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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Belker on October 29, 2022, 06:28:02 am

Title: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Belker on October 29, 2022, 06:28:02 am
Whom wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?

There might be a few bar staff after leaving their own private lock-in.
Or a few night shift workers after finishing.
Or a few who already well too drunk fancy a few more.

Outside of a few main clubs in Dooblin city centre I reckon the 6am thing is a total Dead Duck with only a handful of customers on the premises, and the club have to pay security staff all night.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: watty on October 29, 2022, 07:16:53 am
You? Looks like you've made 6 posts between 5.30-6.30am.
 Maybe you'd go to a 5am pub for a chat...
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Rat Catcher on October 29, 2022, 12:13:47 pm
They can't get staff to work to 3am. 6am won't happen in practice... the only folk that'd avail of it will put the same money across the counter regardless of chucking out time. Before the landlord of my own local passed away clients could stay pretty much as late as they liked, very few stayed much later than 2ish.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Rat Catcher on October 29, 2022, 12:19:31 pm
You? Looks like you've made 6 posts between 5.30-6.30am.
 Maybe you'd go to a 5am pub for a chat...

Would he want to listen to pumping noise that the youngsters call music? There may we'll be a market for shift workers wanting a pint and a chat but the focus of the legislation seems to be to shift the disco goers from c.00:04 - c.03:07 to c.03:04 - c 06:07. Personally I can't see that interesting the publicans to any great extent.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: John m on October 29, 2022, 01:23:21 pm
Imagine the Red Cow open till six  rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: silverbullet on October 29, 2022, 04:34:16 pm
Imagine the Red Cow open till six  rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl
That's no way to speak of Mrs. Erm. 8)
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: watty on October 29, 2022, 05:21:37 pm
Yis are all assuming the only way to drink alcohol is the Oirish way - start at 9pm and keep going until you drink yourself unconscious or you get knocked out during the post-pub fight outside the chipper.  If you go to my local mid-week, you're more likely to see people eating their dinner and a glass of wine for €15 rather than 5 lads knocking back pints at the bar.

Little venues (above a regular pub maybe) might sprout up that support niche activities.  Maybe a sports club that watches live American sports?  Or a cinema club that severs dinner before/after the movie with an invited speaker afterwards.  Or maybe a 'come-down'/chill-out venue.  Or maybe a venue for night-workers only?

There's a tea cafe in a basement along Ormond Quay and it's been going for 10 years or more.  I only went once (against my will) and i thought it was stupid.  But it's still there after 10 years so there is a market for it.

Maybe the young folk might visit 3 venues in one night?  1. (9-midnight) The pub downing Guinness whilst talking sport.  2. (midnight - 3am) A traditional nightclub with more drugs and less talk.  3.  (3-6am) A chill-out  serving small amounts of alcohol, more fancy drinks and casual buffet-type food.

Who knows what we pop up once people are given a chance to try out new ideas!
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: silverbullet on October 29, 2022, 07:21:21 pm
Yis are all assuming the only way to drink alcohol is the Oirish way - start at 9pm and keep going until you drink yourself unconscious or you get knocked out during the post-pub fight outside the chipper.  If you go to my local mid-week, you're more likely to see people eating their dinner and a glass of wine for €15 rather than 5 lads knocking back pints at the bar.

Little venues (above a regular pub maybe) might sprout up that support niche activities.  Maybe a sports club that watches live American sports?  Or a cinema club that severs dinner before/after the movie with an invited speaker afterwards.  Or maybe a 'come-down'/chill-out venue.  Or maybe a venue for night-workers only?

There's a tea cafe in a basement along Ormond Quay and it's been going for 10 years or more.  I only went once (against my will) and i thought it was stupid.  But it's still there after 10 years so there is a market for it.

Maybe the young folk might visit 3 venues in one night?  1. (9-midnight) The pub downing Guinness whilst talking sport.  2. (midnight - 3am) A traditional nightclub with more drugs and less talk.  3.  (3-6am) A chill-out  serving small amounts of alcohol, more fancy drinks and casual buffet-type food.

Who knows what we pop up once people are given a chance to try out new ideas!
Leeson Street survived because people didn't want to go home at three.

Gigs place on South Richmond Street was absolutely hopping for "Breakfast" after three AM. The Manhattan on Harcourt  Road was open until the sun came up.

My favourite haunt was Eliza Blues on the quays in Temple Bar. You could leave a club, and knock on the shutters of Eliza's - which was a restaurant until midnight - then a speakeasy rave afterward.

Lots of scope for late -night venues.

The Gaiety had Mambo & Velure until 05.00 - absolutely brilliant, with club music, live Jazz and a silent movie in the theatre to chill...deadly.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Shallow Hal on October 29, 2022, 09:01:05 pm
I used to like goin to the cafe in Jury's Ballsbridge after a night out,a birra grub and no problem gettin a taxi after.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Belker on October 30, 2022, 03:39:57 am
I once had one of the managers of Reardens (by far the biggest nightclub in Cork) in the cab and he very unexpectantly told me that the quietest half hour of the night was usually 2am to 2.30am stating that most had had enough by then.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Rat Catcher on November 01, 2022, 12:19:14 pm
Yis are all assuming the only way to drink alcohol is the Oirish way - start at 9pm and keep going until you drink yourself unconscious or you get knocked out during the post-pub fight outside the chipper.

