It would appear that most customers at this bar prefer scotch. I counted three bourbon bottles.
It’s looking like Autumn in New England.
Yesterday, AIIM New England (the New England Chapter of AIIM International) held their kick-off event for the 2019-2020 educational year. For 10 years or so, we have been meeting at the large community table in the bar of the Burlington Marriott. It’s a comfortable place. They serve pretty good food, and the table is large enough to support small groups having multiple conversations. Yesterday, a friend and I arrived 30 minutes before the event started. Everything was set up, but we were greeted by the sign shown below.
Cheryl likes that little guy very much! Thanks, Dan. All I can say is I would have been relieved I could drink alcohol without remorse. Even my coffee goes boozy sometimes. 😉Except for the clam chowder it all looks yummy, especially the steak tips. I mean, the chowder looks good but just not for me. That wheelchair ‘ramp’ looks more like a daredevil run. Worse than a little scary. 😳Happy Wednesday.
Thanks Cheryl. I’m glad you liked the turtle. It’s kind of funny to see them used as decorations up here. We did have one guest who normally orders a coffee drink. He was able to switch to wine without too much of a problem.
Any excuse for alcohol, Dan!!
Your tribute to Autumn in the garden is a good one. So now you’re a designer too, eh?
As far as the food goes – I love steak but nothing compares to BACON!!
Thanks GP. That’s not my garden. That was at the entrance to a hotel I was staying in. Turtles aren’t something we see very often in a Halloween display. The bacon is hard to resist, and by 3:30, I’d had enough coffee for the day.
I’m guessing that delicious looking food was washed down quite nicely with that cold Corona. It’s good that you all survived a couple of hours with only regular coffee. You guys are tough! :-)
We rise to the occasion when necessary, Judy. After all, we are Information Professionals. Well, that’s what my shirt says, certified, no less. The table requires a minimum spend that works well for a group of 15. When we have less than ten, we have to step up the consumption.
Hmmmm…beer or coffee…beer or coffee…beer or coffee? I don’t think I’d have to ask that question or answer it more than once, Dan. Easy peasy. Beer. Then again, I might have ordered a brandy old fashioned sour. That would go just as well with beef tips or bacon. Cheers!
We would encourage that, Mary. We had a small group, trying to meet a minimum spend for the table. If we don’t eat/drink enough, they tack on a surcharge. We were encouraging people to drink from the top shelf and eat hearty.
The sign about the broken expresso sign reminds me of my trips to Europe. It is usually a lot cheaper to drink beer than bottled water or soda and hydration is really important. Those steak tips look delicious. I think that I actually like steak tips more than an entire steak.
You have to watch your spending while traveling , Mike. I understand. Hydration is key. Those tips were really good, and served with my favorite sides.
Thanks Teagan. The sign was bad news for one of our regulars, but he switched to wine without much of a fuss. You have to roll with the punches. They do make good clam chowder.
I think that sign was met with approval by your group, but the printer needs to proofread more thoroughly!!
The food looks delicious Dan. So clearly no one went hungry or thirsty!
That wheelchair ramp looks like the equivalent of an on-the-ground cyclone roller coaster!! Yikes!
It’s heartwarming to see how a group of individuals can pull together and make the best of a difficult situation….especially the poor guy who had to switch to wine!!!😂😂
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Thanks Ginger. I was walking on an overpass when I saw a Wheelchair sign painted on the ground. I tried to get a picture of that because it was next to a huge hump in the paving. Then I saw the ramp. Oh my, what a ride that must be,
No one in our group noticed the typo. I guess we were too frazzled by having to switch to beer and wine ;-)
No one went hungry, and we managed to meet the table minimum.
You have me thinking, Dan. The meetings of the Seniors’ Club would be so much more interesting if they were held at a bar. We’ve had it all wrong with this coffee and tea business!!
That wheelchair ramp looks rather intimidating. I can’t imagine navigating it in a wheelchair unassisted.
We used to have these meetings early, before work, and we had breakfast sandwiches and coffee. Sometimes, we would splurge for juice. We switched to afternoons at the bar about 10 years ago – much much better.
Hi Dan – glad to see food was around too … well we all need treats sometimes – I’d go there again – an excuse for that extra drink – especially at a meeting! Cheers Hilary
That’s the sort of ramp it takes to get up in the bleachers at the high school. You need to be pushed, but it’s fun going down😂Did the sign mean they had no regular coffee, sugar and cream? 😱
Cheryl likes that little guy very much! Thanks, Dan. All I can say is I would have been relieved I could drink alcohol without remorse. Even my coffee goes boozy sometimes. 😉Except for the clam chowder it all looks yummy, especially the steak tips. I mean, the chowder looks good but just not for me. That wheelchair ‘ramp’ looks more like a daredevil run. Worse than a little scary. 😳Happy Wednesday.
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Thanks Cheryl. I’m glad you liked the turtle. It’s kind of funny to see them used as decorations up here. We did have one guest who normally orders a coffee drink. He was able to switch to wine without too much of a problem.
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Any excuse for alcohol, Dan!!
Your tribute to Autumn in the garden is a good one. So now you’re a designer too, eh?
As far as the food goes – I love steak but nothing compares to BACON!!
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Thanks GP. That’s not my garden. That was at the entrance to a hotel I was staying in. Turtles aren’t something we see very often in a Halloween display. The bacon is hard to resist, and by 3:30, I’d had enough coffee for the day.
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Haha, Dan, you really didn’t have a choice about the alcohol. Cheers!
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We did not, Robbie. This was not our fault.
