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There was a lot less in-home entertainment. No internet, no gaming and only 3 TV channels, a bar was the default “3rd space” for a single man. Even after getting married, there was likely a bar on the way home and it was already a ritual, so it was easy to keep going.
Absolutely they did. My dad stopped at his favorite neighborhood watering hole every night after work for decades. It was a socially acceptable environment that was family friendly. Not a bunch of drunks or bar flies, just hard working people interacting over a beer for an hour or so before going home for dinner.
As I’ve gotten older, I realize that there are many people in my family that had no business having kids. My “father” hit the bar every night before he came home. He needed belt before he came home to deal with the wife and kids.
Absolutely. I caught the tail end of that culture before flip phones were a thing. Bar’s landline would ring and all the men would look at the bartender , either downing their drink and leaving or silently mouthing “I’m not here!”….
There was one guy I remember, wore a business suit and was always in the bar after lunch with two women dressed in business attire.
They all hung out for what seemed like about 3 hrs drinking and smoking. To this day I never knew if they were on the 3 martini lunch or if they started early and were done for the day
Who knows , just a guy , kinda looked like Buddy Ebsen from the Beverly Hillbillies but with a suit ( Barnaby Jones ) , prob about 60, and two average looking females , maybe late 50s in there literally every weekday between say 12:30 and 3 just drinking and smoking always together
The only real throwback that still exists is roofers or sometimes Union guys when the work gets shut down due to weather , just hitting the bar at 10 am and staying till 4 pm.
Bars are different now , more females , just a totally different vibe from the old dives
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yes
And, for lunch.
Yes, back when people socialized
My dad did. Mom would sometimes need to call the bar and have them send him home because dinner was ready.
Yes, was a common thing.
Yep
And had booze in desk drawers and had “liquid lunches.”
Yep
There was a lot less in-home entertainment. No internet, no gaming and only 3 TV channels, a bar was the default “3rd space” for a single man. Even after getting married, there was likely a bar on the way home and it was already a ritual, so it was easy to keep going.
Back in the 80s I did. I always had 2 beers ($4), and tipped $1.
Then I had a 45 minute drive home.
yes, very common were I live. Fridays after work are usually the busiest.
Absolutely they did. My dad stopped at his favorite neighborhood watering hole every night after work for decades. It was a socially acceptable environment that was family friendly. Not a bunch of drunks or bar flies, just hard working people interacting over a beer for an hour or so before going home for dinner.
In my family, yes.
As I’ve gotten older, I realize that there are many people in my family that had no business having kids. My “father” hit the bar every night before he came home. He needed belt before he came home to deal with the wife and kids.
Yes, several times a week.
Absolutely. I caught the tail end of that culture before flip phones were a thing. Bar’s landline would ring and all the men would look at the bartender , either downing their drink and leaving or silently mouthing “I’m not here!”….
There was one guy I remember, wore a business suit and was always in the bar after lunch with two women dressed in business attire.
They all hung out for what seemed like about 3 hrs drinking and smoking. To this day I never knew if they were on the 3 martini lunch or if they started early and were done for the day
Who knows , just a guy , kinda looked like Buddy Ebsen from the Beverly Hillbillies but with a suit ( Barnaby Jones ) , prob about 60, and two average looking females , maybe late 50s in there literally every weekday between say 12:30 and 3 just drinking and smoking always together
The only real throwback that still exists is roofers or sometimes Union guys when the work gets shut down due to weather , just hitting the bar at 10 am and staying till 4 pm.
Bars are different now , more females , just a totally different vibe from the old dives
Hell yeah. My dad did that for as long as I can remember. Get off work, go hang with the boys and drink, then come home to the family.