I rescued this from my old blog site. It takes me back to days when Good Friday could be a frantic two hour swill. First published back in 2007. Even in those days I was harking back to days gone by, simpler times for simpler people.
The day always used to mean to me "The Good Friday Gallon". Back in the day when it was only Sunday drinking hours for this religious holiday, a whole 2 hours, the simple task was to consume a gallon of beer. No ifs, no buts, a gallon needed to be ordered and drank between 8 & 10 pm. There was a little bit of leeway with the drinking up time. Heady days my friend and not something I could contemplate these days.
Although extended opening hours have done away with this dash for beer. The longer hours have led to a more continental style of boozing. Possibly catching a game of football shown in a local pub, followed by a post match, pre teatime pint with a few more a little later. All this finished off by a nightcap in a local club.
That's much more controlled than a 2 hour boozefest once a year.
Although extended opening hours have done away with this dash for beer. The longer hours have led to a more continental style of boozing. Possibly catching a game of football shown in a local pub, followed by a post match, pre teatime pint with a few more a little later. All this finished off by a nightcap in a local club.
That's much more controlled than a 2 hour boozefest once a year.
