesday & Weds so my local is quiet.Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-37038715276761619332011-08-25T17:26:20.083+01:002011-08-25T17:26:20.083+01:00Is it unkind to refer to the solitary drinker as &...Is it unkind to refer to the solitary drinker as "Billy no mates over there" then?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-20967197713257288132011-08-25T15:19:07.675+01:002011-08-25T15:19:07.675+01:00Drinking alone is one of the things I miss about t...Drinking alone is one of the things I miss about the British pub, sat with just the newspaper, a good book, maybe some writing to do, with a decent pint on hand - sheer bliss.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-20158759868152491272011-08-25T14:57:49.387+01:002011-08-25T14:57:49.387+01:00Some people who visit pubs on their own are clearl...Some people who visit pubs on their own are clearly quite lonely people because they end up forcing others into conversation/monologues. But these are the minority. Most people who go to pubs alone are perfectly comfortable with their own company. I quite like the space and perspective that visiting a pub alone gives you.Saga Of Nailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891668833405154713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-81875337002748438592011-08-25T14:48:43.799+01:002011-08-25T14:48:43.799+01:00Do it all the time, the misses dont drinkDo it all the time, the misses dont drinkBig Stenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-26567870729147760322011-08-25T14:23:59.292+01:002011-08-25T14:23:59.292+01:00You're turning all poetical.
I sort of agree,...You're turning all poetical.<br /><br />I sort of agree, although I do find I drink more quickly on my own, without the chit-chat, which can be dangerous.<br /><br />One of my golden pub memories, though, is having a day off and going to the Plough in Walthamstow with a paper at lunchtime for two pints of ESB. It was just me, two old boys, and their dogs. Unbelievably peaceful.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-13403731727377529052011-08-25T13:32:28.338+01:002011-08-25T13:32:28.338+01:00I'm a fairly compulsive reader and usually hav...I'm a fairly compulsive reader and usually have a book on me, so I quite often take the opportunity for a quiet pint and a read. For some reason I find myself drinking darker beers when I'm on my own.SteveFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-66245139862583278742011-08-25T13:28:48.164+01:002011-08-25T13:28:48.164+01:00IMO and IME Yanks have more of a hangup about this...IMO and IME Yanks have more of a hangup about this. It's like they're afraid of "catching" alcoholism or something.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-12102687364636615412011-08-25T13:17:10.255+01:002011-08-25T13:17:10.255+01:00Much as I like going to the pub with friends and a...Much as I like going to the pub with friends and as a couple, I'm very happy to go on my own and often do. I'm usually the one sat in the corner with the crossword and the furrowed brow. <br /><br />NickBeerprolehttp://beerprole.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-30664650694673706992011-08-25T11:50:28.723+01:002011-08-25T11:50:28.723+01:00My wife and I walked past my local last night, and...My wife and I walked past my local last night, and I realised we'd never actually been inside together; I've been having a quiet half hour there on Saturday evenings for longer than I care to remember, but never in company (except on the few occasions I bump into friends there). I know most of the regulars by sight and several of them by name, but I've never become part of the social scene - most of the Saturday regulars are there for a proper session, rather than half an hour before getting a takeaway in, and besides I like settling down with my paper. (I might like being a more sociable drinker even more, but I'll probably never find out.)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.com