OT -- New Year's Eve

January 3, 2008

Hello all,

I decided since I needed to pick up a prescription after midnight on

New Year's Eve, I may as well troll the local taverns and see what was

happening. We have about 7 within walking distance, and I've never been

to even one of them. So I got myself semi gussied up (GOLD eyeshadow and

gold sweater) and walked to the local bars. This was all in the name of

research, of course.

First place, " West Park Station " had a noisy crowd, youngish, and

didn't see a soul I knew. But was I ever grateful that smoking has been

eliminated in all public places. Whew. Some people had gift bags, and I

asked around to see where they got them. Some package deal that ran $50

but you got a camera, hat, noisemaker, film, and who knows what else.

Imagine being able to ask a question and hear and understand over the

noise and music on New Year's Eve.

Next stop was 3 doors down, " P.J. McIntyre's Irish Pub " . Another

youngish crowd, but was able to find a seat at the bar, so I ordered my

usual diet pepsi with a wedge of lemon. Guys on either side of me kept

offering to buy me Guinness. And some of them were drinking bomb shots

of what looked like kahlua and cream dropped into Guinness. I could

barely keep my dinner down at the throught of that combination, but they

dropped the coffee with cream color shot glass into the Guinness and

chugged it down. Guys on the other side of me were taking pictures, so I

offered to take a picture for them so they'd all be in it. After I did

that, one guy puts his arm around me and wants to take my picture. So I

smiled and said " Cheese " . Up comes his date of the night, who gave me

the evil eye because I was " putting the moves on her man " . Wrapped her

arms around him to show me he was HERS!! I wanted to tell her he might

be the best YOU can do, but I've done better. Still it made my little

heart happy to see that I can make a 23 year old woman worried that I'm

stealing her man. And me, old enough to be his mother (if I'd started

young).

Next went to the Public House up the street and an even older crowd,

less rowdy, but still nobody I know. It was after midnight, and now the

local magistrates were watching folks to make sure they weren't too drunk

to drive. 2 of them at the 2nd bar I was in, and I shook their hands and

wished them a Happy New Year on the way out. Then when I was at the 3rd

bar, they were there as well. So I asked if they were twins, or if they

were stalking me? We all laughed at that. Went back to the 2nd bar,

and the cops followed. So when I left there, I told them I was heading

next door to " score some drugs " if they wanted to follow. Walgreen's

drug store was next door. They declined. I also told them I'm a

designated driver who happened to be walking that night.

But the upshot is, I had NO problem understanding what was said in any

of the bars, and all 3 were noisy, with live loud bands and lots of

people talking at the same time. Aah, Freedom, how great thou art!!

Happy New Year and a great 2008 to one and all,

January 3, 2008

Great story !! Thanks for sharing!

OT -- New Year's Eve

> Hello all,

> I decided since I needed to pick up a prescription after midnight on

> New Year's Eve, I may as well troll the local taverns and see what was

> happening. We have about 7 within walking distance, and I've never been

> to even one of them. So I got myself semi gussied up (GOLD eyeshadow and

> gold sweater) and walked to the local bars. This was all in the name of

> research, of course.

> First place, " West Park Station " had a noisy crowd, youngish, and

> didn't see a soul I knew. But was I ever grateful that smoking has been

> eliminated in all public places. Whew. Some people had gift bags, and I

> asked around to see where they got them. Some package deal that ran $50

> but you got a camera, hat, noisemaker, film, and who knows what else.

> Imagine being able to ask a question and hear and understand over the

> noise and music on New Year's Eve.

> Next stop was 3 doors down, " P.J. McIntyre's Irish Pub " . Another

> youngish crowd, but was able to find a seat at the bar, so I ordered my

> usual diet pepsi with a wedge of lemon. Guys on either side of me kept

> offering to buy me Guinness. And some of them were drinking bomb shots

> of what looked like kahlua and cream dropped into Guinness. I could

> barely keep my dinner down at the throught of that combination, but they

> dropped the coffee with cream color shot glass into the Guinness and

> chugged it down. Guys on the other side of me were taking pictures, so I

> offered to take a picture for them so they'd all be in it. After I did

> that, one guy puts his arm around me and wants to take my picture. So I

> smiled and said " Cheese " . Up comes his date of the night, who gave me

> the evil eye because I was " putting the moves on her man " . Wrapped her

> arms around him to show me he was HERS!! I wanted to tell her he might

> be the best YOU can do, but I've done better. Still it made my little

> heart happy to see that I can make a 23 year old woman worried that I'm

> stealing her man. And me, old enough to be his mother (if I'd started

> young).

