Pubs bring in freshly mown grass to mask sweat and stale beer odour (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
London, Aug 6 (ANI): Don't be surprised when you find the stale whiff of alcohol and cigarette missing from the air in pubs, for bar managers have found a way to mask the unpleasant smell. Mitchells and Butlers, that is in charge of 2,000 pubs, has decided to bring in freshly mown grass to beat the odour of beer, sweat and drains, that were earlier covered by cigarette fumes. The measure has ......more...hotels.com adds interactive mapping tools (eyefortravel.com)
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