Back from the beach holiday in Pundaquit, but there was lots of work to be done. Neighbor Jeff and I both had a shitload of SOB discount coupons about to expire, so it was either use them or lose them. Waste not, want not and all that jazz, so we loaded into Jeff’s car and headed for Barretto at five o’clock.

First stop, Sit-n-Bull for dinner. I had a 15% discount coupon good for four, so I treated the group to a meal. As usual, Swan and I shared so we could enjoy the best of two different offerings.

Over dinner, we sorted our coupons and finalized our plans. Jeff had a 500 peso voucher for Voodoo, and I had a “buy one, get one” drink coupon good there. We also had some deals for Wet Spot (buy a lady drink, get two free drinks), so that was on our list. Voodoo doesn’t open until seven, Wet Spot at six. We decided to kick off our Thirstday bar hop at Green Room, then move to Voodoo and enjoy the grand finale at Wet Spot.

Things didn’t go according to plan. We enjoyed our discounted beverages at Green Room, and at the appointed hour, moved a block up the highway under a light rain shower, and arrived at Voodoo only to discover it was closed. That sucked. So, we retreated to Wet Spot and drowned our sorrows there. Jeff messaged the owner of Voodoo and he responded that the bar was closed for “recalibration.” He told Jeff his Voodoo voucher would be accepted at either of his other two bars, Whiskey Girl or Tryst.

Voodoo is one of the remaining five SOB bars, so this may be another nail in the coffin for that long-running institution. I won’t be attending tonight to find out what happens next, but I fear the SOB is doomed unless someone steps up to reinvigorate the competition.

After Wet Spot, I was finished. Jeff headed upstairs to Tryst to use his remaining voucher, so me and my gal grabbed a trike for home. And so ended another day in the Barretto life.

Today’s weigh-in has me at 243.6, up from last week’s 242.9. Given my holiday misbehavior (not giving a shit), I expected worse. I hope to do better this week.

It is September 2011 in the ongoing journey through the LTG archives. In this picture-packed post, I share the adventure of a trip to the Korean East Sea city of Gangneum.

Five years ago, I was dealing with enhanced levels of COVID stupidity.

I’m a Boomer and proud of it! Today’s YouTube video recounts the way things were for those of us blessed to grow up in the ’50s and ’60s.

Humor time:

That’s all I’ve got for today.