Clarity
Don’t Drink and Fight Fires
Posted 14 Nov 2008
Daily Life, Drinks, People, Signs | Leave a Comment
“It is the duty of all members of the Public being on the premises to conduct themselves in such a way that no person on the premises is exposed to danger from fire through any act or omission of theirs”
Geez. All I wanted to do was have a few pints, yet suddenly I have to make sure that I don’t omit doing anything which could prevent any person on the premises from being exposed to danger.
It reminded me of Asimov’s first rule of robotics, yet it was missing the crucial additional qualifiers. Sure, I don’t want anyone to come to harm and I certainly will do my best to prevent any dangerous situations, but the absolute and all-encompassing nature of the posted demands are well beyond the skill of this completely untrained fire-fighter. Again, too much work for a fellow just looking for a drink.
Caffeine Compensation
Posted 13 Nov 2008
Daily Life, Drinks, People | 2 Comments
I’m pretty sure that the guy who works in this cubicle …
… gets paid in direct proportion to the number of coffee mugs he uses each day.
Then again, I didn’t check the name on the cubicle, perhaps this is where Juan Valdez sits.
Liquid Luggage
Posted 14 Oct 2008
Commuting, Drinks | 5 Comments
Not sure who might think it is a good idea to put a full pint of beer and several other open containers of booze into their briefcase. I just hope my bags aren’t piled underneath this one when the plane hits turbulence.
This picture was taken from a sign illustrating the regulations regarding bringing alcohol into the UK from Ireland.
Recommendation: If you do hire someone to pack for you, don’t hire the person who packed this.
Poorly marketed pear cider
Posted 18 Sep 2008
I enjoy pear cider. I do. And over the weekend, I savoured a bottle of St. Helier’s Pear Cider. It was tasty. My thanks to the people on a smaller island than the one I am on for making it. Very nice of you, indeed.
As I sipped my way through the pear cider, I took a few moments to study the bottle. I had not tried St Helier before and wanted to learn more about it. In reading over the back label, I discovered that cider makers are, perhaps, not the best at sales or marketing. Consider the following:
The label reads: In days gone by, cider makers always kept a corner of their orchard for growing pears. They used this to produce a pear cider for their family to enjoy, as they believed it to be superior to apple cider. They were right.
So, my immediate thought was why are pear cider makers admitting this? Previous generations of pear cider makers were either too stupid or too selfish to sell what they clearly believed to be their best product. Why tell the world this?
And upon re-reading the last sentence, I wondered the marketing value of a company suggesting that pear cider is better than apple cider – when that same company also makes apple cider. Doesn’t that tell the customer that its apple cider is inherently a lesser product?
You know you’re in a martini bar when…
Posted 11 Sep 2008
Drinks, Food, Places | 5 Comments
Below is a photo of my tab from a recent trip to Bossa Nova, a tapas restaurant in Pittsburgh with a very large ‘chill’ bar area.
As I glanced over the tab, I suddenly realised that this place was pretty much exclusively a Martini and wine bar. My tab was labeled simply ‘Penn Pilsner’ because I was the only one in the bar drinking beer!
