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Yorkshire blizzard strands pub goers at Tan Hill Inn |
2021-11-29 |
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain’s highest altitude pub got a longer stay than they bargained for, after the building was cut off by a blizzard. Sixty-one people woke up Monday after their third night at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales, 270 miles (435 kilometers) north of London. They have been unable to leave since Friday, when a late autumn storm brought snow and heavy winds that felled power cables and blocked roads. The pub sits 1,732 feet (528 meters) above sea level and is used to being cut off by bad weather. Manager Nicola Townsend said staff had organized movies, a quiz night and karaoke for the stranded guests. They have also been entertained by an Oasis cover band, Noasis, who have also been stuck at the pub since their gig on Friday night. Townsend said the guests were "in really good spirits." "They’ve formed quite a friendship ... like a big family is the best way I can describe it," she said. "One lady actually said ’I don’t want to leave.’" Townsend said she hoped people would be able to head home later Monday once roads had been cleared. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#9 [sits in tree hollering "Anita Loos!"] Also, Oh, pity the terrorist Brit Who, stuck at the pub for a bit, And, having to go, Took a shit in the snow, For no sooner at home did he sit With his cuppa and pup Than the Queen knocked him up With a DNA test and a writ. |
Posted by: Flert Fleretch7633 2021-11-29 18:34 |
#8 3 days 61 people How many Loos? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-29 17:53 |
#7 really interesting from a meteorological point of view even places 600' lower in elevation reported all rain, e.g., Buxton |
Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-11-29 11:44 |
#6 Wahahahahaaa |
Posted by: Besoeker 2021-11-29 10:44 |
#5 Take 'The Jab', it'll fix the DNA issues in no time. Me, I'm channeling Ernest... Onwards to Tan Hill Inn |
Posted by: Alistaire Whase2887 2021-11-29 10:33 |
#4 /\ Never 'volunteer.' It's printed in my DNA. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2021-11-29 10:23 |
#3 Besoeker Vrywilliger ! A rescue mission, your chance to get into the Spirits of the Season! |
Posted by: Alistaire Whase2887 2021-11-29 10:15 |
#2 I suspect this means Hardknott Pass is impassable? |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-11-29 09:54 |
#1 That could have been any of us, had we planned properly. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2021-11-29 09:24 |