Blackout at The Pub - Disaster

donkeywinsthe derby · Post by **donkeywinsthe derby** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:50 pm

IT'S A DISGRACE!!

"The Grapes Public House, Pease Pottage, Crawley" - SEND HELP NOW.

Three beers down my neck, fourth just being poured. Quiz night about to start (right bunch of ravers us), even my girlfriend looks happy.

And then.

A fucking goddamn power cut.

No-one can work it out. The electricty board can't make our emergency for at least three hours (which is better than the gas board who were somewhat perplexed when we got through to their emergency line - stupid director of enquiries).

It's the end of the world. We're all kicked out as it's a safety hazard (unlike keeping the place open as usual, with full lighting, and then drinking eight pints of Export!). The quiz guys are threatening to take their brains elsewhere. And eventually I had to give up and just plain go home - it just didn't seem right to go to another pub.

Kinda reminds me of Arsenal's season. Just when you thought everything was right and just in the world...The fucking lights go out, several key people leave for fear of injury and all we're left with is only half a night out simply for the sake of a good replacement fuse box.

Any other tales of similar woe and dismay?

gus ceasar is a legend · Fri May 02, 2008 10:12 pm

HAHAHAHA!

I used to go in there.........used to be called The James King or something?

Food used to be superb!

donkeywinsthe derby · Fri May 02, 2008 10:17 pm

only food on tonight was a packet of bacon fries...and then only if you didn't get mauled by the landlord's alligator as you neared the till.

(actually, by 'alligator' i really mean 'cat. but he is a vicious ungrateful little bastard - i gave him nearly a whole pack of extra strong mints last sunday and what did he do but spew up next to my car).

gus ceasar is a legend · Fri May 02, 2008 10:21 pm

I used to ply for Pease Pottage and was in the side that got into the county league and the ground is/was just up the lane!

Oh the memories!

donkeywinsthe derby · Fri May 02, 2008 10:25 pm

Pease Pottage First Team?

Blimey. Didn't know they even had a team, never mind a first or otherwise.

I won the cribbage league at The Grapes this year (despite that maniac cat trying to kill me).

Now THAT is true sporting legend!

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Sat May 03, 2008 9:02 am

I know that pub. Its between where I used to live, and where I now live.

Wasn't CAMRA born there? (Campaign for Real Ale).