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Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by Pat Merryman

Pat Merryman — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:19 +0000

Leaving for Phoenix tomorrow. Looking forward to catching up with a bunch of the old Oar House folks at Jan’s on Feb 18. There will be photos…!

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by brent '71-'77

brent '71-'77 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:59:37 +0000

Neil….. That was quite a post..!!! Fun stuff. We did build the best bars…. and built to last, or so we thought. Hey, everybody…. a rally is being scheduled for Feb. 18th, 2012, in the Phoenix area. Go visit the Oar House & Buffalo Chips Facebook page or otherwise get in touch with Patricia Merryman. Be sure to wear a vintage T-Shirt.

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by Neil Larson

Neil Larson — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:26:33 +0000

Oar House Buddy’s -&- Buddettes
Jan 7th 2012 - Just returned home from Smith’s Station Alabama, made the 200 mile trek to lend a helping hand for an old friend who is attempting to “open” a road side diner near Fort Benning. I conjured up a Logo for them to use on a building front sign.
My well wishing aid brought ZERO financial gain… so WTF? Over ? I spent 8 days splitting time between Wood Graining his residence (2) double Garage Doors - and walk thru access doors - and - doing some trouble shooting in the so called Cafe/Diner.
This was an act of compassion or a labor of love- since the wiring there had been totally bastardized by the previous “his-Panic” couple …an Overbearing Wench of a Broad who henpecked & hamstrung her hubby into running endless strands of non-legal & non-code “flexi” 3 strand like so much silly string shot from the wrist of a LSD strung out electrician in a Spiderman outfit …
After he switched off the main breaker above the panel box I opened the quad box near the coke machine and got a rather mild shock of 110 volts …like I said WTF? Over ?… I declined to do further electrical explaining to the dork that the place was hot and possibly could burst into flame because it had non-fused live power running …this brought me to a strange reality of the days when GAF would control all phases of a site construct- those were the days my friends …This dock was single handidly attempting to open a cafe with less than 14 Grand $…and no pre-analysis or survey of the building before he purchased the lease- DORK city , right? Well that’s not all , this guy took me on a short trip up the ladder to the roof to inspect the 6X6 foot lighted sign box, so we could replace the plexi-panel face- well as I took a stand on the flat roof to the 6 foot valence of corrugated metal vertical face across the top front… I noticed a 1/8th inch steel braided cable launching up from over the back of the building coming up on a tensioned angle to end wrapped around a hand built 2×4 brace behind the sign box …again WTF ? Over ? …
Now I plucked the cable like “E string” of a double flat back base… as I did this the front of the valence & the sign began to oscillate …I looked at the Dork in question & told him this cable was holding up the entire frontage facade of his fine dinning establishment…No he does not have the first walk through by an Inspector done yet. No he does not have a clue. He does have (whoever) have over 30 years as a Cook/Manager of TGIFridays, & Po’Folks …so there you have it my GAF Oar Buddies, the current state of affairs of the professional restaurant business in Alabama . WTF ? Over ?…I could go on in more detail about the crazy and insane mental state of this idiot. But I will simply say , I can look back on my time as a GAF Construction, Commando Baby, with great honor & pride knowing we were part of the finest independent Restaurant chain on the planet.
Have A Happy New Year - If you are ever traveling 15 miles east of Opelika on Hwy 280 toward Fort Benning look to the right side of the roadway and find T.R. Grubb’s Cafe, I did the sign ( it is logged in on Google as Durango) slide in and tell ‘M , Neil sent me in for my free Big Coke & a free Taco Platter , see the Dork’s eyes light up like he just grabbed a hot 110 volt wire ! Ask him if the Coke machine is on a “dedicated” power service, and watch him turn red …
GAF Rules !

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by Pat Merryman

Pat Merryman — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:15:55 +0000

Just got done visiting the NEW OHBC FB page - really awesome. Clark - you continue to amaze. Got a real chuckle out of the “Department of Doodads”.

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by Pat Merryman

Pat Merryman — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:10:46 +0000

Me and my kids, Kelly and Kevin, are coming out to L.A. area for a wedding on June 10th. How about a get together at O’Brien’s on Main (formerly Buffalo Chips)on June 9th? -Pat Merryman

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by Daniel Baralt

Daniel Baralt — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:29:39 +0000

Besides our Face Book account noted for PM friends this is still fun. Brento is making our famous fried potatoes. He knows what I’m talking about.

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by FOOSBALL MIKE VICKERS

FOOSBALL MIKE VICKERS — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:06:26 +0000

I worked at a computer company close by and lived in the valley. I played foosball there from 71 to about 77 with Jim, Bill and Jill (who used to go out with Jim), another Jim and his roommate Jim who lived down the street on the beach, also Ed, Dave (who used to bring his own flask of whisky?), Lucky and others I can’t remember now. Me and Jeff Searcy (who worked there) grew up on Van Nuys Bl. with street racing (informally THE VAN NUYS STREET RACERS)from the mid 60’s to the early 70’s. I would’nt trade anything for those 10 or so years.

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by William H Bilbrough

William H Bilbrough — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:17:39 +0000

I do use FB, but prefer the blog. Less clutter.

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by Pat Merryman

Pat Merryman — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:22:30 +0000

BB - I still plan on coming out your way NEXT August - we’ll work on best date for OHBC get-together! Seattle is my air-travel destination - staying with good friend from college - planning on at least two weeks - maybe more for some north Pac coast roaming - never been to Oregon. I know I sent you a couple of messages via FB - are you still using FB?

Comment on Welcome to the Oar Blog July 10, 2009 to the present by William H Bilbrough

William H Bilbrough — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:20:04 +0000

The weather is great in Eugene in August, plus there is more to do here and it still has a village feel instead of the grid lock of Seattle and Portland areas. Anne and I are still open to hosting the get together at our place.