> Next went to the Public House up the street and an even older crowd,

> less rowdy, but still nobody I know. It was after midnight, and now the

> local magistrates were watching folks to make sure they weren't too drunk

> to drive. 2 of them at the 2nd bar I was in, and I shook their hands and

> wished them a Happy New Year on the way out. Then when I was at the 3rd

> bar, they were there as well. So I asked if they were twins, or if they

> were stalking me? We all laughed at that. Went back to the 2nd bar,

> and the cops followed. So when I left there, I told them I was heading

> next door to " score some drugs " if they wanted to follow. Walgreen's

> drug store was next door. They declined. I also told them I'm a

> designated driver who happened to be walking that night.

> But the upshot is, I had NO problem understanding what was said in any

> of the bars, and all 3 were noisy, with live loud bands and lots of

> people talking at the same time. Aah, Freedom, how great thou art!!

>

> Happy New Year and a great 2008 to one and all,

>

January 3, 2008

I'm glad you heard everything above the noise, .

Its good you didnt get arrested either :-)

We put the u in colour but I dont think we have too many chemists

shops aka drugstores, that stay open after midnight :-)

Happy New Year, to you too.

Ted F.

>

> Hello all,

> I decided since I needed to pick up a prescription after

midnight on

> New Year's Eve, I may as well troll the local taverns and see what

was

> happening. We have about 7 within walking distance, and I've never

been

> to even one of them. So I got myself semi gussied up (GOLD

eyeshadow and

> gold sweater) and walked to the local bars. This was all in the

name of

> research, of course.

> First place, " West Park Station " had a noisy crowd, youngish, and

> didn't see a soul I knew. But was I ever grateful that smoking has

been

> eliminated in all public places. Whew. Some people had gift bags,

and I

> asked around to see where they got them. Some package deal that

ran $50

> but you got a camera, hat, noisemaker, film, and who knows what

else.

> Imagine being able to ask a question and hear and understand over

the

> noise and music on New Year's Eve.

> Next stop was 3 doors down, " P.J. McIntyre's Irish Pub " . Another

> youngish crowd, but was able to find a seat at the bar, so I

ordered my

> usual diet pepsi with a wedge of lemon. Guys on either side of me

kept

> offering to buy me Guinness. And some of them were drinking bomb

shots

> of what looked like kahlua and cream dropped into Guinness. I could

> barely keep my dinner down at the throught of that combination, but

they

> dropped the coffee with cream color shot glass into the Guinness and

> chugged it down. Guys on the other side of me were taking

pictures, so I

> offered to take a picture for them so they'd all be in it. After I

did

> that, one guy puts his arm around me and wants to take my picture.

So I

> smiled and said " Cheese " . Up comes his date of the night, who gave

me

> the evil eye because I was " putting the moves on her man " . Wrapped

her

> arms around him to show me he was HERS!! I wanted to tell her he

might

> be the best YOU can do, but I've done better. Still it made my

little

> heart happy to see that I can make a 23 year old woman worried that

I'm

> stealing her man. And me, old enough to be his mother (if I'd

started

> young).

> Next went to the Public House up the street and an even older

crowd,

> less rowdy, but still nobody I know. It was after midnight, and

now the

> local magistrates were watching folks to make sure they weren't too

drunk

> to drive. 2 of them at the 2nd bar I was in, and I shook their

hands and

> wished them a Happy New Year on the way out. Then when I was at

the 3rd

> bar, they were there as well. So I asked if they were twins, or if

they

> were stalking me? We all laughed at that. Went back to the 2nd

bar,

> and the cops followed. So when I left there, I told them I was

heading

> next door to " score some drugs " if they wanted to follow.

Walgreen's

> drug store was next door. They declined. I also told them I'm a

> designated driver who happened to be walking that night.

> But the upshot is, I had NO problem understanding what was said

in any

> of the bars, and all 3 were noisy, with live loud bands and lots of

> people talking at the same time. Aah, Freedom, how great thou art!!

>

> Happy New Year and a great 2008 to one and all,

>

January 4, 2008

Wow, that's a great story. Were you using BEAM with ACE or turning

down the S on your SPEAK program?

Happy new y-EAR!

Chris

On Jan 3, 2008 8:35 PM, M Jansen <nucleus24@...> wrote: