There will be 7 Extira panels flanking the pub's doorways:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/ExtiraPanels.jpg
There will be a celtic cross in the main sign:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/CelticCross.jpg
One of the pubs is called the Red Fox:
The birth of the fox from a solid block of HDU
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox1.jpg
and the finished, but not yet painted product.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox2.jpg
On Nov 11, 3:15=A0pm, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
>
> <BIG snip>
>
> > alcohol.... on a budget.
>
> I'm sure the Irish will approve! ;-)
>
We don't ...... and we object to the stereotype. However, I suspect
the wanna-be Oirish will love it.
On Nov 11, 7:03=A0pm, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" wrote:
> > Not familiar with 'sarnies'...short for sardines?
>
> ------------------------
> Neither am I, but what is a neighborhood joint with out pickled beets
> and hard boiled eggs in a jar containing the pickle liquor on the bar
> along with cards of "Blind Robbins"?
>
> Lew
Yup! Nothing like crawling in the sack with the misses after 12
draught and a few pickled eggs. They just LOVE that kinda stuff!
"dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Robatoy wrote:
> ...
>
>> ... This pub is in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, we have no
>> Irish carvers over here, just a bunch of hard working/drinking patrons
>> who need their whistles wetted. I'm here to help them.
>
> ...
>
> Do I read more into this than you're just working on the restore/remodel
> or is this part of your retirement venture(s), Rob?
>
> Inquiring minds and all that rot, ya' know... :)
>
If I recall correctly, it has something to do with introducing culture into
a depressed part of Sarnia.
Apparently the cultural aspect has to do with a combination of Celtic
symbols and the copious consumption of various fermented beverages.
Robatoy wrote:
<BIG snip>
> alcohol.... on a budget.
I'm sure the Irish will approve! ;-)
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
On Nov 13, 12:57=A0am, Jimbo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> We don't ...... and we object to the stereotype. =A0
Bullshit. You Irish fucks perpetuate that very same stereo type.
> However, I suspect
> the wanna-be Oirish will love it.
I drank the Black Swan on the Danforth in TO into solvency. Don't tell
me the Irish don't drink, they out-drink the Dutch (like me) 10 to 1.
On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:18:22 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>There will be 7 Extira panels flanking the pub's doorways:
>http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/ExtiraPanels.jpg
What's a rich retar^R^Rired guy like you doing in a tiny, crowded shop
like that, hmm?
>There will be a celtic cross in the main sign:
>http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/CelticCross.jpg
Cool. 2-piece, cross and circle, or one carving?
>One of the pubs is called the Red Fox:
>
>The birth of the fox from a solid block of HDU
>http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox1.jpg
>
>and the finished, but not yet painted product.
>http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox2.jpg
Very nice. I saw a red fox and her kit moving across a horse pasture,
running between shrubs to stay hidden, at a client's house one day
last month. I was surprised to see them during the day and in the
city, though that was a rural part. Cool aminals.
--
Education is when you read the fine print.
Experience is what you get if you don't.
-- Pete Seeger
On Nov 11, 9:43=A0am, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > ... This pub is in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, we have no
> > Irish carvers over here, just a bunch of hard working/drinking patrons
> > who need their whistles wetted. I'm here to help them.
>
> ...
>
> Do I read more into this than you're just working on the restore/remodel
> or is this part of your retirement venture(s), Rob?
>
> Inquiring minds and all that rot, ya' know... :)
>
> --
Mostly remodelling and showcasing some architectural milling. After
completion, the day-to-day will be left to others. If the place does
well, I'll also do a little better.
It just dawned on me why the name of your pub sounded familiar. It's
a stretch, but the synapses, well, they do what they want sometimes,
eh? The bell ringing was rung by the movie Airplane! In the movie
the hero, played by Robert Hayes, had a drinking problem caused by a
horrible incident he witnessed over Macho Grande. Hmmm...drinking
problem...Grande. Yep, naming a place anything Grande should do well
on the subliminal let's get toasted scale.
R
On Nov 11, 4:35=A0am, "Tim W" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:66a5b1b2-6a78-4e88-866f-4ed6511e7cfe@z19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > There will be 7 Extira panels flanking the pub's doorways:
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/ExtiraPanels.jpg
>
> > There will be a celtic cross in the main sign:
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/CelticCross.jpg
>
> > One of the pubs is called the Red Fox:
>
> > The birth of the fox from a solid block of HDU
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox1.jpg
>
> > and the finished, but not yet painted product.
