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there was a thread on here about thunder road a few months back. i have veen stoping by there occasionally, it is almost always very dead, i am usually teh only one there. i always wondered why, as it seemed a great little getaway, nice grounds and pool ok food, cold beer. i stooped in there late saturday night, there was a good live band going and lots of people. everyone was habing a good time, it seemed. i was sitting about two stoolds down from the aussie owners wife, who was very drunk. a guy came down and asked about a pack of cigaretts he had left on the bar, she imediatly blew up, and started screeching about him accusing her of stealing his pack of cigaretts. He did no such thing, he just asked politely if anyone had seen them. the aussie owner came down, i thought to see what the ruckes was about, as she was screeching at the top of her lungs. instead of askng any questions of what was going on, he just told the guy to F**CK OFF, get out of there. she was still screeching when i left about 15 minutes later.

i gues i understand now why there is seldom anybody going there. i wont be going back.

 

I think the "owner" was having a birthday party (not sure if it was Saturday or Sunday) which probably explains why he was so drunk.

They ran another bar before this one, so they are well known among the expat community and they have some experience in doing this. In this case, there's probably more to the story. There are a number of people who are regularly a pain in the *** to deal with and non-friends don't have much patience with them. I'm guessing this was one of those situations. Generally these two are very cool people.

The bar is a nice place in a bad location. That location has a long history and nobody has done well there. It's too far out for people who live close to town and there are too many places to compete with for people coming in from the Bacong area or beyond.

A lot of these expat bars are setup to be their "home away from home" rather than an investment for generating a profit. They have their own bar, they can invite friends and it gives them something to do during their down time.

 

Ah, man, you are going to get me teary eyed and feeling nostalgic. She was a force and like the bar, you either loved her or you hated her. Those were fun times in Dumaguete. This place felt a lot different back then.

 

I definitely agree. Holding back tears for almost two years on a new job while doing my work well even when most of the time it's not appreciated.

 

Not my freind, never seen him before. but unless i missed something he did nothing to provoke such hostility, he sinply asked if anyone saw a pack of smokes he left on the bar. the whole ordeal lasted only a minute or two before he was gone, but she was still screaming at her hubby 15 minutes later when i left.

 

I agree that there are many *ssholes around but I think it is not correct to label workers who smile as trying to tell you to **** off. Many workers are doing they best they can and know if they do not treat their customers well they will lose their job. And possibly they have to put up with an *sshole boss. I have every sympathy with the workers.