Tennesee Trash
Expert Expediter
When I was as a young lad ,my name is Shaun O'Toole,from Dublin, Ireland , I came to the USA to get into trucking . After several attempts with different companies I finally was able to realize my dream. After I had been traveling around I received a letter from my brother asking me to take time once a week to pull over to an Irish Pub and hoist one back for him and my other brother. He felt it would be a fine tradition to continue as it was a habit when we were all together to meet at the pub in Dublin and hoist a pint and salute each other. As I had one brother who had stayed in Dublin and the other had gone to Australia and I had come to America it seem a fine thing to do. I agreed and figured only an "Irish" pub would do. I happened upon an Irish pub in New York ,and for all intents and purpose was as "Irish" as you could get away from Dublin. I went in and told the barkeep, Michael O'Flannegan,my name is Shaun O'Toole and for him to set up Three pints for me. He replied, "Shaun I can be a gettin' ya pints fast enough you'll not be needin' to order them all at once". I told him that it was a tradition my brothers and myself were starting, to set aside one day a week to observe time to reflect on each other no matter where we were at in the world and to order three pints as if we were all there together. He replied, " Aw a fine tradition it will become". I left and returned for over three years to the same place at the same time to order the three pints, in the process becoming a local hero to traditions of the Irish. I returned just after New Years this year and went to the pub and said "Michael if'n you would please I'll be having just two pints today",Micahel replied, " On my God, Jesus , Mary , and Joseph, and all that is Holy, with the Saints we'll be saying a Mass in rememberance of your dear brother", "I am so sorry to be hearin of such a sad passing", "was it your brother in Dublin or the other lad in Australia ?". I replied, Michael have you gone daff man, no one has passed , "I just quit drinking"!!!! Happy New Year TN/ Trash