Beers in the Cold
Feb. 9th, 2019 10:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqI decided to go try out a new brewery today. This ended up not being my brightest idea due to the weather, but fuck it, I still need to live my life regardless of climate obstacles.
So I found a car2go about half a km away and reserved it. Got to it and brushed it off with my gloves, which managed to get my hands wet, and in -25C that meant they froze instantly. Damn. Got in the car and started it only to find that the dashboard was telling me that the rear brake lights were offline. I sure didn't want to use the car with that missing - it being somewhat necessary under these road conditions.
Good luck - there was another vehicle 100m away. I went to that one and it seemed in good working order. Until I started driving. Here the problem was either that these vehicles were either too light (They're Smart Cars) or they didn't have winter tires. I didn't so much drive down Crowchild as glide down it. This included running a super stale light at Kensington road (there was no way I was going to stop anywhere before the stop line) and then being immediately cut off by a truck just as traffic ahead of me stopped. I slammed on the brakes only to feel the car not stopping as I got closer and closer to the vehicle in front of me. Being a reasonable sort, I had left lots of room ahead of me, and I ended up using all but a metre of it in this situation, swearing the whole way. But I did stop without collision.
At this point, I decided that driving all the way to Establishment Brewing wasn't the smartest idea, so I veered off onto Memorial and parked the car downtown. Did I mention that my hands were wet and frozen? I discovered that the C-Train stations have heated shelters. Not as good as the ones in the 'burbs, but still appreciated. I ended up chatting up the lady in the shelter as I held my hands up to the heating elements to warm up. She'd have done likewise, if she only had the height.
Getting off at 39th Avenue station, I walked the last 400 meters to the brewery to find that it was a nice cosy location. I sampled their wares, had a second glass of my favourite, and chatted with the brew master about it. Finally, I took a cab home, because I was tired of freezing and decided to throw money at the problem. It will be nice to visit with friends, or in the summer, or with friends in the summer. It really is a nice venue and the crowds there looked civilized and drinkie.
Good luck - there was another vehicle 100m away. I went to that one and it seemed in good working order. Until I started driving. Here the problem was either that these vehicles were either too light (They're Smart Cars) or they didn't have winter tires. I didn't so much drive down Crowchild as glide down it. This included running a super stale light at Kensington road (there was no way I was going to stop anywhere before the stop line) and then being immediately cut off by a truck just as traffic ahead of me stopped. I slammed on the brakes only to feel the car not stopping as I got closer and closer to the vehicle in front of me. Being a reasonable sort, I had left lots of room ahead of me, and I ended up using all but a metre of it in this situation, swearing the whole way. But I did stop without collision.
At this point, I decided that driving all the way to Establishment Brewing wasn't the smartest idea, so I veered off onto Memorial and parked the car downtown. Did I mention that my hands were wet and frozen? I discovered that the C-Train stations have heated shelters. Not as good as the ones in the 'burbs, but still appreciated. I ended up chatting up the lady in the shelter as I held my hands up to the heating elements to warm up. She'd have done likewise, if she only had the height.
Getting off at 39th Avenue station, I walked the last 400 meters to the brewery to find that it was a nice cosy location. I sampled their wares, had a second glass of my favourite, and chatted with the brew master about it. Finally, I took a cab home, because I was tired of freezing and decided to throw money at the problem. It will be nice to visit with friends, or in the summer, or with friends in the summer. It really is a nice venue and the crowds there looked civilized and drinkie.
