Pub visit - everyone invited

[tcm]

Everyone's invited to the pub this weekend. Hooray. Now, the way this will work is that everyone keeps a careful tally of how much they've had to drink, and at the end we all cross-invoice each other, so that if you've paid for some of the drinks then you have to keep a record of that total, and then you'll net off your liabilities to each person for who you bought a drink, and keep a record of that as well. In this way, the final bill will be lowered by the amount that anyone paid for a round, and each person's individual liability to each other will be increased by the sum of the individual liabilities to those who may have bought them a drink. To make things simpler I propose that anyone buying anyone else a drink actually raises an invoice for the drink to those individuals, and in this way an account can be run for each person attending. Is this straightforward enough?

 

[Danny_Labrador]

What about a double entry system just for security, will it be possible to "buy ahead" and get discount for those who think that they can spot a big drinker in this market ?

 

[claymore]

Hmm - I've been doing some research recently into card counting at Blackjack tables in Casinos -

I think you suggestion could possibly help in this instance - spotting the heavy drinker, noticing who keeps asking for more, observing their position at the table - - ie closest to exits etc, then seeing when they are making a move.

Could work

 

[Stingo]

But how much tax will we have to pay to Gordie Clown, not forgetting any rebates for being of Scottish origin?

 

[Becky]

You could get everyone to place a down-payment of, say £50, as surety for the evenings imbibing, and the most sober of you all work out if more is needed, or if anyone is due a refund. Then anybody who so desires can leave for their train at any time. Easy?

 

[Stingo]

You obviously haven't drunk with these people! When I got home, I had to unzip my liver and place it on the radiator to dry.

 

[jimi]

Think we should work on "the most seniot person presnt pays principle" .. save a lot of bother!

Youthful Jimi

 

[Cotillion]

You either need a drink or you work in the Civil Service. Probably both.

kim

 

[brianrunyard]

Sounds like a government department.

 

[Ohdrat]

Re: Civil Servants

nahhh Double Entry not invented by a Civil Servant so they wouldn't use it... Civil Servants all believe in re-inventing the wheel... Double Entry was made for the outside (possibly real) world and wouldn't work in a govt dept!

 

[Danny_Labrador]

Yes and no - now you!

 

[sailorman]

wot happens if i need to "Rush for a Train" un-expected like

 

[Cotillion]

I'm as judge as a sober. hic

 

[peterb]

Double entry?

As an ex-civil servant, it sounds as if you lot are more worried about double exits!

 

[MapisM]

Remembers me of The Battle Of Epping Forest...

...
Amidst the battle roar, accountants keep the score: 10-4.
...

It's a shame I won't be able to attend, sounds like you lot will have big fun!