Some 50 drinkers stranded in a remote 17th-century pub for three nights after heavy snowfall in northern England while they watched an Oasis tribute band would be forgiven for wondering just that.
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They slept on couches or on the floor at The Tan Hill Inn in Yorkshire, England — more than 200 miles north of London — after snow and fallen power lines blocked nearby roads starting Friday.
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Guests were forced to sleep on makeshift beds after being stranded at The Tan Hill Inn following heavy snowfall.Facebook/The Tan Hill Inn
The pub — known as Britain’s highest inn, which sits at 1,732 feet above sea level — shared updates on Facebook, jokingly calling guests “inmates."
“Let’s be honest,” [=AZUMtdX8PCjCq3yb72xjVE1AWqwPftL6C0wkBHaZalqxvzwS42YfTZSGFHrPLejBqCiEzMRVjU1k60NfsZoLwoTRnyzdlOZz8CDWBMn-3B1hAVH8DqUumZz7naiZ7qym9lKzSncywbXE9bUrjzqo8FHO&tn=%2CO%2CP-R’]one update said.]('https://www.facebook.com/tanhillinn/posts/4030817737017791?__cft__0) “Being stuck anywhere is a trial, a challenge to the mental health of some people, and yes, some are at breaking point after three days of being[=AZX8DkCwMzhDniv6aiTg45kybfN8oxaFBHn4J-G9XPkUS-Wh8BpPYiQjfqlVnphs-qXsyjH6R5qLzebRLW5RLyoDXv4QDxUaQpYX-8kQM_id_qMQBVdqUYXSjI7ERsA9edK6czL2wCyOUGVYQTbctYuP&tn=*NK-R’] confined.”
Vicky Hodgson, 43, traveled over an hour to the rural pub with her partner in their campervan to watch “Noasis,” the Oasis tribute band.
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Stranded staff and guests dug a path out of the pub which had been blocked by thick snow.Vicky Hodgson
The forecast predicted light snowfall, so they weren’t concerned about the weather. But by the end of the night, the pub’s entrance was covered by thick snow.
“It was unreal, the snow must have been about waist-deep,” Hodgson told NBC News over the phone. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”
She said it had been “a wild ride of emotions” but a weekend full of “memories.”
Hodgson said staff had been “absolutely brilliant” and kept guests entertained with quizzes, karaoke, and plenty of food — including a free buffet.
The wintry weather brought heavy snow to many parts of the United Kingdom over the weekend. It left tens of thousands of homes without electricity and killed at least two people.