The 5 Persuasion Powers and the Village Pub
Picture the scene. Village pub alongside the picturesque River Severn. New Years Eve celebrations, big and burly farm workers and village lads mixing it up with plenty of cider. Who would you want behind the bar? Caron – charismatic, magnetic and attractive or Tom – big and burly. Tattoos, tough and terrifying and 25 years a barman or Ivan – the proprietor. In charge, has his name above the door. That was the predicament my son and I faced in the car last night as I brought him home after…