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  Brings to mind an experience a couple of years ago when we were coming back from the West Country. It was teeming down with rain and we were on the A303 near Thruxton. On the verge was a windswept,bedraggled gentleman of a certain age (i.e. about my age) waving a placard advertising a pub in Thruxton village. Within a few inches of speeding HGVs charging past, he was holding up his banner in defiance of the wind, rain and traffic. As it was noon-ish and I could feel a beer coming on, we pulled off, found the pub and had not only a beer but a really excellent lunch. Conversation with other customers revealed that they had all, without exception, pulled off because of this intrepid member of staff risking his life to promote the pub. Conversation with the landlord revealed the information that the man brought in over 90% of their lunchtime trade and did it for nothing because he had previously been the tenant of the other pub in the village and had been ousted by Enterprise Inns, losing his life savings in the process.

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