TheSanDiegan Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 1:07 PM, Slapdad said: This particular dude raises more questions than he answers and I actually like that about him. Horrible bartender and looks like a mess, but he sure is an interesting son of a bitch. I would think not being a horrible bartender is an important requirement for being, you know, a bartender. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 6:47 PM, TheSanDiegan said: I would think not being a horrible bartender is an important requirement for being, you know, a bartender. and yet...some are much better than others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 6:49 PM, renoskier said: and yet...some are much better than others True. But a horrible bartender? I guess it depends on the situation. Give me an artisan cocktail that tastes like an angel is laying a glaze on my palette made by a mime and I'll find my conversation elsewhere so that person behind the bar can focus on making another kick-ass cocktail. But if I'm somewhere where I'm just having a pour of something neat, sure, give me the entertaining bartender over the good one... it's hard to f*ck up a 1.5 oz pour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapdad Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 8:47 PM, TheSanDiegan said: I would think not being a horrible bartender is an important requirement for being, you know, a bartender. I keep it easy with a bourbon or a gin and tonic, but his ability to gab makes him a valuable asset for the bar. The poor bastards that order a ramos gin fizz or a commonwealth deserve the garbage they get! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 9:56 PM, Slapdad said: I keep it easy with a bourbon or a gin and tonic, but his ability to gab makes him a valuable asset for the bar. The poor bastards that order a ramos gin fizz or a commonwealth deserve the garbage they get! I hear ya, but I've had cocktails so damn good you'd sell your firstborn for the sloppy seconds sloshing around the bottom of the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 9:21 AM, Slapdad said: A hipster bartender at a local pub near me had the same exact watch and he took it off to reveal.....a tattoo of the same watch. He has a "to do" list tattooed just above that and his own face on the other arm. I feel like he'll regret all of those choices....but I love them. I mean, for him. That definitely describes our bartender as well. She was super cool, but unfortunately didn't have a tattoo of the watch. She did say it was her favorite watch though and made her day pointing it out to her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 6:47 PM, TheSanDiegan said: I would think not being a horrible bartender is an important requirement for being, you know, a bartender. I once ordered a bourbon over ice at a bar in Sonora, and the bartender slowly turned to look at the bottles, looked back at me, looked at the bottles, and said ummmmmm... and I eventually just had to point to the Jim Beam. Homegirl didn't know what bourbon was. She looked good while annoying me, though. I wonder if that had anything to do with why she was a bartender. 1 Quote Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofade Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 7:56 PM, smltwnrckr said: I once ordered a bourbon over ice at a bar in Sonora, and the bartender slowly turned to look at the bottles, looked back at me, looked at the bottles, and said ummmmmm... and I eventually just had to point to the Jim Beam. Homegirl didn't know what bourbon was. She looked good while annoying me, though. I wonder if that had anything to do with why she was a bartender. Just be glad that you didn't order it on the rocks... she might have gone off to find some actual rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 4:58 PM, retrofade said: Just be glad that you didn't order it on the rocks... she might have gone off to find some actual rocks. I think they make those now. Like, you put some ceramic rocks in the freezer, and then pour your drink over them, and you get it cold without the water melting. I personally like the water evening it out a bit. Quote Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailingpermit Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 8:00 PM, smltwnrckr said: I think they make those now. Like, you put some ceramic rocks in the freezer, and then pour your drink over them, and you get it cold without the water melting. I personally like the water evening it out a bit. That’s how you crack your teeth. I actually dislike the bourbon ball or full ice cube, it doesn’t melt fast enough. I go rocks for my normal maker’s selection, but if it’s something expensive I’ll just ask for ice cubes on the side and a glass of water. Normally I’ll just dilute it with a splash of water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 New METAS certified Black Bay in SDSU colors for @TheSanDiegan to purchase in celebration of SDSU getting to the final four! (Or beyond....) https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-tudor-black-bay-with-burgundy-bezel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Oris 'Kermit'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 6:15 AM, Stealthlobo said: New METAS certified Black Bay in SDSU colors for @TheSanDiegan to purchase in celebration of SDSU getting to the final four! (Or beyond....) https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-tudor-black-bay-with-burgundy-bezel This is the one I've been eyeballing forever and a day: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 8:41 PM, TheSanDiegan said: This is the one I've been eyeballing forever and a day: Is it the same as the new one, just without the METAS certification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 7:26 AM, Stealthlobo said: Is it the same as the new one, just without the METAS certification? I imagine. Regardless, our upcoming solar installation and requisite reroofing are putting any planned new acquisitions on the back burner for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 12:00 PM, TheSanDiegan said: I imagine. Regardless, our upcoming solar installation and requisite reroofing are putting any planned new acquisitions on the back burner for the foreseeable future. No exception for the first time SDSU (or any mwc team for that matter) makes the Final Four?? Solar installation can wait another day, an Aztec Tudor watch is forever! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrofade Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 7:42 PM, Stealthlobo said: Oris 'Kermit'? Hmm, can't say that I'm a fan of that watch... like at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 2:27 PM, Stealthlobo said: No exception for the first time SDSU (or any mwc team for that matter) makes the Final Four?? Solar installation can wait another day, an Aztec Tudor watch is forever! Ha. Current buyback(?) rates from our utility provider sunset 13 April. We're on the clock, my man. And there are other ways to celebrate. Got caught shorthanded after Sunday's win as netiher of our bottles of Champagne were chilled. Had to substitute an 8-year old corked bottle of sour from a now-defunct local microbrewery. So I got a bottle of Perrier-Jouët already chilled and ready. That, and running buck naked down the 15, said bottle in hand. Well, naked with socks, of course. I'm not a f*cking Cretan after all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 4:58 PM, retrofade said: Hmm, can't say that I'm a fan of that watch... like at all. Agree, tried to pawn it off on the miss, but she was like f* that! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 4:42 PM, Stealthlobo said: Oris 'Kermit'? Situationally perfect for when one's porking Miss Piggy. Other wise I'd shoot square at that dial with my Siggy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