> >http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox2.jpg
>
> That is truly depressing.
Sorry you feel that way. I have more of a sense of accomplishment.
>
> Can it be that in all of Ireland there is nobody left who can carve a fox
> for a pub sign?
And fly him over to do a whole bunch of architectural products for a
reasonable price? This pub is in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, we have no
Irish carvers over here, just a bunch of hard working/drinking patrons
who need their whistles wetted. I'm here to help them.
I will also machine Fleur de Lis for our French drunks.
>
> That even in Belfast people are so used to seeing CNC routered MDF in the=
ir
> public buildings that they may as well be in Disneyland or Las Vegas as i=
n
> the heart of an ancient city?
We are doing what we can to spread the historic Irish contribution to
alcohol.... on a budget. To give those wayward Irish some sense of
belonging in a foreign land.
>
> That a celtic cross is reduced to a corporate logo for the sale of beer a=
nd
> bar meals?
No. It's there as a salute and recognition for a job well done of
spreading Irish cheer around the world... something you may want to
add to your list of things to do.
>
> It's all coming true, everything we have been warned about for years now.
> Weep, weep, bitter tears of self reproach. We could have stopped those
> bastards if we had had more courage.
>
I bet you're a riot at parties too, eh?
Get over it, dude... let it go... no sense in being depressed over
some people having a few pints. Luring those homesick Irish into my
trap to squeeze a few dollars out of them as they drown their sorrows
because they miss the Old Country so much.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:66a5b1b2-6a78-4e88-866f-4ed6511e7cfe@z19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
> There will be 7 Extira panels flanking the pub's doorways:
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/ExtiraPanels.jpg
>
> There will be a celtic cross in the main sign:
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/CelticCross.jpg
>
> One of the pubs is called the Red Fox:
>
> The birth of the fox from a solid block of HDU
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox1.jpg
>
> and the finished, but not yet painted product.
> http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Fox2.jpg
That is truly depressing.
Can it be that in all of Ireland there is nobody left who can carve a fox
for a pub sign?
That even in Belfast people are so used to seeing CNC routered MDF in their
public buildings that they may as well be in Disneyland or Las Vegas as in
the heart of an ancient city?
That a celtic cross is reduced to a corporate logo for the sale of beer and
bar meals?
It's all coming true, everything we have been warned about for years now.
Weep, weep, bitter tears of self reproach. We could have stopped those
bastards if we had had more courage.
Tim w
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
On Nov 11, 4:35 am, "Tim W" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
[...]
>
> That is truly depressing.
Sorry you feel that way. I have more of a sense of accomplishment.
>
> Can it be that in all of Ireland there is nobody left who can carve a fox
> for a pub sign?
And fly him over to do a whole bunch of architectural products for a
reasonable price? This pub is in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, we have no
Irish carvers over here, just a bunch of hard working/drinking patrons
who need their whistles wetted. I'm here to help them.
I will also machine Fleur de Lis for our French drunks.
>
> That even in Belfast people are so used to seeing CNC routered MDF in
> their
> public buildings that they may as well be in Disneyland or Las Vegas as in
> the heart of an ancient city?
We are doing what we can to spread the historic Irish contribution to
alcohol.... on a budget. To give those wayward Irish some sense of
belonging in a foreign land.
>
> That a celtic cross is reduced to a corporate logo for the sale of beer
> and
> bar meals?
No. It's there as a salute and recognition for a job well done of
spreading Irish cheer around the world... something you may want to
add to your list of things to do.
>
> It's all coming true, everything we have been warned about for years now.
> Weep, weep, bitter tears of self reproach. We could have stopped those
> bastards if we had had more courage.
>
I bet you're a riot at parties too, eh?
Get over it, dude... let it go... no sense in being depressed over
some people having a few pints. Luring those homesick Irish into my
trap to squeeze a few dollars out of them as they drown their sorrows
because they miss the Old Country so much.
[Tim w]
LOL - I really got hold of the wrong end of that stick didn't I?
Forgive me for thinking the Belfast Grande might have been in Belfast
- it actually _is_ a bit of disney/vegas retail theme pub elsewhere in
america and that is totally fine and I am sure it is part of your culture
and the kind of place you like to have in Canada.
I must have got up with a sore head thismorning, but I wish you well with
it, sincerely.
Tim W
On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:56:24 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Nov 11, 11:45 am, "Tim W" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>>
>> > If I recall correctly, it has something to do with introducing culture
>> > into a depressed part of Sarnia.
