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ProphGhXXst t1_j8972u5 wrote

There was a time… 7 hours to go before kickoff. At this point in my life, longevity is the name of the game.

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alittlemouth t1_j898o3v wrote

About as bad as the line outside of Sarcone's!

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DonQOnIce t1_j899tfi wrote

I honestly don’t get why you’d wanna be there for 12 hours. I’d black out from boredom drinking before the game and/or go bankrupt.

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dandykaufman2 t1_j89a9gm wrote

I can’t imagine wanting to be at a bar for this. Anyway have fun.

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GooFoYouPal t1_j89bok9 wrote

Can you imagine having to work this shift ?? Dealing with drunken Kaylas and Connors for 10+ hours. I hope they’re automatic gratuity’ing the fuck outta them.

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bukkakedebeppo t1_j89ct93 wrote

I suppose if you want to be spittin' distance from a climbin' pole, that's the place to be.

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puddin__ t1_j89d8n3 wrote

Thank god I don’t work in the industry anymore lol

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VorAbaddon t1_j89gh2w wrote

Replying to dandykaufman2 (#1,789,056)

I was at a local bar (Tucson, AZ) for the 2018 game. Stress-drank the entire time. Blacked out the moment Gronk dropped that last toss.

Woke up on thebother side of a mountain. No fucking clue how I got there.

Never. Again.

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flip217 t1_j89h7yw wrote

What’s the line like at McMennamin’s in Mt. Airy? Man I miss living in Philly? Go Eagles!

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Gabagoo44 t1_j89imkf wrote

Replying to DonQOnIce (#1,789,037)

I’d argue the same for tailgating at the Linc. I’m a big Eagles fan but no shot I’m drinking for 5/6 hours before the game, 1/2 maybe but anymore than that is just plain boring.

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martymoran t1_j89iq2m wrote

how does this work???? you just sit there ordering waters? awful for wait staff

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Kraz31 t1_j89jaop wrote

Might be cheaper/easer to attend the actual game in Arizona.

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_prettyhatemachine_ t1_j89kzj9 wrote

Cavs Rittenhouse was selling bar seat tickets for $500 and standing room for $200. Total joke.

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73Wolfie t1_j89l0fi wrote

Lots of loud cheers already on the Parkway

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ogavs t1_j89lwhz wrote

I understand wanting to to be with other folks to enjoy the energy and atmosphere but gd I am stressed looking at this. I'm just gonna watch and drink at home.

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SupaflyIRL t1_j89me7r wrote

Replying to DonQOnIce (#1,789,037)

They have capacity limits and people are going to stay the whole game. People are going to be out of luck if they don’t get to a place real early.

Get in early or watch from outside.

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megaphone369 t1_j89n2d9 wrote

But why tho?

Wouldn't it be better just to go to any of the other 10 billion bars nearby instead of waiting in line?

I'm new to Philly, so am I missing something? I like their beers, but is there a tradition about specifically drinking Victory during important sporting events?

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ogavs t1_j89n555 wrote

Replying to IllustriousArcher199 (#1,789,621)

It's still new-ish and on a stretch of the parkway that has hotels and office building towers. So you have commuter and traveler crowd. The only time I've been in there was to stop in for a beer after going to the Barnes with my sister who lives out of town.

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VVnessaVV t1_j89o4ze wrote

I saw people lined up down the block for drinker’s pub and some people literally brought chairs for the line 😂 like it is 1 pm you are going to be destroyed by the time the game even starts what is the point of this? Hahaha

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ThisHatRightHere t1_j89pbtj wrote

Replying to SupaflyIRL (#1,789,729)

Very fair. Just seems surprising to have people that think enough ahead to be out there first thing in the morning to wait in line but not reserve a spot somewhere.

Then again I’m sure this is mostly college kids and my brain definitely didn’t think these things out too clearly back then either.

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SupaflyIRL t1_j89pssq wrote

Replying to ThisHatRightHere (#1,789,838)

It’s more norm than exception to have even a full group of like 20 full grown professional adults at prime time not bother to call ahead for even a random night out and just show up.

“Oh it’s not an event it’s just Jeff’s birthday! Anyway there are 20 of us and we’re gonna complain all night about how you’re having trouble accommodating this surprise (to you not Jeff, we’ve all known for weeks)!”

