New Scaratings

As if it wasn't hard enough already holding on to Buzztime sites, my second home bar could be displaced or outright extinguished by this

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/City+sale+heritage+fire+hall+could+displace+Inglewood/7712034/story.html

Now I'm no engineer, but it sure looks like Chuck's keeping up his end of the bargain in maintaining the building, inside and out. The location is highly enviable, right at the west end of Inglewood's array of antique stores and kitschy shops that draw thousands of well-heeled shoppers during summer

Ideally, he'll be able to buy the building and continue running a successful business. Or Silly Hall could cock this up enormously, and I doubt a firehall-themed pub will have anywhere near the same draw in some drab space at the end of a strip mall, should H&H be forced out by, say, some Toronto-based management firm

Some of the staff might not mind leaving the haunting monkey behind, though

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Finally, I have an update to report. Calgary Silly Council has decided the firehall shall go to . . . somebody not named Chuck Rose

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Hose+Hound+owner+loses+historic+property+from+city/8224001/story.html

So, now the Hose & Hound must negotiate its tenancy with the successful bidder, who will not be identified until said negotiations are complete. I'm going to play there tonight, and see what else I can hear at the bar. Stay tuned

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/°v°\ • Every time Linux boots, a penguin gets its wings
I'm a solipsistic conspiracy theorist. I'm sure I must be up to something, and I won't stop until I find out what
Why not downgrade Plutonium to a dwarf element?

Hope itt works out.

The bartendress says its a certainty Hose & Hound will be staying, so that's good news. Heck, it might work out better for everyone if this new owner has deeper pockets for the upgrades the building needs

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/°v°\ • Every time Linux boots, a penguin gets its wings
I'm a solipsistic conspiracy theorist. I'm sure I must be up to something, and I won't stop until I find out what
Why not downgrade Plutonium to a dwarf element?

It is confirmed, the guy who bought the firehall is perfectly happy to have the Hose & Hound remain while the property value escalates with all the new condos being built across 9th Avenue

However, in a cruel twist of irony, the Hose no longer subscribes to Buzztime. EBT, GIMPY, and I arranged to show up for Playback two nights ago, and the system was gone

Can't say I'm surprised, given the low player count, but so much for worrying the sale of the building would be the end of BT in Inglewood!

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/°v°\ • Every time Linux boots, a penguin gets its wings
I'm a solipsistic conspiracy theorist. I'm sure I must be up to something, and I won't stop until I find out what
Why not downgrade Plutonium to a dwarf element?