The Cheers team invariably has its glass half-full, and it’s not that we’re constantly sitting in the pub (we wish), it’s more to do with looking at the positive side of life. I know that’s an easy attitude to adopt and when you’re down, you’re really down, but on those occasions I always reminded myself of a former colleague whose young son wouldn’t eat a particular style of yogurt because “it’s got bits in”. She pushed it back in front of him, growling: “Life’s got bits in. Get on with it.” He got on with it.
It’s just a shame that the summer never really got going. There’s nothing like a spell of sunshine to bring people out into the pub – even to sit indoors (perverse, isn’t it?). It’s that optimism thing, that feeling of being on top, it’s hopefulness and confidence that makes us decide we’d rather join friends in a pub than fester in front of Emmerdale.
We’ve been around a lot of pubs over the past couple of months – it’s our job – and have often been surprised and impressed...
