Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Apr 14th 2006, 3:54 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
We were in QLD 2 years ago going to the Whitsundays sailing. We left on Good Friday - luckily someone told us on the Thursday 'you do know there will be no bottle shops etc open on Friday don't you?' Luckily we got all our booze before we went to the Whitsundays! Most of the other people on the boat didn't realise and so were in a stress about not being able to have any booze!! Imagine that - 4 days at sea with no booze.....!!!
Well, I can't....
Must admit, did find it odd that everything was closed, but there you go...
Graham
Well, I can't....
Must admit, did find it odd that everything was closed, but there you go...
Graham
Apr 14th 2006, 7:40 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by annqldau
Word of warning to anyone about to emigrate we just found out today all pubs in Queensland shut on Good Friday ruins a tradition of bank holiday drinking... 
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So what other day do all the pubs shut???
. So what other day do all the pubs shut???
Apr 14th 2006, 8:34 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by annqldau
Word of warning to anyone about to emigrate we just found out today all pubs in Queensland shut on Good Friday ruins a tradition of bank holiday drinking... .
So what other day do all the pubs shut???
. So what other day do all the pubs shut???
Apr 14th 2006, 9:45 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by Jimclevs
Yep.
At the risk of being invited to "Foxtrot Oscar" :scared: I can't really see an issue with pubs etc being closed on either Good Friday or Christmas Day for that matter which, unless I'm mistaken, are the 2 main "religious" days in the year.
That leaves 363 other days when the pubs, clubs, RSLs, offies etc are open. Isn't that enough?
Jim
At the risk of being invited to "Foxtrot Oscar" :scared: I can't really see an issue with pubs etc being closed on either Good Friday or Christmas Day for that matter which, unless I'm mistaken, are the 2 main "religious" days in the year.
That leaves 363 other days when the pubs, clubs, RSLs, offies etc are open. Isn't that enough?
Jim
Apr 14th 2006, 10:00 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Surely there's more to life than pubs? 
Apr 14th 2006, 10:06 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
Not when you're an alky like annqldau
Apr 14th 2006, 10:08 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by 232Bar
Ang, she doesn't have a drink problem - she admits to drinking lots - therefore no problem LOL
I haven't got any
Apr 14th 2006, 10:10 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by WendyC
I have a drink problem
I haven't got any
I haven't got any
Apr 14th 2006, 10:10 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by 232Bar
Ang, she doesn't have a drink problem - she admits to drinking lots - therefore no problem LOL
Apr 14th 2006, 10:13 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by 232Bar
They are open again today - I feel a case of stubbies coming on
Apr 14th 2006, 10:18 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
We bought some stubby holders in Oz last year, and we can't wait to have full size drinks to put in them again
Apr 14th 2006, 10:19 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by 232Bar
They are open again today - I feel a case of stubbies coming on
Apr 14th 2006, 10:25 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by 232Bar
Didn't think you'd need to use those in Sunderland to keep your beer cold.
Apr 14th 2006, 10:36 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
It's not cold, what gave you that idea!
Apr 14th 2006, 10:47 pm
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Re: Pubs shut on Good Friday!!! what other days???
Originally Posted by 232Bar
So what are the 'non-religious' made to suffer for as well??? - Whole point of a public holiday is to enjoy the time off work, and if I choose to enjoy it with a couple of pints and a bar meal then why not? I'm sure (as in the UK) there are enough staff willing to work it for the extra dosh - don't penalise us non religious people because some choose to believe a bloke was nailed to a X
My sentiments exactly. What ever anybody says, the fact still remains that we are not being able to choose what we want to do because it is a religious celebration of Jesus Christ and that cross thingy stuff. What about the 99 per cent of people that do not give a stuff and do not believe in the fairy tail.
Would everyone want to celebrate a Bin Laden day or Adolf Hitler day.