Even a flooded pub couldn’t stop dad and son ordering a pint
A flooded pub proved no match to a defiant son and dad who stayed inside and ordered a couple of pints.
Funny video footage shows Jordan, 27, ordering two pints at the bar for himself and dad Anthony Lay, 45, at the Red Lion pub in Birmingham on Saturday.
It shows water well above the line of his socks before his dad says ‘cheers mate’ as other pubgoers paddle around in the flood water.
Anthony refused to budge from his chair because he didn’t want to get his white trainers dirty in the mess below.
In the video, he said: ‘I’m staying here, I’m not getting my f***ing white trainers f***ing dirty for nobody.’
A staff member then asked: ‘Do you want a piggyback?’ to which Anthony replied: ‘No’.
He was also heard saying he didn’t want to go outside because he’ll drown and ‘can’t swim very good’.
The dad and son duo work as plasterers and first noticed the street outside flooding before it poured into the bar area.
Anthony explained what happened and said: ‘Within 10 minutes the road was flooded, then five minutes later the pub was the same.
‘We carried on drinking as we were trapped in and it was worse outside.
‘I filmed and my son was the one bringing the beer over – the rest of the customers carried on as well and then helped staff to disperse the water.
‘It’s a great pub with great locals. Once water levels dropped we left the pub so staff could get underway with the clean up.’
Stav Smith the licensee of the pub found it funny that the video clip proved to be popular once it was posted online.
‘We’re back to normal now. But it cost a few quid and we’re still counting,’ he said.
‘The drains can’t cope. It happens regularly. In this current climate it’s hard as you can well imagine.’
The news comes after Birmingham was hit by several flash floods over the weekend.
The Met Office has warned the recent wet and windy weather is set to continue.
It said temperatures are set to remain around or slightly below the seasonal average for a few days to come, as high winds and rain are expected to hit.
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