This is a conversation that took place the other week in a small pub in South Shields.
Participants :-
Branch Membership Secretary (BMS)
Lady Behind Bar (LBB)
Customer at bar (CAB)
BMS - On entering pub - " Hello love, Ive just popped in to deliver some CAMRA membership forms as I see you sell real ale"
LBB - "RAMNA - never heard of it, and anyway I do my own thing"
BMS - " No its, CAMRA - the Campaign For Real Ale- we've been around since 1971"
LBB - " Well Ive been here for 20 years and Ive never heard of PAMNA"
CAB -" Its bloody CAMRA - you know when you put the Plum Porter on and we all get p***ed"
LBB - " Oh I dont know, whats in it for me?"
BMS -" We are just trying to drum up a bit more business and you are on our Whatpub website"
LBB - "What pub, this pub ? Oh give them here.
CAB - "Mate, I'd have a pint if I were you"
The odd thing is, this pub gets CAMRA branch magazines dropped off every 3 months..Bizarre.
