To Dive, or Not to Dive

In my quest to find more "down to earth" people in this town, I'm finding myself going to some of the local dive bars. I have to admit, I love dive bars for a number of reasons:

1) Cheap drinks!!! Maker's Mark on the rocks is only $4-$5 at one of these baby's; versus the $9 you would blow on the same drink at a "trendy" bar.

2) People just being people. No need to flash it up when you are at one of these places. The people are real and generally quite friendly.

3) Real bartenders!!! These places have old-school bartenders who know what a RUSTY NAIL is! This is way better than the 21 year-old "hottie" bartender who has never heard of DRAMBUIE!!

Now aside from my love affair with these places, it raises the question: "Can you find a decent girl in a place like that?"

Yes and no. There are plenty of girls who want a cheap drink and to be able to go somewhere without worrying about getting all dolled-up. I will say, however, that most of the time the women in these places are not my style. They are very friendly and fun to talk to, but tend to be a bit long-in-the-tooth or haggered....take your pick. My friends and I have traded stories of hooking up with girls in dive bars before, but never have we found someone that we would consider girlfriend material.

Nevertheless, I have a couple dive bars in my arsenal now to augment my other hang-out choices. If anything, at least the drinks are cheap!