St. Patty's Day parade

[East Coast Wanderer]

Originally Posted by go phillies

I'm of Irish descent, and nothing irks me more than "green beer." Trust me, nobody in Ireland is drinking green-tinted Coors Light. Get yourself a Guinness, Smithwick's, Murphy's....something that's Irish and actually real beer.

I think all this crap on parade day is an insult to my heritage....the crappy green beer, the shirts with stupid sayings like "F%$#@ me, I'm Irish", the green beads, the bars that open at 7 a.m. with local cover bands playing instead of Irish bands, the fights, etc....this day really is a joke. The parade itself is great, but gets ruined by all of the other mockery and people who go for no other reason than to get loaded. And even if I wanted to just go to bar, sit back, relax and have a couple of pints of Guinness, I can't, since the bars are all packed to the gills with drunken college kids (most of whom are not Irish) with those stupid green beads and plastic leprechaun hats drinking green Coors Light out of plastic cups. The bars clear their tables out just so they can pack people in like sardines.

I'm half Irish but the feelings are the same. St. Patrick's Day is one night I don't go out----too many amatuers. If I go out on New Year's Eve, it's only for a couple of drinks and then it's to a local bar within walking distance.

[CHS89]

Anyone happen to take notice of the great weather yesterday or the actual parade itself?

[East Coast Wanderer]

The weather was nice but I don't waste my time on the parade.

[weluvpa]

The weather was great, spent the day working in the yard, afternoon with my dad and then finished up working the church ham and cabbage dinner.....The scanner was busy thats for sure.