{"id":2680,"date":"2016-04-14T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/14\/son-turns-garage-into-fully-functioning-pub-for-the-sweetest-reason\/"},"modified":"2016-04-14T21:24:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T13:24:02","slug":"son-turns-garage-into-fully-functioning-pub-for-the-sweetest-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/14\/son-turns-garage-into-fully-functioning-pub-for-the-sweetest-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Son turns garage into fully functioning pub for the sweetest reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mans_pub_in_garage\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE0LzhiL01hbnNfcHViX2luLjQyNzMyLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/4f89f5fa\/0d1\/Mans_pub_in_garage.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Son+turns+garage+into+fully+functioning+pub+for+the+sweetest+reason&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F14%2Fman-converts-garage-into-pub%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F14%2Fman-converts-garage-into-pub%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON \u2014 A British man has built a proper pub in his own back garden after his father became too ill to go out to their local.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Bourne converted his double garage \u2014 fitting it out with beer taps, sofas, television screens and a dart board \u2014 after his 73-year-old dad suffered a stroke in 2013.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/29\/irish-pub-mr-brightside-tribute\/\">Irish pub pays tribute to lost friend with emotional rendition of &#8216;Mr. Brightside&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It was a double garage but my dad had a stroke three years ago and struggled to get out and socialise,&#8221; Bourne, who lives near Manchester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rSI2oYpDYwg\">told<\/a> <i>SWNS TV<\/i>. &#8220;So I decided to convert it into a pub.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/04\/14\/man-converts-garage-into-pub\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Friends and neighbours regularly come round for a drink.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/uk\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Uk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/elderly-man\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Elderly Man<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/pub\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Pub<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/watercooler\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Watercooler<\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/jump\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1460639993' target='_blank'><br \/>\n<img src='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ad\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1460639993'><br \/>\n<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/NPlV-hhLGGo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2014 A British man has built a proper pub in his own back garden after his father became too ill to go out to their local. 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