Now that summer is nearly here and a few of us will be taking to the 
roads and byways on our pushbikes for a welcome drink, I think it would 
be an advantage for pubs to make the security of bikes on their premises 
more readily available.

Agreed, there is often a post/railing available, but not always.

Maybe the Good Beer Guide should feature a symbol for pubs that offer 
bike security?

Saxman wrote:

>
> Maybe the Good Beer Guide should feature a symbol for pubs that offer
> bike security?


and pork scratchings
and useful walks nearby
and for stocking belgian beer
and ...

-- 

Brett

Brett... wrote:

> Saxman wrote:
> 
>>Maybe the Good Beer Guide should feature a symbol for pubs that offer
>>bike security?
> 
> 
> and pork scratchings
> and useful walks nearby
> and for stocking belgian beer
> and ...
> 


The GBG states whether there's a car park, railway and underground 
stations, but bikes don't matter as a form of transport?

"Brett..." wrote:

> 
> Saxman wrote:
> >
> > Maybe the Good Beer Guide should feature a symbol for pubs that offer
> > bike security?
> 
> and pork scratchings
> and useful walks nearby
> and for stocking belgian beer
> and ...


If only ;-)
Then I might go back to buying a copy each year instead of alternating
with other more comprehensive guides.

John B

"JohnB" wrote

>>
>> and pork scratchings
>> and useful walks nearby
>> and for stocking belgian beer
>> and ...
>
> If only ;-)
> Then I might go back to buying a copy each year instead of alternating
> with other more comprehensive guides.
>
> John B


Unfortunately you appear to be in the minority as feedback from purchasers 
suggest less and not more symbols for the guide.

There was a motion at the recent national AGM on this.

Rob Shanks

"Saxman"  wrote in message 
news:d57fto$8t7$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

> Now that summer is nearly here and a few of us will be taking to the roads 
> and byways on our pushbikes for a welcome drink, I think it would be an 
> advantage for pubs to make the security of bikes on their premises more 
> readily available.


Get a "pub bike" that you won't miss if it gets nicked - if anyone can be 
bothered to steal it in the first place.

-- 
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Saxman wrote:

> Brett... wrote:
>> Saxman wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe the Good Beer Guide should feature a symbol for pubs that
>>> offer bike security?
>>
>>
>> and pork scratchings
>> and useful walks nearby
>> and for stocking belgian beer
>> and ...
>>
>
> The GBG states whether there's a car park, railway and underground
> stations, but bikes don't matter as a form of transport?


It is more a case of practicalities, you can't put in everyone's favourite 
symbol.

-- 

Brett

Brett... wrote:


> It is more a case of practicalities, you can't put in everyone's favourite 
> symbol.
>


Do you think the 'Oversized lined pint glasses' symbol is really 
necessary, plus a few others?

In article <d5araj$jm2$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, Saxman
 wrote:

> Brett... wrote:

> > It is more a case of practicalities, you can't put in everyone's
> > favourite symbol.
> >

> Do you think the 'Oversized lined pint glasses' symbol is really
> necessary, plus a few others?


Hey Brett, this is rather like being back in the debating hall at
Glasgow... :-)

-- 
Steve Pampling

Rob Shanks wrote:

> 
> "JohnB" wrote
> >>
> >> and pork scratchings
> >> and useful walks nearby
> >> and for stocking belgian beer
> >> and ...
> >
> > If only ;-)
> > Then I might go back to buying a copy each year instead of alternating
> > with other more comprehensive guides.
> >
> > John B
> 
> Unfortunately you appear to be in the minority as feedback from purchasers
> suggest less and not more symbols for the guide.


Not according to the publishers I have been working for.
More information is being requested by readers.
 

> There was a motion at the recent national AGM on this.


What 'national AGM' is this then?

John B

JohnB a crit :


>What 'national AGM' is this then?
>  
>

Which could it be, considering the current debate is about additional 
symbols in one certain organisation's "Good Beer Guide" ?
:o>


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The Submarine Captain wrote:

> 
> JohnB a crit :
> 
> >What 'national AGM' is this then?
> >
> Which could it be, considering the current debate is about additional
> symbols in one certain organisation's "Good Beer Guide" ?
> :o>


Dunno ;-)

Some sort of national forum set up by the Millenium Party?

John B

"JohnB"  wrote to reply to


>> Unfortunately you appear to be in the minority as feedback from 
>> purchasers
>> suggest less and not more symbols for the guide.
>
> Not according to the publishers I have been working for.
> More information is being requested by readers.
>

Quite correct, but feedback suggest they would rather see this in written 
form in the description apparently. Symbols require constant turning back to 
look them up on another page making them not as popular.

BTW I'm not particularly bothered about them but we have to remember that 
quite a proportion of the purchasers of the GBG are not CAMRA members or 
even cask ale drinkers and so are not always aware of the reasons for the 
symbols especially so when there are loads of them......

Rob

Saxman wrote:

> Brett... wrote:
>
>> It is more a case of practicalities, you can't put in everyone's
>> favourite symbol.
>>
>
> Do you think the 'Oversized lined pint glasses' symbol is really
> necessary, plus a few others?


No I don't.

-- 

Brett