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one of the main reasons i hardly ever go to bars and clubs any more.
Originally Posted by nealric /img/forum/go_quote.gif The most annoying thing is that it was supposed to be a cocktail/chat kind of event- not a drunken grinding event. We spent most of the night attempting to communicate by screaming at the top of our lungs. I left the place with a headache and my ears ringing. |
Originally Posted by Le Le /img/forum/go_quote.gif More noise = less talk = more beer. I hate it too, but none of my friends care. Get drunk fast and ignore it |
Originally Posted by nealric /img/forum/go_quote.gif I noticed none of the bar tenders were wearing any sort of hearing protection. How do bars get away with that? |
Originally Posted by earthpeople /img/forum/go_quote.gif My guess is that the employees don't know that. And I'd be very doubtful that the management would be compelled to do anything unless complaints were filed. |
Originally Posted by St3ve /img/forum/go_quote.gif It is irritating if you are staff too, particularly in night clubs. Nowadays you are offered earplugs. Which is all well and good, but then you can't hear what is being said by customers. I worked behind the bar in a nightclub as a student and I would leave work with my ears ringing. |
Originally Posted by nealric /img/forum/go_quote.gif Maybe it was just a matter of habit on their part, but this was an open bar we had already paid for. They made the same money whether we each drank 1 beer or 10. |
Originally Posted by DrBenway /img/forum/go_quote.gif One final thought, that I haven't seen expressed yet in this thread: EAR PLUGS Any chain pharmacy should have a section in the ear-care aisle with a selection of earplugs. |
Originally Posted by grokit /img/forum/go_quote.gif Quote: Originally Posted by St3ve: It is irritating if you are staff too, particularly in night clubs. Nowadays you are offered earplugs. Which is all well and good, but then you can't hear what is being said by customers. I worked behind the bar in a nightclub as a student and I would leave work with my ears ringing. Obviously you missed St3ve's post, or my quoting him, before you posted. |
Originally Posted by DrBenway /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm chuckling to myself that you would be so censorious as to point that out. Actually, I read the entire thread, carefully. The reference in the previous post was to plugs offered to staff at the venues. My suggestion was that patrons of the venue should bring their own plugs, for their own protection. |