61 Brits stranded 4 days by a blizzard....in a pub!

[transplant99]

With an Oasis tribute band. Yikes.

The Tan Hill Inn, a hillside pub in Yorkshire, England, hosted an Oasis tribute band last Friday night. Unbeknownst to dozens of pub-goers, as the night went on, piles of snow as high as one metre blocked the pub’s exits, leading them to be trapped inside for four consecutive days (and counting).

More than 50 patrons, the band members, and seven employees had spent the first night huddled around a warm fire drinking cold beers, ending the night by either sprawling across makeshift beds or cozying up in one of the inn’s rooms.

Added NOASIS on its Facebook page, “We’re very sorry to announce that we are stranded in Yorkshire, snowed in at the venue after last night’s gig at The Tan Hill Inn.”

The inn updated concerned residents through playful Facebook posts showing photos of guests playing pub quizzes, eating roasts, watching movies, singing karaoke , and sleeping on the floor.

The group of 61 strangers reduced to 50 on Monday morning after a snowplow passed through the area, allowing those who were stranded to begin their journey home, she stated.

“The road to Reeth is now open,” Ms. Townsend said in a Facebook post on Monday afternoon, “and we have given a fond farewell to our previously stranded guests.”

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...?ocid=msedgntp

[Hockeyguy15]

Are we sure the Canadian military didn't build this pub for terrorist training? Outrageous.

[bizaro86]

The group of 61 strangers reduced to 50 on Monday morning after a snowplow passed through the area, allowing those who were stranded to begin their journey home, she stated

Does this mean that after they were dug out 50 of the 61 decided to stay at the pub for another round or two?

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Egads! Piles of snow as high as one metre! Why, that's over 3 feet! How could you ever manage to make your way through snow that high!

[GoinAllTheWay]

Lol, that's just dumb. Kinda strikes me as "oh no! Snowed in! Can't come to work!".

Sure looks like the 2nd floor windows open, someone could jump out (into the 1 m snow) and clear the doors. And that's assuming they only open outward. Also assuming none of the ground floor windows open (also unlikely).

Story just seems waaaay off.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Egads! Piles of snow as high as one metre! Why, that's over 3 feet! How could you ever manage to make your way through snow that high!

It was a wonderwall of snow.

[transplant99]

No idea where this place is exactly but there are lots of parts of this big world where any sort of snow accumulation brings everything to a halt.

Maybe there were no plows in the area to clear roads?

I know when i lived in the South, and this happened very year, a small or large snowfall closed all schools, many businesses, and assorted government offices would shut down and send everyone home.

I dont think a lot of people would voluntarily sleep on a floor for an entire weekend unless circumstances warranted it.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by transplant99

No idea where this place is exactly but there are lots of parts of this big world where any sort of snow accumulation brings everything to a halt.

Maybe there were no plows in the area to clear roads?

I know when i lived in the South, and this happened very year, a small or large snowfall closed all schools, many businesses, and assorted government offices would shut down and send everyone home.

I dont think a lot of people would voluntarily sleep on a floor for an entire weekend unless circumstances warranted it.

As a guy who bartended at a British Pub, I wouldn't be so sure of that...

[D as in David]

Before the snowfall.

[AC]

[Buff]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Before the snowfall.

Here it is after the snowfall:

































































Quite something!

[undercoverbrother]

Brings new meaning to a time honoured tradition of “being locked in”.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Before the snowfall.

I used to go drinking there, it's on the Kings Rd, about half a mile from Stamford Bridge

[Dion]

Brings new meaning to the word Sleepover.

[Fuzz]

That room would smell something fierce.

[timun]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

It was a wonderwall of snow.

When they saw the snow plow outside I bet they said maaaaaaaaybeeeeeee, you're gonna be the one that saves meeeeeeeeeeeee...

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

That room would smell something fierce.

Yes it would smell like a pub

[Flabbibulin]

'Stranded in Yorkshire' would be an equally terrifying headline.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

I used to go drinking there, it's on the Kings Rd, about half a mile from Stamford Bridge

Is this you?

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Is this you?

I can't remember light coming out of my mouth, a lot of other stuff, carrots, chips, beer, more beer but never light