Posted on 02/06/2018 11:44:53 AM PST by nickcarraway
If children were allowed in bars, this would have never happened. I blame the government.
If this were in Germany, it could have been a baby in a baby buggy left outside and no one would have batted an eye.
For the modern NFL fan, you can now scratch family as well as country from the list of things they believe in.
These days, that will get you shot.
Here are some other game day options for the Valentis:
1. If you must go out to watch a game, hire a reliable babysitter.
2. Stay home and watch the game.
Does that practice still happen? I heard this from my first-year German professor and was floored. That was almost 30 years ago, though.
A close relative is an alcoholic, and the event that made her quit drinking in her early 20’s, join AA and return to Church happened when she was at a dive bar during the day. The bathroom toilets had overflowed, making the entire floor wet and sticky. An alcoholic couple had brought their toddler to the bar. The child was crawling around on the floor, while the parents got drunk.
It was, as they call it, her moment of clarity. She’s been dry 30+ years now.
Wisconsin allows kids in bars any time of day or night; how else can they drive their parents home? ;)
Having grown up in Milwaukee, WI it really IS true. I spent a LOT of time in bars with Grandparents, Parents and Uncles.
I admit it - I was a cute blond curly-haired little girl and I’d dance on the bar for a Pepsi or a Hershey Bar, LOL! I grew up to be a contributing member of Society, and I’m not a lush, either.
I do draw the line at eating pickled eggs, though. ;)
What’s wrong with this, it is the government’s fault (Trump probably) cause you can’t bring a kid into a bar. Not the parents fault ... bad law. (/s)
Apparently they had a babysitter. YouTube.
Sixty, seventy years ago in NYC - not a problem.
Some people have no common sense though.
IIRC, I read it in an article posted on FR not long ago.
I meant a regular babysitter back at home, not some friend who leaves after an argument at the bar.
I had a Royal Crown Cola... straight. The old duffers used to yak with us and then laugh like hell when we'd say something they got a kick out of; they sort of policed the place after a fashion.
Years later, mom and dad were talking about how safe that little burg was in those days, and then I found out that there was an occasion where one of the locals attempted something out of line in that bar. The other patrons carried him out to the curb and bent both of his legs backwards at the knee joint in a most atrocious mmanner and left him to figure out how to make it home.
If children were allowed to drink, the kid would have passed out hours earlier and thus would not have been wandering around outside. I blame the government.
My mom and stepdad owned a bar so I grew up in one too. I’ve always been a contributing member of society and turned out just fine.
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