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shifting gears said:
The Trinity tart up was a fail IMO. Lots of garish cushions, faux-rustic touches etc were to the detriment of what I found to be a nice, relaxing proper pub. I don't hate it, still go occasionally, but it lost a certain something which was the thing I liked about it best.
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Yup. Most pubs have got rid of carpets now. Think it's something to do with the smoking ban, probably fag ash cancelled out the stink of spilled beer. But the Trinity's is far from being the most disastrous of such refurbs. I used to love my local the Hope and Anchor but it was ruined by a refurb long before it was renamed after a canal.
 
TruXta said:
Cheers. Worth pointing out IMO in case unwary caffeine-intolerant drinkers want to sample some.
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We're handing out info/feedback sheets with a note in there about the caffeine, and if I get chance I'll make a poster or two by the bar.
 
TruXta said:
Fortunate. How on earth would it make you greedy if you never cash out?
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My point is that it's not only if you sell up that you "cash out". If you're living in an area where your property value has increased you are benefitting from that in your advantage over the people around you, whose cost of living is more than yours. In relative terms it makes you wealthier whether or not you convert the value into cash.
I agree this makes you fortunate rather than greedy. But the same applies if you sell up. You are fortunate and not necessarily "greedy". I don't think the "land grab" analogy is fair, especially if it's being made by people who themselves are sitting on a piece of property whose value has increased since they bought it.
 
shifting gears said:
The Trinity tart up was a fail IMO. Lots of garish cushions, faux-rustic touches etc were to the detriment of what I found to be a nice, relaxing proper pub. I don't hate it, still go occasionally, but it lost a certain something which was the thing I liked about it best.
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that is pretty much what i thought about the trinity too. it now feels like 100 other pubs.
 
editor said:
We're handing out info/feedback sheets with a note in there about the caffeine, and if I get chance I'll make a poster or two by the bar.
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I think it's a bit of a shame that two out of three have guarana in them, that would def put me off having them and probably mr nags. Will try the other if it ends up in circulation and what for the follow ups.
 
el-ahrairah said:
apparently this lot are now operating in brixton. with arts council funding.

http://www.bureauofsillyideas.com/
urk.
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This appears to be taking place in Windrush Square.
 
nagapie said:
I think it's a bit of a shame that two out of three have guarana in them, that would def put me off having them and probably mr nags. Will try the other if it ends up in circulation and what for the follow ups.
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If all goes well, the beers for winter will be the Effra Gold, Coldharbour Courage (ideally with the alcohol content down to 5%) and the Windrush Warrior stout.
 
teuchter said:
My point is that it's not only if you sell up that you "cash out". If you're living in an area where your property value has increased you are benefitting from that in your advantage over the people around you, whose cost of living is more than yours. In relative terms it makes you wealthier whether or not you convert the value into cash.
I agree this makes you fortunate rather than greedy. But the same applies if you sell up. You are fortunate and not necessarily "greedy". I don't think the "land grab" analogy is fair, especially if it's being made by people who themselves are sitting on a piece of property whose value has increased since they bought it.
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Fair point.

It literally was a piece of land they grabbed though. Mine was a pile of bricks!
 
shifting gears said:
The Trinity tart up was a fail IMO. Lots of garish cushions, faux-rustic touches etc were to the detriment of what I found to be a nice, relaxing proper pub. I don't hate it, still go occasionally, but it lost a certain something which was the thing I liked about it best.
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Although Fergals' recarpetting was fucking horrendous!
 
shakespearegirl said:
How did they 'grab' the land? I thought the neighbours sold it to them but thought it was going to be used as a garden
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It was the end of the garden of a house they owned.
It was the house next door (Treehouse) which bought land from neighbours, to build a second house. Neighbours claimed in a planning objection that they bought it under false pretences.
 
shifting gears said:
The Trinity tart up was a fail IMO. Lots of garish cushions, faux-rustic touches etc were to the detriment of what I found to be a nice, relaxing proper pub. I don't hate it, still go occasionally, but it lost a certain something which was the thing I liked about it best.
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fortyplus said:
Yup. Most pubs have got rid of carpets now. Think it's something to do with the smoking ban, probably fag ash cancelled out the stink of spilled beer. But the Trinity's is far from being the most disastrous of such refurbs. I used to love my local the Hope and Anchor but it was ruined by a refurb long before it was renamed after a canal.
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I didn't like the Trinity refurb initially but it's fine now. Still a decent pub. The biggest loss was the bandit & the quiz machine. Plus Becky ignored my requests for a dart board. We lost the dart board in the Albert refurb too, which was a shame.

The Hope & Anchor is the one which is really noisy & echoey, isn't it? Only been there once and had some beer which was a bit style over substance, really. Although it's better than the squatted falling down pub that was there before it, so still an improvement.

Another place which is much better now than 10 years ago is Jamm. I used to like it 10 years ago but the line-ups & parties they do there now look top notch.
 
editor said:
If all goes well, the beers for winter will be the Effra Gold, Coldharbour Courage (ideally with the alcohol content down to 5%) and the Windrush Warrior stout.
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Now those sound nice. Mr nags had turned the thumbs down at the honey one too so we're out for the first round.
 
Onket said:
I didn't like the Trinity refurb initially but it's fine now. Still a decent pub. The biggest loss was the bandit & the quiz machine. Plus Becky ignored my requests for a dart board. We lost the dart board in the Albert refurb too, which was a shame.

Another place which is much better now than 10 years ago is Jamm. I used to like it 10 years ago but the line-ups & parties they do there now look top notch.
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I've also warmed to the refit. I felt quite at home in the old one but it was a bit 80s brass refit etc.. itself.
I like Becky. She's very dry. Keeps letting me down on the pork scratchings front. I forgive her because she kept my drill behind the bar for two months after I stumbled home without it.
 
leanderman said:
They did not 'own the house' for any more than 10 mins. They bought a house to get the land and immediately sold the house. Smart bastards.
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I still don't get your problem with that? They wanted a building plot and the original house still has a decent size garden.
 
Onket said:
I didn't like the Trinity refurb initially but it's fine now. Still a decent pub. The biggest loss was the bandit & the quiz machine. Plus Becky ignored my requests for a dart board. We lost the dart board in the Albert refurb too, which was a shame.

The Hope & Anchor is the one which is really noisy & echoey, isn't it? Only been there once and had some beer which was a bit style over substance, really. Although it's better than the squatted falling down pub that was there before it, so still an improvement.

Another place which is much better now than 10 years ago is Jamm. I used to like it 10 years ago but the line-ups & parties they do there now look top notch.
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Crown and Anchor. I've only had good beers there myself. Can see how the place would not be to everyone's taste, but I have to say the landlord really does his utmost to keep customers happy and feeling welcome.
 
TruXta said:
Crown and Anchor. I've only had good beers there myself. Can see how the place would not be to everyone's taste, but I have to say the landlord really does his utmost to keep customers happy and feeling welcome.
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Yup, he is a jolly good egg :)
 
leanderman said:
They did not 'own the house' for any more than 10 mins. They bought a house to get the land and immediately sold the house. Smart bastards.
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I still don't see that as a land grab. Maybe I'm used to this approach, growing up in inner suburban Melbourne it was really common. When lots of houses were originally built they had huge gardens and many people didnt want such big gardens so sold them off
 
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