House of Coasters

I was hanging out tonight at Flatbread Pizza, and since it was really slow there I was able to talk the staff into building a house of coasters. One of the waitresses and Wes started building two houses next to each other, and after she gave up 3 stories in (I guess there were other customers or something rude like that) he continued and connected the two. Before anyone knew it, it was 9 stories tall:

The dude standing next to it works there and is in the shot for perspective: he's 6' 2".

I'm here to tell you, building houses of beer coasters is not as easy as it might look. I couldn't get past a single story structure - it takes plenty of spare time and nerves of steel.

Good times and great conversation at the Flatbread, as usual - I picked up a few new destinations for my bike trips for next year from both Wes and a couple I was talking to at the bar. Otter Creek in Middlebury, VT (it was on the way to Burlington on Rte 7 this past fall and I didn't even know it) and BBC in South Deerfield Massachusetts. I might as well round it out and make sure I hit Harpoon in Boston for Octoberfest, which is on my list of "things to do before I die". So next year is the "Year of Breweries"!