The Bar Fly goes hi-tech- # 302

Gone are the days of smoke, spit, and sawdust on the floor. Glancing through the bar area of a tavern built in the "Victorian Railway Age" we find fire extinguishers (to the highest safety standards), ultra high speed stainless steel washers (to the highest standards of health regulation), electronic switch gear for the flat screen plasma and the multi speaker hi-fi, gas pressurised beer delivery systems, and a "just in time" beverage supply logistics back-up linked directly to the electronic till and managed by a giant multinational corporation. The bar maid is an immigrant, (and I am betting that she was probably an immigrant even back in 1887).

Natural break - # 251

Moving away from illusions and back to the real, (and suffering a mild crisis in the photo archive), here is another of my "bar fly" shots. I chose this because I liked the apparent energy and enthusiasm for the job shown by the bar maid (or does one call them "beverage service associates" these days?). Perhaps I shall have to introduce a "weekly bar fly photo", but that might be too stressful for my regular companion.

I had hoped to feature the refurbishment and transformation into cool 21st century minimalist elegance of my local watering hole, but the photos were not good enough. I must try again.