The smoking ban seemed to be the catalyst for many of the pubs shutting.
Mind you, for the non smokers out there, if Coronavirus doesn't get us, a smoke free world probably means we're going to live that bit longer.

Bugger.....

I was hoping to self isolate in the local.

If I were your good lady wife, I’d isolate you in the cupboard under stairs, how the hell can she possibly put up with you shut inside your home for weeks. Come to think of it, this could be millions of couples getting on each other’s nerves by the end of isolation. At least we could let off steam once a week shouting at James Child or other suitable candidates. Oh happy days, I’m missing them already

I’m often confined to the cupboard under the stairs, apparently the neighbours can hear me sobbing

Self isolation would have been great with sport on TV too.

I was watching ski jumping over the weekend Pop

that’s how desperate it’s got

Used to like watching ski Sunday but for me its gone down hill since the new way of presentation

It's a tricky one. Most people won't because they want the club to survive, but if you are on a zero hours contract, have no money either coming in or in the bank and your rent is due, a refund might just save you from eviction. I get it.

I think we'll be okay. Pubs and cafes just need to get their heads around a 3 month shutdown. The removal of business rates and the cash grants might pay the rent and utiltiies, which will be the only outgoings, so they can just re-open once it's announced that we can all go out and get trashed again. It's the staff who will struggle the most, as I doubt the SSP will come through immediately.

The small self-employed will struggle the most, those who freelance or whatever.

But the summer will end and most of us will still be here. The actual contraction rate is less than 1%.

thats an absolute shocker.

Fair point

not bad for you Snowie

Was it the fact that you are a fan of Ski Sunday that you adopted your "alias", Snowie?

No just my hair going white at early age started at 19 and by mid twenties virtually a full head full