Comments on: ‘Cheap’ Drinks For Those Who Miss The Ferry http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/ Kitsap Sun staff who live in Bremerton write about the community, the rebirth of downtown and housing issues. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 Sharon O'Hara Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:48:42 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/#comment-1916 Thanks...I did misunderstand the correct city of bars. Luckily we have the bar (how many?) right across from the Bremerton ferry for the parents to visit while their children wait outside for them. Maybe the bar/s will provide benches for the kids. The fountain park is spectacular - a great place for children and adults. Good to know of the coffee shops and hot chocolate.. Sharon O'Hara Thanks…I did misunderstand the correct city of bars.

Luckily we have the bar (how many?) right across from the Bremerton ferry for the parents to visit while their children wait outside for them. Maybe the bar/s will provide benches for the kids.

The fountain park is spectacular – a great place for children and adults. Good to know of the coffee shops and hot chocolate..
Sharon O’Hara

]]> By: I. M. Biber http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 I. M. Biber Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:53:31 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/#comment-1915 This is my kind of post. It appeals to the drinker, the procrastinator, AND the miser in me! They're crazy, however, if they think I'll stick around after the initial discounted beer...that 7-11 is calling my name with the sweet, slightly raspy voice of Black Label malt liquor in a 40 oz. bottle. And as to Bremerton's bar situation and "THE CHILDREN! WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!" I don't believe that replacing some of the dives out there with disease spreading petting zoos would be much help in the long run. I mean, they're the same thing, right? Book stores and edutainment nickelodeons aren't going to set the children of Bremerton straight. Required parenting education courses, a ban on smoking with children in the car, and perhaps a swift kick to the gluteus assimus of offending parents might help them more than a skinny guy with his shirt half tucked in making funny voices and playing with his socks in public. But that's just the drunken 12 year old in me talking. The drunken 12 year old who thinks that hanging out in downtown Seattle after 1250am is a perfectly reasonable thing to be doing. Seriously, I'm all for families in bremerton, I'm just very much against most of the people in Bremerton breeding. And I hate puppet shows. This is my kind of post. It appeals to the drinker, the procrastinator, AND the miser in me!
They’re crazy, however, if they think I’ll stick around after the initial discounted beer…that 7-11 is calling my name with the sweet, slightly raspy voice of Black Label malt liquor in a 40 oz. bottle.
And as to Bremerton’s bar situation and “THE CHILDREN! WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!” I don’t believe that replacing some of the dives out there with disease spreading petting zoos would be much help in the long run. I mean, they’re the same thing, right?
Book stores and edutainment nickelodeons aren’t going to set the children of Bremerton straight. Required parenting education courses, a ban on smoking with children in the car, and perhaps a swift kick to the gluteus assimus of offending parents might help them more than a skinny guy with his shirt half tucked in making funny voices and playing with his socks in public. But that’s just the drunken 12 year old in me talking. The drunken 12 year old who thinks that hanging out in downtown Seattle after 1250am is a perfectly reasonable thing to be doing.
Seriously, I’m all for families in bremerton, I’m just very much against most of the people in Bremerton breeding. And I hate puppet shows.

]]> By: Jake Metcalf http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Jake Metcalf Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:35:42 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/#comment-1914 The beer selection at the belgain fries place by the ferry terminal is awesome. There is an ice cream shop, Navy museum and a fountain park right next to the ferry terminal for kids that are waiting for the next boat. There are also two coffee places that serve a mean hot-chocolate. The beer selection at the belgain fries place by the ferry terminal is awesome.

There is an ice cream shop, Navy museum and a fountain park right next to the ferry terminal for kids that are waiting for the next boat. There are also two coffee places that serve a mean hot-chocolate.

]]> By: Jerry Harless http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Jerry Harless Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:30:04 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/#comment-1913 You may want to re-read the article. The bars mentioned are all on the Seattle side. You may be reminiscing about The Wheelhouse--the bar that used to serve PSNS workers who "missed" the ferry to Port Orchard... You may want to re-read the article. The bars mentioned are all on the Seattle side.

You may be reminiscing about The Wheelhouse–the bar that used to serve PSNS workers who “missed” the ferry to Port Orchard…

]]> By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 Sharon O'Hara Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:36:13 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/#comment-1912 Oh whoopee. What does Bremerton offer to the kids and families other than a vast range of bars? Nothing it seems. The bars offer cultural stimulation to the adults who need them...but what about the rest of us? Maybe the drinking age can be lowered to twelve. Sharon O'Hara Oh whoopee.

What does Bremerton offer to the kids and families other than a vast range of bars?

Nothing it seems. The bars offer cultural stimulation to the adults who need them…but what about the rest of us?

Maybe the drinking age can be lowered to twelve.
Sharon O’Hara

]]> By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Sharon O'Hara Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:21:33 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/bremertonbeat/2008/06/17/cheap-drinks-for-those-who-miss-the-ferry/#comment-1911 '...there are many bars within walking distance of the ferry terminal, which could also be "perfect spots"..." The old days are over and the bars should move on...they are hardly an attraction for families. If anything all the bars are a negative smear to the new Bremerton...IF Bremerton wants children and families rather than the drinkers. What -other than the new park - is downtown to attract the children? They are too young for the bar scene. Why not replace a bar with a innovative children and regular book store offering story times or real animal show and tell? B & N is usually packed. Offer businesses - something to the family and healthy type folks other than booze - or not. Sharon O'Hara ‘…there are many bars within walking distance of the ferry terminal, which could also be “perfect spots”…”

The old days are over and the bars should move on…they are hardly an attraction for families.

If anything all the bars are a negative smear to the new Bremerton…IF Bremerton wants children and families rather than the drinkers.
What -other than the new park – is downtown to attract the children? They are too young for the bar scene.

Why not replace a bar with a innovative children and regular book store offering story times or real animal show and tell? B & N is usually packed.

Offer businesses – something to the family and healthy type folks other than booze – or not.
Sharon O’Hara

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