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I have a moving date!
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Ahhh! Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadlift
Speaking of Fruit Machines. I'm thinking of procuring one for my local pub. Second hand ones seem to run to about £400. Should make it's money back quick enough, and after that? Pure Pubular Profit. Which beats the snot out of the rubbish percentage they currently get!
One of my donughts was fruit salad. Who puts a fruit salad in the middle of a donught.
Don't forget mystery there is the licensing for it and on-going maintenance to cover as well.
Indeedy. It should still pay for itself. Ultimately I'd be 'gifting' the machine to the pub for legal reasons, and then taking a small percentage of it's takings until paid back. The rest? Probably charity or pub.
Also, Pubs don't need a separate license for owning a fruity, just their standard gambling and gaming license (which they have, already having a fruity installed).
It's not actually quite as simple as you buying a machine and sticking it in ? Unless you know exactly what your doing your looking for a huge headache. Players will moan about payouts and demand you check your stakes and prizes percentages. They will want refunds if a single feature bulb is out and the game has been affected. Micro switches are another pain in the neck and hassle too, power supply issues are regular as well as hopper jams. Unless you absolutely know what your doing with a fruit machine don't bother. Especially if your buying 2nd hand. Strictly speaking as well if your landlord indadvertedly allows an underage punter play his machine and gets caught on a spot check by a council inspector then you as the owner of machine are liable for the fine. Yes these Inspectors do send in underage guys to catch you out as well. You will also need to make sure it's got the correct legacy, gamcare and category stickers on the machine at all times. Again as the operator that's your responsibility. Where will you get your spares when you need them ? Because you will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Mystery
Personally matey I don't recommend it. Buy a video game instead. Old style space invaders or pacman. A lot less hassle and no payouts.
Trust me I've known countless folks that think it's an easy way to make a little money. Unless you know exactly what your doing and your a Bacta (British Amusements Catering Trades Association) member, it's going to be nothing but a pain in the arse and get you potentially fined, oh and that's if your machine isn't ripped off too and needs re-floating constantly due to be ripped off.
DONT DO IT MYSTERY.
Got about half way. Brian melted.
Idea abandon-ed.
Pub does (or did) have a top down Pac-Man type machine, once upon a time. Not sure what happened to it.
Also spotted an Arcade type machine with 500 odd games (like Street Fighter) on Ebay for £1,200.00ish. Placed in the pub, will eventually make it's money back.
Probably not worth bothering with though. Such a machine would ruin this pub's atmos.
This sort of atmos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW29wr2jkJs
Made for and by Friends of the Royal Oak (HAI!) to celebrate it no longer being owned by a Pub Co, and having no Beer Tie. Woop!
TL;DR
Buy Mrs Pacman for the pub instead.
Good lad, who's Brian ? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Mystery
Upping sticks, where you moving to ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfshade
From Birmingham to Birmingham
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About 4 miles up the road.
Yes. And it works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfshade
34 years old - 0 Zombie attacks. That's results you cannot argue with.
[url]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/correlation.png[/url]Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Mystery
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Youths are replacing Honey with Drugs
http://www.tylervigen.com/correlatio...rijuana-us.png
It's all true.
The interwebs and a graph thereon said so. CALL DAS DAILY FAIL!
Also, got four of me colleagues back. Which is nice.
So what happened you never elaborated? Obviously I'm bored so require gossip
he proberly can't tell due to restrictions on disaplinary matters in work places, if you talk about such matters outside of work (or even in work to people who aren't involved) and your superiors get wind of it YOU could end up losing your job yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychosplodge
Yup.
Stupid people were stupid, is all I can say to be honest.
I know but that doesn't alleviate my boredom does it?
Have you tried kicking it?
A woman lost her finger whilst bellringing
*snort*
that would be impressive
And wolfie's reply appearing while I typed made this look bad
And yet you didn't edit it, we all know the truth
It'll be in the last place she looks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfshade
It is lost forever
Dad took end of his off in a cherry picker, sometimes theres not enough left intact to stick back on.
I edited it to point out you'd ninja'd me as opposed to changing my response to Mystery :p
What to do at the weekend? Pub is likely ruin-ed by continuing Foosball (though hopefully with England all but out of it, the ardour of the lesser-spotted bullnecked goon will be tempered).
Paint miniatures
Watch Orange is the New Black
Start to read war and peace
Start microbrewing
Learn to bell ring [url]http://www.smgcbr.heralded.co.uk/?q=node/282[/url]
Well, I'm redressing my thumb, and if it's not gone all yucky and infected and I can avoid a trip to the hospital I'm buying the kids a paddling pool and firing up the BBQ. Then I'm eating lots of meat and drinking beer and wine. That's my weekend (Saturday) planned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Mystery
or sit around in all weekend without getting dressed.
Or spend the day making fudge and packing boxes!
glad it seems to be OK DL, mind you how are you going to blow up the pool with one hand functioning perfectly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadlift
Still I hope you enjoy your weekend, I'm thinking of taking a stroll through the Queen Elizabeth II park up stratford, see what they've done to the old factory and industrial sites that used to be there.
Or fill paddling pool with ice and save walking to fridge for more beer?Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadlift
I have minions to go back and forth for me. I am the king and it is my castle ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychosplodge
Thanks Darren, I've got a pump. It's called Colleen.
Dude. You just broke my 'COR! WHAT A LIE! Detector' :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Deadlift
Lol, yeah you should see me flitch when I give the mrs a bit of cheek :). The kids are great however and very obliging at plying the old man with beer. Think they worked out I'm more generous when drinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Mystery
[URL="http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/"]You could build a jet powered beer cooler[/URL]
That's brilliant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfshade
I don't think barbecued paddling pool will work...Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadlift
Lol, very smart Kirsten :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Kirsten