Not at all. As noted, when one could stay in my local as late as one wished (within reason) very few punters stayed after 1.30-2a.m. Most folk have (or want) to be up in the morning.... and the late crowd generally wouldn't come in 'till close to official closing time.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: watty on November 01, 2022, 05:21:41 pm
Yis are all assuming the only way to drink alcohol is the Oirish way - start at 9pm and keep going until you drink yourself unconscious or you get knocked out during the post-pub fight outside the chipper.

Not at all. As noted, when one could stay in my local as late as one wished (within reason) very few punters stayed after 1.30-2a.m. Most folk have (or want) to be up in the morning.... and the late crowd generally wouldn't come in 'till close to official closing time.
Probably didn't want to miss the post-pub fights outside the chipper  :2cheers

Seriously though, it's still an Oirish thing to drink until 2am and call it quits.  Until the Guards started running morning checkpoints, a lot of people thought if they got a few hours kip they'd be alright for work the next day.  I've no link but I believe up to 1/3 of drunk drivers are caught the next morning.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Cool Boola on November 01, 2022, 06:19:25 pm
Ifin I drink at ÂM   it will be in my house with my measures and at a basic cost…..and the kids will too!  The generation of the Dick head wasters are paying for 40 year mortgage's now?
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: John m on November 01, 2022, 06:38:39 pm
No shortage of early morning Garglers last night Kids all over the kip with cans .
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Cool Boola on November 01, 2022, 06:40:39 pm
How many fares there
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: John m on November 01, 2022, 06:42:17 pm
I havent worked since Wednesday ..Two jabs two boosters and a second dose of Covid .
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Cool Boola on November 01, 2022, 09:01:39 pm
A lot of Covid around…It appears to be milder but takes a week to get a clear. How are you doing
John?
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: taxi1990 on November 01, 2022, 10:42:55 pm
Do ye still wear masks? have the screens up?
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: John m on November 02, 2022, 08:00:15 am
Do ye still wear masks? have the screens up?

Dont have a screen Its a taxi not a confession Box .Never wore a mask bit like carrying an Umberella in Ukraine to stop bombs landing on your head they dont work .
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: taxi1990 on November 02, 2022, 10:00:16 am
Do ye still wear masks? have the screens up?

Dont have a screen Its a taxi not a confession Box .Never wore a mask bit like carrying an Umberella in Ukraine to stop bombs landing on your head they dont work .


I thought you had a screen. I never did.
I thought we had to wear masks during the pandemic? I did when we had to, carried a woman on a 3 hour journey who was sick, she was in the front, she had the mask on for the first hour, then couldnt breath so I told her she could take it off, I kept my mask on, she text me the next day saying she just tested positive for covid. I always thought the mask saved me from getting it off her. there was no room in the back for her to sit by the way.

Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: watty on November 02, 2022, 10:19:06 am
The official line is that the mask stops the infected breathing the virus onto you.  So your mask protects the other person and vice versa.  But having a barrier in front of your face can only help - just ask any rioter  ::fight

Right now, I'm no mask but with the screen.  1/100 passenger wears a mask, usually elderly women.  It's part laziness and part the worry there'll be another virus wave in winter that keeps the screen up.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: mercenary for hire on November 02, 2022, 10:29:09 am
Dunno how effective the masks are as the country was riddled last Christmas when most were wearing masks.I got Covid then and it was one night of chills and discomfort.A few days ago I got a bad flu and it's the worst thing I've ever had.Felt like I was in the microwave for a couple of days.

There's worse shit than Covid going around but I'm not one to complain...cough.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Octavia1 on November 02, 2022, 10:31:18 am
Yunng last ape in me car tellin me her husband ape in his 30s nearly snuffed it  recently from covid ....no underlines conditions or nuttin ....tink it impacts different apes differently....me bean a celt it probly kill me  cause of me genetic purity ....irish mongrels probly get away wit murder
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: mercenary for hire on November 02, 2022, 10:33:59 am
I do believe that two years of lockdowns have made us softer and more vulnerable to bugs that we would have shaken off ten years ago.
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: John m on November 02, 2022, 01:23:49 pm
Snot and spit this morning all clear .I dont think those Covid tests are accurate .I think I only had that Flu that everybody has .The Birds in the flats recon if you have the Shits then its the Flu no shit its probably Covid .
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: silverbullet on November 02, 2022, 02:47:18 pm
Snot and spit this morning all clear .I dont think those Covid tests are accurate .I think I only had that Flu that everybody has .The Birds in the flats recon if you have the Shits then its the Flu no shit its probably Covid .
Maybe you have big bird flu? 8)
Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: Cool Boola on November 03, 2022, 10:01:04 pm
Even the Birds are using protection
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Title: Re: Who wants to drink till 6am in the morning ?
Post by: silverbullet on November 04, 2022, 01:53:33 pm
A huge brawl last night outside the Living Room Pub on Cathal Brugha Street, and that was at around half-two. Loads of Skobes with their drinks in plastic cups, spilling their Blue WKD onto their grey prison sweats.