Cold drinks, warm buns

I was in a bar in Norfolk, VA last nite after a show at Old Dominion University and I noticed these built in coasters on the counter top. They looked to me like they were frosted over so I reached out and touched them. I couldn’t believe it! Built-in drink coolers? I’ve been to and worked in tons of bars in my life; how have I never seen this before? Why didn’t you guys tell me these existed? I pointed them out to the friend I was with and then to the the other folks at the bar. No one had even noticed them. I was seriously as geeked about this as I was when I found out my first car (Moby — a gray 1986 Volvo 740 GLE) had bun warmers. Oh leather seats and bun warmers; how I miss thee…

I thought it was quite possibly the greatest bar I’d ever been to, until they did last call at 11:45 and collected all unfinished drinks at midnite. What kind of bar on a college campus closes at midnite??? That brought their “great” factor waaaay down. But I was still glad to have seen it. I wonder if this is an amenity that can be built into sofa armrests and ottoman tops — if it isn’t already… Hey, don’t steal that idea. It’s mine. Sorry.