Ye 'Ole Man's Last Gasp, the Target's notes.

The mighty Wicomico River, served up iced. 3/4/2015

   The Old Man's been purty brutal this winter. Below zero temps and wind chills in the minus across the right half of the nation fairly consistently. Our poor Lady's been driven into the lower 30's. No surf in our near future. Gotta pray that the heat keeps working; in the car, in the house. Staying warm means more than just standing still in layers. Myself, I've had to push the snow blower four times in the last twenty days. Each time, it becomes a better investment. If only my stocks did so well. Recently, this past Friday. Perhaps the final lap of the season around the homestead.

Refrigerated seafood; West OC Commercial Docks.      -Dispatch photo

   Winter Storm Thor; the last gasp of cold blasted across the country and through the 'Shore. Hammered, but not subdued (nor humbled). We have missed many a Thursday recently, further impact of the cold. With the storm the prime topic of discussion in the earlier part of the week we invoked the caveat of a day early, Wednesday... more storm parties available. Despite evening freezing rain and plowed snow, we jumped back on the groove line. We did take some measure of prudence. No need driving thirty plus miles in the sluice. Stayed in the 'Bury. Actually, neighboring Fruitland.
   Adam's Ribs Taphouse Grille. Northbound on south Route 13. Place has been around for many a year, but it had been a while since either of us had been through the doors. Place was a bit packed. Apparently restaurant week in town. Found two empty spots at the end of the bar. Service a little slow due to the crowd, but they definitely knew how to serve up our brews. Two ice cold beers in their proper glass. Just don't see that much...the ES tends to be slow on the beer culture uptake. We moved on to the grub. Blackened Mahi Mahi Tacos and Sweet Thai Chili Wings. Gotta say, DWatt and I were both happy and surprised at the combination of spice and sweet that the Mahi and mango salsa dispensed. And while I enjoyed the wings, Wattman thought they were little better than average. This being our first Journey out in weeks, maybe everything just seemed better to me. Chow and beer downed, we called it a night. Headed back out into the gray, sometimes dark abyss. The light of Spring around the next bend. We hope.

THE RATINGS-

Thai Chili Wings: B-

Blackened Mahi Tacos: A-

Beer: B+

Atmosphere: C+

Overall Score = 3.00

Let the thaw begin! 3/7/2015               -Malibu's photo