Source: service industry PTSD

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Orionbear1020 t1_j89qe4g wrote

Prepping all day for the pole climbing party after. It takes a lot of brews, to climb a greased pole.

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1Surlygirl t1_j89qi9s wrote

ON THE ROAD TO VICTORY!!!!! 🏆🦅☝️💚💪

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SnapCrackleMom t1_j89rby4 wrote

Lol this makes me feel so old. I would need a camp chair. Have fun young'uns! Tip the wait staff/bartenders well!

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pmd815 t1_j89u9n7 wrote

Replying to martymoran (#1,789,516)

I used to be a waitress at a sports bar and you’re right, it’s absolutely awful. You’d think you’d make a ton of money but people sit for HOURS drinking whatever $2 beer is on special and their tab is maybe $150 by the end of it. Brutal.

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IMtehUber1337 t1_j89vej4 wrote

Been away for a while... Didn't that use to be the TGI Fridays?

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thehoagieboy t1_j8a1207 wrote

Replying to pmd815 (#1,790,078)

There are probably not $2 beers at Victory. There's the added bonus of an IPA or two that probably have upward of 7% ABV and it's gonna be along vomit filled, falling down, drunken night. Ahh to be young and stupid again.

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magellan315 t1_j8a3bsy wrote

No lines at my place, or a line at the bathroom, or an extended delay when ordering food.

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icdogg t1_j8a4a1u wrote

I do have some Victory Prima Pils on hand for tonight

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themooniscool t1_j8a5ohu wrote

Shout out to all the bartenders and servers working today ✌️ make dat money

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Badkevin t1_j8a63q6 wrote

Why what’s going on today?

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BreezyViber t1_j8a769q wrote

Reminiscent of State College in the 80’s.

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squee_bastard t1_j8a8iwq wrote

Jesus I’m old, i remember when this was a TGI Friday’s in the 90’s.

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brk1 t1_j8aa3m6 wrote

Guys smashing their mushroom heads together.

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squee_bastard t1_j8agvxz wrote

Replying to IMtehUber1337 (#1,790,873)

I was more of a nights and weekends gal, this one was far less crowded than the one on south street so we’d always go here. I had friends that lived in the building to the left (it was Oakwood at the time) so I spent way too many late nights here before stumbling home to my apartment up near the art museum.

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LFKhael t1_j8ahtwl wrote

Replying to SupaflyIRL (#1,789,862)

My high school graduation let out at like 10pm? It was a wednesday.

That IHOP went from dead to "Fire marshall's maximum stated capacity" in fifteen minutes.

At least two people quit instantly. The shift manager was cooking and coming out every five minutes to apologize.

We would have left but we were with people. :\

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tansugaqueen t1_j8aifa1 wrote

Are they going to stay there all day, ? party I am going to starts at 5:30, I don’t want to go until 6:30, going to be a long night

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philasyr t1_j8aj821 wrote

There is a really nice TV here at my house.

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darwinpolice t1_j8amrln wrote

Replying to reggitor (#1,789,250)

It really is. I haven't had the energy for that shit in a long time, but when I lived in Pittsburgh, Steelers bars on game day (especially during the post season, holy shit) were just the best.

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darwinpolice t1_j8anei1 wrote

Replying to yourfriendkyle (#1,790,703)

It seems like an awful place for this kind of event, too. Don't get me wrong, I really like Victory and that location is a perfectly nice place to drink, but Victory doesn't make a lot of beers that you can drink all day without getting absolutely shitfaced. If you're showing up at a bar at 11 in the morning and planning on being there till later in the evening, you want Miller, not Hop Devil.

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Impressive_Friend740 t1_j8axrer wrote

Is this the old public house? Man I have lived in the suburbs too long lol.

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FawltyPython t1_j8azfhk wrote

Wow, they really built up Downingtown, look at those skyscrapers.

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LagerGuyPa t1_j8b8xsv wrote

Replying to IntoTheMirror (#1,790,346)

I made a deal with my guys that if they work an extra hour M-F Last week (5 hours) , Monday would be comp time (8 hours)

worked well and I'll have a quiet morning to catch up on paperwork tomorrow

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RE1392 t1_j8bk3on wrote

Just to be packed in and have to fight to get to the bar

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