Comments on: Pub Crawls, Part 4: Mystery Shape

By: Gary Fleming

Gary Fleming — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:45:58 +0000

Nano-crawls are the way of the future. Rufus T's to Otis B's: you don't even have to go outside.

Derek suggests you can even "go via the toilet".

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:14:26 +0000

Ah - my mental mapping skills don't allow me to work out what the shape is. But I can probably guess.

Re: the burger van - when the people who work there go to the loo in the Halt, they do not wash their hands. True fact, and one that nearly put me off buying a roll with bacon and tattie scone there every time I get pissed.

I'm with you on the nano-crawl, though, Derek - Barrington Drive to Liquid Ship, in my case.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:27:42 +0000

Oh, and I must disagree about the Burger Van. Any establishment that tries to convince a drunken me that eight chips do a roll ‘n’ chips make (and succeeds) should not be frequented on principle.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:23:51 +0000

Despite being co-conspirator on this one, I have to admit that my idea of an ambitious pub crawl is from 17 Lilybank Gardens to Jim’s Bar, and, well, one of those isn’t even a pub….

By: Gary Fleming

Gary Fleming — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:09:29 +0000

Aha! But does it make a comical shape which was the sole basis for the pub crawl? If it wasn't for Rufus T. Firefly's, and by extension Otis B. Driftwood's, I'd be inclined to agree that it should be avoided.

Your suggestion, it should be noted, would also be fairly handy for the Woodlands Road burger van; one of the finest eating establishments open at 3am.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:06:47 +0000

That's not a pub crawl, it's a list of pubs to be avoided at all costs!

Might I suggest a 'skirting the park' option? It might go something like this: Liquid Ship, Doublet, Stravaigin, The Goat, Firebird, Ben Nevis, McChuill's (sp?), The Observatory. You could probably fit Air Organic, the Polish Club or the old Buff Club in there too for a bit more boozing, and if you need to close the loop from the Observatory back to the Ship, continue down Woodlands Rd. via The Halt Bar and Uisge Beatha.