06/18/2026
When you stop in for a pint we want you to feel at ease, welcomed, and at home.
We just don’t want you to feel so at ease and at home that you touch the THERMOSTAT! Folks, it gets hot at the beach, which is why you’re here. But none of us want to be hot indoors.
The other day a couple came into the pub. They grabbed some beer from Dirt and took a seat in the back where I was putting away T-shirts. The woman spotted the thermostat and started to adjust the temperature to her desire. I asked her not to do that.
She said “the bartender said it was o.k.”
“No, he didn’t”, I said.
That’s when I got the “you are a dope” pose. I am a frequent flyer when it comes to receiving this gesture. One arm is held out straight slightly raised, palm to God, the other arm is bent at a forty-five-degree angle and placed firmly on an askewed hip. Imagine an angry “K”.
She said it was too cold in here.
I mentioned our wonderful deck.
She said, “it’s too HOT!”
I said, “well Goldy Locks, we are running out of options”
Rude, I know, but hey, she fired the “Dope Pose” first.
Her boyfriend laughed. Not a big one. He was trying not to, but he did. Loud. The poor fellow guffawed.
Now, you’re wondering how I knew it was a boyfriend and not a husband. A husband would never have laughed. Smiled, yes. Smirked, yes. Winked, perhaps. Laughed, never. We have training and know better.
Husbands also know to always have a sweatshirt, jacket or sweater ready either in hand or in the car. Again, it is part of the training.
It is not an instantaneous change in temp when you adjust the thermostat. When the room gets hot it may take hours to cool back down. Please, gentlemen, do your job, have a sweatshirt ready.
I did offer her the Mets jacket hanging on the wall. I got the one handed “angry I” pose. She must have been a Yankee fan.
Slainte Mhath
Paul
Please share so others may learn.
(This has been a public service announcement from your local brewer)
