Welcome to Aging Adventurist. I am attempting to do one adventure every day for the month of August, 31 days, 31 adventures, some big, some small, some physical, some mental. I hope you’ll come along, or join me!
Day 11: Wednesday, August 11
Check out a new bar, Pic’s Pub, Holyoke, MA
I was due for an easy day on the adventure scale, so I was talked into venturing to a bar that I’d never been to as today’s adventure. Pic’s Pub in Holyoke is apparently an historic fixture. It’s one of those bars you find in many cities in which people all seem to know each other, you can wear shorts and t-shirts and everybody’s chill. I didn’t love Pic’s. For one thing, not a good beer selection. Their taps went more for the tried-and-true Budweiser-type variety. I’m not a beer snob but I prefer a little flavor at least. And the service was pretty bad…waited a long time to get noticed, then to get served at all, and finally a really long time to settle up. Can’t recommend this one, but my impression clearly won’t hurt Pic’s business.
Adventure: Check out a new bar
Distance traveled: About 7 miles driving
Challenges: Keeping cool while waiting forever for service.
Risks: At this place: getting in a fist fight.
Difficulty scale 1-10: 1.5
Highlights: People watching. Leaving.