>>
>> > Apparently the cultural aspect has to do with a combination of Celtic
>> > symbols and the copious consumption of various fermented beverages.
>>
>> will they be serving sarnies with the beer?
>>
>> Tim W
>
>Not familiar with 'sarnies'...short for sardines?
They really "pack 'em in there" in the Banana Belt, do they?
--
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
-- J. K. Rowling
On Nov 13, 12:57=A0am, Jimbo <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 11, 3:15=A0pm, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:> Robatoy wrote:
>
> > <BIG snip>
>
> > > alcohol.... on a budget.
>
> > I'm sure the Irish will approve! ;-)
>
> We don't ...... and we object to the stereotype. =A0However, I suspect
> the wanna-be Oirish will love it.
Shane McGowan just isn't the same sober.
On Nov 11, 10:18=A0am, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast
dot net> wrote:
> "dpb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...> Robatoy wrote:
> > ...
>
> >> ... This pub is in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, we have no
> >> Irish carvers over here, just a bunch of hard working/drinking patrons
> >> who need their whistles wetted. I'm here to help them.
>
> > ...
>
> > Do I read more into this than you're just working on the restore/remode=
l
> > or is this part of your retirement venture(s), Rob?
>
> > Inquiring minds and all that rot, ya' know... :)
>
> If I recall correctly, it has something to do with introducing culture in=
to
> a depressed part of Sarnia.
I wouldn't call it a depressed area. I call it an area with plenty of
history that is currently performing below potential.
>
> Apparently the cultural aspect has to do with a combination of Celtic
> symbols and the copious consumption of various fermented beverages.
That pub will be more like a social networking place where one can
relax and share recipes and quilting ideas.
That little bit of nonsense reminded me of a knitting club that took
place at a school chum's grandmother's place.
The women would start off knitting and gossiping as the rounds of
brandywine soaked raisins increased in frequency. Before too long, the
level of conversation would increase in volume and decrease in
quality..LOL Before you knew it we all knew who was humping who and
why.
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>>
> If I recall correctly, it has something to do with introducing culture
> into a depressed part of Sarnia.
>
> Apparently the cultural aspect has to do with a combination of Celtic
> symbols and the copious consumption of various fermented beverages.
>
will they be serving sarnies with the beer?
Tim W
On Nov 11, 5:59=A0pm, "Tim W" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:ea36173d-686f-4bb7-9a8f-347fe39da546@fj16g2000vbb.googlegroups.com..=
.
> On Nov 11, 11:45 am, "Tim W" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in
> > messagenews:[email protected]...
>
> > > If I recall correctly, it has something to do with introducing cultur=
e
> > > into a depressed part of Sarnia.
>
> > > Apparently the cultural aspect has to do with a combination of Celtic
> > > symbols and the copious consumption of various fermented beverages.
>
> > will they be serving sarnies with the beer?
>
> Not familiar with 'sarnies'...short for sardines?
>
> Sandwiches. Us workmen are always stopping for a cuppa and a sarnie.
>
> Tim W
Ohhh sammieses!!!
On Nov 11, 11:45=A0am, "Tim W" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in messag=
enews:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> > If I recall correctly, it has something to do with introducing culture
> > into a depressed part of Sarnia.
>
> > Apparently the cultural aspect has to do with a combination of Celtic
> > symbols and the copious consumption of various fermented beverages.
>
> will they be serving sarnies with the beer?
>
> Tim W
Not familiar with 'sarnies'...short for sardines?
Robatoy wrote:
...
> ... This pub is in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, we have no
> Irish carvers over here, just a bunch of hard working/drinking patrons
> who need their whistles wetted. I'm here to help them.
...
Do I read more into this than you're just working on the restore/remodel
or is this part of your retirement venture(s), Rob?
Inquiring minds and all that rot, ya' know... :)
--
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ea36173d-686f-4bb7-9a8f-347fe39da546@fj16g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
On Nov 11, 11:45 am, "Tim W" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote in
> messagenews:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> > If I recall correctly, it has something to do with introducing culture
> > into a depressed part of Sarnia.
>
> > Apparently the cultural aspect has to do with a combination of Celtic
> > symbols and the copious consumption of various fermented beverages.
>
> will they be serving sarnies with the beer?
>
Not familiar with 'sarnies'...short for sardines?
Sandwiches. Us workmen are always stopping for a cuppa and a sarnie.
Tim W