Spirit

byhalinphilly

2.4K followers

Updated 7 years ago

Ever since i moved into my present neighborhood of Norristown, PA a couple years ago, I've been walking by The Little Brown Jug with my dog Cooper, on our daily walks. The Little Brown Jug is a local bar that has been closed and padlocked since I moved here. I hear tell from neighbors that it was a very friendly neighborhood tavern. Which kind of makes me sad, because, although I don't drink very often, it would have been nice to have a little watering hole within walking distance where I could go to get out of the house without having to take the car where I could grab a beer and some chicken wings or a burger off the grill.

So, now - two years have passed. And every time I walk by this place, I still wondered when they might reopen.

Well, the answer finally came a few days ago. This time, I walked by, I noticed the padlock was off the door and there was a man inside with an electric table saw, hard at work. Another fellow was bringing supplies in from his car and there was a ladder outside the building, leaning against the roof. I stopped and asked one of the gentleman what was going on. He told me they were fixing it up to reopen the place.

I said, "Great! I was wondering when someone was going to buy this place and reopen it. I live right down the street and it would be nice to have a bar close by for a beer and a sandwich every now and then."

He looked at me forlornly, shook his head and replied, "Oh, it's not gonna be a bar."

"Oh!" I exclaimed, just a tad perplexed... ""What is it going to be?", I asked.

"A church" he replied.

Just then his partner chimed in, "We're just servin' up a different kind of spirit, that's all!"

I guess we're all spiritual in one way or another.

Here at WA, we have team spirit... CHEERS!