[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes....as you know I am of the same generation as Cashy.
Back in the day you could retreat into the snug.....and women certainly were not allowed in the tap room....that was the chaps domain where they could discuss things in a ribald way.

I don't think manners have improved.....and watering holes are diminishing by the day.
Sad really as they were the social hub.....there is much talk about the problems of lonely older folk.....and going to the pub used to be the thing that would guarantee company if you wanted it....a game of darts or dommies.
Gone now.
Thankfully,my days going drinking in pubs are gone.