Kids is bars, WTF? why is it for some reason people think a brewery should double as a day care? The reason I went out for a beer is to talk to other adults, not have a bunch of screaming kids and poorly behaved dogs running amok. After a brief "correction" from my wife about my attitude I finished my beer and left.
Fast forward a couple days and I stop for a beer at the lodge while skiing. This is not the main lodge, which has areas for eating their food, eating your own food, and a large bar area. this is the little lodge on the other side of the hill that has a small seating area for their food or your food, or whatever and a bar side. The bar side used to have a sign that said you must be 21, I see that is now gone. so we have families sliding all the tables together and "saving a place" for every one in their party, including infant to teens, Whether they are in attendance or not? being no place else to sit and enjoy my beverage I took an unoccupied chair at one of "their" unoccupied tables and was immediately informed that those are "saved". I informed them when I see a warm body I'll move until then I'm staying right here. Eventually a seat opened at the bar and I moved there. They guy next to me was laughing at my previous experience and went on his own tirade about being told to watch his language because "my children are in here" I thought his reply was perfect: "maybe you shouldn't have your F&*^ing kid in the F&^%ing bar if you don't want him exposed to bad F*&^ing language". Or maybe I'm just getting to be a crabby old bastard?