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I’m guessing that delicious looking food was washed down quite nicely with that cold Corona. It’s good that you all survived a couple of hours with only regular coffee. You guys are tough! :-)
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We rise to the occasion when necessary, Judy. After all, we are Information Professionals. Well, that’s what my shirt says, certified, no less. The table requires a minimum spend that works well for a group of 15. When we have less than ten, we have to step up the consumption.
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Hmmmm…beer or coffee…beer or coffee…beer or coffee? I don’t think I’d have to ask that question or answer it more than once, Dan. Easy peasy. Beer. Then again, I might have ordered a brandy old fashioned sour. That would go just as well with beef tips or bacon. Cheers!
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We would encourage that, Mary. We had a small group, trying to meet a minimum spend for the table. If we don’t eat/drink enough, they tack on a surcharge. We were encouraging people to drink from the top shelf and eat hearty.
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Don’t you just love it when circumstances force you to do what you wanted to do anyway?
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It was a sign, Pam (literally).
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I like the way you think.
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:-) Thanks.
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The sign about the broken expresso sign reminds me of my trips to Europe. It is usually a lot cheaper to drink beer than bottled water or soda and hydration is really important. Those steak tips look delicious. I think that I actually like steak tips more than an entire steak.
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You have to watch your spending while traveling , Mike. I understand. Hydration is key. Those tips were really good, and served with my favorite sides.
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Haha! You slayed me, Dan. Now that sounds like a good meeting. The food looked good too, especially that chowder. :) Hugs on the wing.
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Thanks Teagan. The sign was bad news for one of our regulars, but he switched to wine without much of a fuss. You have to roll with the punches. They do make good clam chowder.
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Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!
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Exactly, Lois…exactly.
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What? No comment from Faith about the obvious typo in the sign?
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I don’t think she has seen it yet. I had to go back and look. We’ll give you the grammar award of the week, Cheryl ;-)
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Cheryl–you’re good. My heart stopped at ‘no cappuccino.’
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LOL – that’s a great take on the situation at hand. Cheers to you! That food…yum…looks delicious. I really like the fence photos, nice job!!
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Thanks Shelley. You have to roll with the punches.
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And if it takes you to a Corona, all the better!
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I think that sign was met with approval by your group, but the printer needs to proofread more thoroughly!!
The food looks delicious Dan. So clearly no one went hungry or thirsty!
That wheelchair ramp looks like the equivalent of an on-the-ground cyclone roller coaster!! Yikes!
It’s heartwarming to see how a group of individuals can pull together and make the best of a difficult situation….especially the poor guy who had to switch to wine!!!😂😂
🐾Ginger 🐾
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Thanks Ginger. I was walking on an overpass when I saw a Wheelchair sign painted on the ground. I tried to get a picture of that because it was next to a huge hump in the paving. Then I saw the ramp. Oh my, what a ride that must be,
No one in our group noticed the typo. I guess we were too frazzled by having to switch to beer and wine ;-)
No one went hungry, and we managed to meet the table minimum.
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You have me thinking, Dan. The meetings of the Seniors’ Club would be so much more interesting if they were held at a bar. We’ve had it all wrong with this coffee and tea business!!
That wheelchair ramp looks rather intimidating. I can’t imagine navigating it in a wheelchair unassisted.
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We used to have these meetings early, before work, and we had breakfast sandwiches and coffee. Sometimes, we would splurge for juice. We switched to afternoons at the bar about 10 years ago – much much better.
Yeah, that ramp looks a little scary.
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It’s one way to guarantee the attendance at an afternoon meeting 🙂
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Best one-liner ever!!
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Haha – thanks. It came out pretty easily.
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Life is full of little disappointments…
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Haha. I could live with this one, John.
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What a great time and place for a meeting, Dan. The food looked terrific.
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It is a great venue, John. It’s getting too expensive for our little non-profit, but it’s been good for many years.
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That’s too bad.
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Way to make the best of a tough situation, Dan. ;) Personally, I think fun drinks always improve anything considered a “meeting”.
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Sometimes, you have to step up, Laura 😏
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Hi Dan – glad to see food was around too … well we all need treats sometimes – I’d go there again – an excuse for that extra drink – especially at a meeting! Cheers Hilary
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Thanks Hilary. We’ve been going for years. It’s always a fun meeting.
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That’s the sort of ramp it takes to get up in the bleachers at the high school. You need to be pushed, but it’s fun going down😂Did the sign mean they had no regular coffee, sugar and cream? 😱
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Thanks for the info, Cheryl. I’m trying to picture that downhill ride.
We didn’t think to ask about regular coffee, hmmm.
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As long as you pretend to be a teenager, it’s ok.🙄😬
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Such sacrifice 😂.
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Hey, you have to do what you have to do.
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Lol, by the look of the Corona you managed not to go thirsty :)
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We survived the meeting pretty well.
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That meal looks delicious Dan, and that Corona doesn’t look bad either. :)
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It was very good, Rob. Washed down well with Corona.
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:)
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I bet going down that ramp is fun, but hard work going up.
You all made the best out of that tough situation there. LOL! Great one-liner, Dan!
The food looked delicious! I’m so ready for lunch!
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Thanks Deborah. We were pretty proud of the way we stepped-upb😏
I guess I wouldn’t mind the Todd down, but that ramp would require help for the return trip.
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Haha! A good reason for a Corona!
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I thought so. Thanks!
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Haha! Obviously! But do they ‘apologies’ for the spelling?
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Haha – apparently, they do not.
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Whoa, no espresso? That’s practically a deal-breaker for me, Dan!
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I am sorry, Paul. We had one person who wanted one of those drinks, but he settled for wine.
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Looks so amazing.
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