orudge wrote:I on the other hand should be moving to the US, Minnesota to be precise, and it seems their alcohol laws are pretty reasonable (except the whole over-21 thing, but that won't be an issue for me anyway) - quite comparable to the UK if nothing else. Although the US doesn't know what size a proper pint should be.
orudge wrote:Have fun trying to buy a pint there, it seems there is quite a variation in what a pint is depending on where you go. Luckily though, a jug seems to be universal!
schmod wrote:A base-10 system was actually proposed for American units of measure shortly after the revolution (and before France's adoption of metric units) that used the old British system's base-units. For unknown reasons, it was never adopted.
orudge wrote:Isn't the imperial system great?
orudge wrote:if I go to a cinema in the US, for instance, and they ask me if I'd like a 16, 20 or 24oz drink
Cinema wrote:I don't often go to big theaters in the US, but I went to see Star Trek the other day, ordered a 'medium' soda, and was handed a 40oz 'two-hander' for $5.
exnihilo wrote:Never having actually been to a cinematographic presentation in the US, presumably such large drinks lead to an epic amount of traffic during the film?
LonelyPilgrim wrote:More likely the quantity of salt on the massive bucket of popcorn most people get to go with their massive drink counteracts the effects. At least for awhile.
exnihilo wrote:schmod wrote:A base-10 system was actually proposed for American units of measure shortly after the revolution (and before France's adoption of metric units) that used the old British system's base-units. For unknown reasons, it was never adopted.
Precisely the same reason that German was never adopted as the national language. A break with Britain is all well and good, but entirely new systems with which people were utterly unfamiliar, and implemented by a Government with little power over the individual States, would have been a complete non-starter.
LonelyPilgrim wrote:More likely the quantity of salt on the massive bucket of popcorn most people get to go with their massive drink counteracts the effects. At least for awhile.
Hello everyone,
Sorry it has taken me so long to send this, but life has been a little bit more than hectic recently.
Firstly, may I thank all of you for your amazing show of support for both Barbara and the pub. If there is anything any of you can do, I will let you know immediately.
I spoke to Barbara on Thursday night, and she has informed me that the pub shall be saved. A loan has been arranged, and on Friday she went to see her solicitor to sort everything out for the process to begin the reversal of the sequestration!
As we stand at the moment, the pub SHOULD be reopening, however, due to legal processes, time wasting tactics and red tape (several miles of it by the sound of things) it could take months.
However, keeping fingers crossed for a speedy return, I have to run right now, but will keep you up to date. If I can
Susan x
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