A bunch of useless crap
Published on December 31, 2009 By MasonM In Blogging

Am in Owensboro, KY tonight. I plan to stay here over the weekend and have checked into a motel. I plan to visit a fellow pipe smoker who also sells pipes tomorrow or Saturday as his schedule allows. I'll give him a call tomorrow. He has a certain pipe that I want to buy and has been holding for me, and some others I want to look at.

I had planned on spending the midnight hour on this New Year's Eve in a local bar here but after spending a couple of hours there I found that they were very local resident focused and offended me to the point that I was seriously insulted and took a cab back to the motel. I am not easily offended, but these folks managed it. I'll pass the hour in my motel room.

I'll give the bartender credit for trying to explain but at that point I was far too offended to hear it and simply demanded that she call me a cab. This is one town that I will make a point of not visiting again. As a professional traveler I am used to the sttitudes in various bars around the country but these folks tried to make a fool of me which is simply not going to happen. Especially from a bunch of country hicks. I told them off and left the place.

I will spend the weekend here as I have already paid for the room, but I'll look for a better, more respectable bar in which to drink. I saw one that looked like a more upscale joint that I will check out tomorrow. Maybe they'll actually have some scotch worth drinking.

Yeah, I'm still a tad angry after my experience in this joint, but I'll get over it. I am not easily offended and I don't stay that way for long. I just won't go back to that particular establishment.

It does feel good to spend a few days off work. There's an antiques shop close by which I am going to check out tomorrow. If I can find an old quality pipe or perhaps a proper walking stick that will be worth the look.I'd love to run across an old Dunhill pipe in an antique shop for cheap.

That reminds me, I left some very good tobacco in the truck, I need to run out and get it so I can have an excellent smoke. Happy New Year.

 

 


Comments
on Jan 01, 2010

Have a happy New Year, Driver.  Hope it is a good one for ya.

on Jan 01, 2010

Big Fat Daddy
Have a happy New Year, Driver.  Hope it is a good one for ya.

Thanks, back at ya.

on Jan 01, 2010

Don't know what the situation was, but I am going to guess that you ran into some pretty ignorant people.

Aside from that, wanted to wish you a Happy New Year, Mason.

on Jan 01, 2010

Felix Ano!  I spent it with friends and others and my new God Daughter.  My spanish sucks, and their english is not much better,  so my wife did a lot of translating.  I did find out that Caracas is 1/2 hour ahead of the east coast time!

Hope your new year is great!

on Jan 01, 2010

InBloom
Don't know what the situation was, but I am going to guess that you ran into some pretty ignorant people.

Aside from that, wanted to wish you a Happy New Year, Mason.

Thanks. Yes, they were just asses. I was also quite tired so perhaps I took offense more quickly than I normally would have.

on Jan 01, 2010

Dr Guy
Felix Ano!  I spent it with friends and others and my new God Daughter.  My spanish sucks, and their english is not much better,  so my wife did a lot of translating.  I did find out that Caracas is 1/2 hour ahead of the east coast time!

Hope your new year is great!

 

Thanks! Caracas is a wonderful place. Or at least it was about 20 years ago

on Jan 01, 2010

Happy New Year Mason.  We all deserve one.  j

on Jan 02, 2010

notronaj
Happy New Year Mason.  We all deserve one.  j

 

And to you as well! I would like to say that this year couldn't possibly be any worse than the last but I know better I'm hoping for a better year.

on Jan 02, 2010

You're just a little too far upriver, Mason.  Have a Happy New Year regardless.

on Jan 02, 2010

Daiwa
You're just a little too far upriver, Mason.  Have a Happy New Year regardless.

 

Thanks, back at ya!