tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post1245600132710446041..comments2023-09-24T01:25:13.638-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: Common Sense?WitteringsfromWitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-53007116685250533762011-08-13T09:22:06.834-07:002011-08-13T09:22:06.834-07:00BS: Fair comment......
A: True......BS: Fair comment......<br /><br />A: True......WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-88483270670072598962011-08-13T08:53:43.622-07:002011-08-13T08:53:43.622-07:00The key terms here are remorse and restitution. Wi...The key terms here are remorse and restitution. Without that, the ban was permanent. Exile from your drinking companions or 'social death', as it is melodramatically called nowadays. <br /><br />--<br /><br />A bit like the smoking ban then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-65149155805243761482011-08-13T07:44:38.481-07:002011-08-13T07:44:38.481-07:00WFW, Body bags? That's a bit extreme. If some...WFW, Body bags? That's a bit extreme. If someone's in a body bag they can't make restitution for their drunken misdeeds. Which was how it used to work; get thrown out of the pub (with bruises) for bad behaviour and you were banned. Apologise and pay for the damage, and you were let back in on good behaviour (Providing you didn't do it again). That's a bit hard to do if you're dead.<br /><br />The key terms here are remorse and restitution. Without that, the ban was permanent. Exile from your drinking companions or 'social death', as it is melodramatically called nowadays.Bill Stickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285528897339442436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-6715350603753056752011-08-13T06:06:55.211-07:002011-08-13T06:06:55.211-07:00BS: Seems a reasonable method of keeping order.......BS: Seems a reasonable method of keeping order.......<br /><br />Only difference is your examples mean people may bounce out, whilst mine would mean people got carried out more often than in a body bag....WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-30652819677457612562011-08-12T14:08:04.878-07:002011-08-12T14:08:04.878-07:00WFW, My examples came from rural pubs (Aye, lad, w...WFW, My examples came from rural pubs <i>(Aye, lad, when pubs were pubs and drinkers were drinkers)</i> in the late 70's and up to the late 80's. Some landlords kept big dogs, a group of seriously 'heavy' mates, or a ferociously loyal clientelle. It was pretty much down to the individual landlord.<br /><br />The principle was; 'cause a ruckus and you'll bounce on the way out'. All personal disputes to be settled in the car park.Bill Stickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285528897339442436noreply@blogger.com