Why do you guys love going to bars when you can buy booze much cheaper at the grocery store and drink it at home not having to tip or worry about DUI's?
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Why do you guys love going to bars when you can buy booze much cheaper at the grocery store and drink it at home not having to tip or worry about DUI's?
Great question but never really thought about it. Guess for me it's a social thing with friends and meeting new people.
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Can't speak for the masses, but today I had to drop some stuff off at storage. It was super hot, and I had a little time to kill so I had a beer (yes one beer) and watched a little of the hockey game and left.
Aside from that, and when I'm not driving, I'll usually go to hang out with friends.
It's very rare that I drink at home. And I almost never drink alone. Once in awhile I'll have a beer if I'm bar b queuing but that's about it.
My question isn't about being "alone". I get adding the social aspect, but isn't it just as easy for friends to meet up at someone's house? Can't you turn on the hockey game at home and everyone watch it. I understand when you're out of state at a race, but when close to home I don't get it. lol
If you're at a house, somebody in the group of friends is working. Who's making the food? Who's cleaning up? Who now can't choose to do something else because he has guests over? Restaurants solve all these issues, have all the choices, service, various drinks, and puts everybody on same level. Yeah it costs but there is a service one is getting.
No kids!
You saw my post on FB lol. That little bar is very strange. I've been in many bars but this one is different. I've met several people there who are not your typical bar people. They are business owners, intellectuals, and retirees. So I find it very interesting and enjoy hanging out there once in awhile.
Variety. Variety in beers/cocktails. Variety in people. Variety in scenery. Variety in activities pool, darts...
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because we are social people who like to interact, if you are antie social then you drink alone so you don't have to interact with others
so we are two different species.............
These are some great replies. :thumbsUp:
Greg, don't most people usually just order the same beer that they've grown to love and mixed drinks and not really "sample" everything aside from what a friend might suggest occasionally?
I know some of you have more variety in stock at your houses than some bars. haha
Chumpchange, that makes sense, but many bars don't have a restaurant attached to them. :D
Rio, I've seen a lot of people at bars sitting there by themselves not interacting and right next to them there might be a group of friends. Is there really a method to the madness?I think all types of drinkers go to bars whether their socialites or not. :beer
There are also other reasons to hit bars if you're single [emoji16]
I haven't been single for a while, but when I was most bars were a sausage fest. just sayin. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hotboat
lol true but that depends on the bar [emoji16]Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
You need to change your question to Dive Bars. That better fits the profile of your question. When I think of bar, I'm thinking Yard House and the likes where there are plenty of foods and lots of variety in beer. You are correct with Dive Bars though. Many of the same people and generally older. They are fun in their own way as the old guys have some great stories to tell about wars and other experiences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
This is good stuff.. Lol.
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Met a guy at this particular bar a couple months ago who worked for NASA, interesting guy. Also met a guy who worked for a huge contractor doing $15-20M jobs. We worked in a lot of the same facilities.
Also met a guy who hand builds his own bikes. Older dude who is wild as hell. But a very nice guy.
Can't get that at home [emoji16]
My wife and I like to go to our local sports bar about once a week. We like it because it's a change of scenery for us and our 2 year old. Yes, we bring him with us all the time. He loves it because he can run around on the patio with the other kids and nobody cares. They have great burgers, roast beef dip and ice cold beer. Other then that we will have people over or go to their house. It's a lot easier on the kids and us. I'd say it's more about a change of scenery and friends for us then convenience .
As far as dive bars go I'm not a big fan. I can drink beer out of a can or bottle at home.
I've never been able to drink at home alone, doesn't seem normal to me, I'm a super social person and so is my Wife, nope not swingers, we both just like people, we both love to dance, not as much as when we were younger, legs aren't what they used to be, but we went out 3-4 night s a weeks years ago, I don't drink very much if any if I have to drive, we either set-up a ride or take a cab, now before anyone says anything to me about driving at all with 1 beer in me, look around at the road with all these kids texting which is much worse than me driving with a beer in me.
That's our gig, I like to have a few beers once in a while and they taste even better on a hot day in the boat.
Usually, I will drink when I go out somewhere with friends, but I don't go out just to drink with friends :D:D:D:D:D:D
You may be right. I've always considered restaurants that have bars in them just that- Restaurants with bars in them Hell, I was kitchen manager of the original Cask n Cleaver and responsible for preparing the happy hour food back 25 years ago. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ChumpChange
I used to go to with friends to the Red Dog in Needles and Sports Valley in Parker. I consider those bars just like Foxes. Are those dive bars? Straighten me out. :thumbsUp: