How many people have a bar in their home and actually use it as a bar?

I've had one so many years and it's like a table that I store letters, papers and stuff. I use my balcony to keep my beer cold, ( Canadian fridge ), unless it turns into a freezer, then i keep my tv dinners there.How many people have a bar in their home and actually use it as a bar?
dust off the bar, buy somthing besides beer and have a few friends over!!!



lol @ tv dinners outside, when i lived in Mi i had a metal breadbox in the window as my only fridge for 2 years. didnt work so great in the summer time!



i do have a bar, and yes i use it. i have a whole resort type experience in my back yard. there is a a small koi, a turtle pond, pool, shower, gym, fire place, a fire pit, big screen tv, a fully fuctioning kitchen and a BAR! last year i had a super bowl party and a retired phili eagles was there along with 30 other people. i had a new years eve party, i think the count was 50! i am a great bartender %26amp; i have signatre drinks. i would like a pool table but i cant really make a weather poof one.



wonder why the sudden intrest in the bar, do i sound like i need to go to aa? i tell ya aa is for quitters and i dont quit!How many people have a bar in their home and actually use it as a bar?
I have a wet bar that I use on most weekends. Why not use it?



I do a lot of cooking and always have friends over for meals on the weekends so I guess that is why we use the bar.



It is always so nice, great food and drinks for less money and no drinking and driving allowed.



Going out is for the birds.How many people have a bar in their home and actually use it as a bar?
Obviously you are not drinking enough...



Yeah my bar sees a lot of action. In fact it is the only surface in the house that is not piled up with letters and stuff. Actually, there are impromptu bars on every clear flat space in the house except the toilet, and I'm working on that (sit facing the wall and you've got the whole top of the tank right there...).



Once you see how easy a variety of cocktails are to make, and how much better than beer cocktails are at keeping you from killing all those deserving f*ckers in the world with your bare hands (and without making you feel bloated after a few sips) you'll be using yours more often too.



Couple of suggestions...

Get yourself a cocktail recipe book, the older the better. If it is a new book make sure it is a reprint of something first published before 1963. The Savoy book or an old Mr. Boston book would fit the bill. Buy it. Use it.



Next, your bar has to be an atmosphere, an environment. This is what the one answerer is telling you when she described her patio bar. Get one or two small lights that provide enough illumination to mix the drinks but not much more. The light source should be low and the rest of the room should be dark. It may be the starting point of creating an interesting spot in your home you would actually want to go to.



Turn off the f*cking TV. Turn on the stereo, and save the deathmetal for when you want to piss off the neighbors, play some music that will make you relax- whatever that might be, lounge, jazz, hawaiian, kabuki etc. Don't worry if the neighbors think its tacky, they're f*cking losers and they hate you anyway. Your TV dinners will suddenly be much more enjoyable.



Trust me, a couple of suffering bastards sipped from a frosty tiki mug later and you'll be ready to join civilized society for another day. You won't regret it.

fazolis