In a few days I will be moving away from this great province. Here are the things I will miss the most.

1. Fries, Dressing and Gravy
   Ask for this anywhere else and they give a look like you asked for motor oil as a condiment. I will have to start making it myself. Hopefully Ches’s will survive without my patronage.
2. 

   Zip-lining over Steady Brook Falls

   Trail Systems
   This is something almost everyone in this province takes for granted. We have some of the most beautiful trails in the world. I never ever came close to completing the East Coast Trail despite my fancy map.

3. George Street
   One of highest concentrations of bars in the world, this really needs no explanation from me. Whether you want to let loose and ‘giver to the liver’ or want to relax and have a pint at a pub, this place has something for everyone.
4. Jiggs Dinner
   Not sure what I am going to eat on Sundays as a substitute for jiggs dinner.  Maybe I can get my folks to overnight some jiggs on Saturdays?
5. Beer
   Newfoundland beer is a staple in my diet. I know while I am away I will seriously consider couriering NL brews to the mainland. So delicious.
6. Hospitality
   Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have made a name for themselves through their hospitality. I doubt any other place in the world would let masked people into their homes with wet, mucky boots on and still offer them drinks. I’m referring to mummering btw.
7. Destinations, oh so many places to explore
   I’ve traveled most everywhere in the province and there is still so much to discover. Northern Bay Sands, Gros Morne, Marble Mountain, Trinity, O’Derin, The Spout, Golden Sands, Terra Nova, Cupids… I could actually go on and on. This should be a blog post in and of itself. If you are in Newfoundland I recommend you take some time and visit parts of the province outside of St. John’s.
8. Sayings and slangs
   Whadda’yat? From what I understand most people outside of the province will have no idea what I’m saying, even when I try to speak slow.
9. Weather
   Opps, that’s a typo.
10. The Ocean
    Even when you can’t see it you can feel it in the air. It will be hard to adjust.

Addendum: It should go without saying that I will miss my friends, family, and family dog. Those items rank higher than this list can go.

Edit: Eversweet Margarine was the old number 9 until I learned Eversweet Margerine is available in Toronto.

Interest, Jokes, Trips George Street, Newfoundland & Labrador, Top Ten

George Street during a concert by Jerry Curtis

Here is a listing of bars and clubs on and around George Street where they are grouped for people who may not be familiar with George Street.

I have also created a map of the bars and other establishments on George Street.

Pubs

• Birdie Molloy’s
• Christian’s Bar
• Greensleeves
• Kelly’s Pub
• O’Reilly’s
• The Republic
• Shamrock City
• Trapper John’s
• Three Cheers
• Trinity Pub

Dance clubs

• Club V
• Dusk
• Konfusion
• The Loft
• Lotties Place
• The Martini Bar
• Rob Roys
• Spin
• Sundance
• Turkey Joes

Performance Bars

• The Brimstone Public House
• CBTGs
• Club One
• Distortion
• The Levee
• The Republic (Upstairs)
• The Rock House

Karaoke

• Karaoke Kops
• Kelly’s Pub

Jazz and Blues

• The Fat Cat

Eateries

• Birdie Molloy’s
• George Street Beer Market
• Greensleeves
• Jungle Jims
• The Well
• Yellow Belly

Interest Birdie Molloy's, CBTGs, Christian's Bar, Club One, Club V, Distortion, Dusk, George Street, George Street Beer Market, Greensleeves, Jungle Jims, Karaoke Kops, Kelly's Pub, Konfusion, Lotties Place, O'Reilly's, Rob Roy's, Shamrock City, Spin, Sundance, The Brimstone Public House, The Fat Cat, The Levee, The Martini Bar, The Republic, The Rock House, The Well, Trapper John's, Trinity Pub, Turkey Joes, Yellowbelly Brewery

When I get treated poorly in the service industry, I am not one to keep it to myself. In this case, I blog.

A few of us went to Jungle Jim’s on George Street after partying for St. Patrick’s Day for a bite to eat. We were seated to a table and Ryan joked about Kristin’s water being just short of “hurled” at her when her drink was brought to her. We started to fill out a comments card as a ruse and began adding things to it as our experience progressed. Not sure what happened to that card in the end.

Just after we all received our drinks, water started dripping on our table from the ceiling. Turned out a toilet overflowed in the washroom upstairs. Toilet water was dripping on us. It landed on our table and splashed in our drinks.

One server jumped in right away and placed a pail under the dripping water as if she was prepared for these types of occurances. When the water stopped the manager came over and asked us if we wanted to move to a smaller table and we decided that as long as the table was cleaned we would rather stay at one that fit our numbers.

Our drinks, still fresh with toilet water, remained on our table for over 10 minutes before our server returned. He didn’t even check in on us when the water hit. In fact, when he did replace our drinks, it wasn’t because he came to us, it was because I called out to him at the bar after becoming frustrated from waiting for new drinks.

Our food was brought out and laid on our table with some serviettes and the server was gone again. Now we were left with food and no cuttlery. Sam took it upon herself to grab us cuttery from the host stand after about 15 minutes of eating.

We finally saw our server again when we were finishing our meal. He asked us if we were ready for our bills and started preparing full-price bills. Kristin spoke up and questioned why we were getting full-price bills after our service and explained our situation. He offered us the staff discount, which was also pretty shameful (as in it wasn’t very much).

Then we paid. When it got to me, I just happened to tell the person ringing us in, who wasn’t our server, how pitiful our service was and he called over the manager for us. Rather than sympathize, he argued with us. We said the service wasn’t great and gave our examples, and he just kept repeating that this type of service wasn’t typical of that server.

We didn’t care if that service wasn’t typical! We care d about how we were treated!

In the end he offered us a couple of coupons to encourage us to return, but Kristin was still sick from being covered in toilet water and that didn’t seem appealing to her.

When we were concluding Ryan asked for the coupons and the manager arrogantly said, “She doesn’t seem to want coupons,” pointing at Kristin. That final comment was really not necessary.

It wasn’t a very nice experience overall, though I do admit the food was good, so good job cooks. Maybe your colleagues could learn a thing or two from you.

After doing a search for “Jungle Jim’s on George Street” (Mar 16th, 2009) I found this article as the second result on Google.

Rants George Street, Jungle Jims, Poor service