“I just want a bar where I can pour my own drink and have music at a normal volume…”

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Entry from January 31, 2023

“I just want a bar where I can pour my own drink and have music at a normal volume…”

Some people want bars to be more like home. This was posted on Twitter by Katie D on January 21, 2023:

“I just want a bar where I can pour my own drink and have music at a normal volume and there are no people and it’s my house.”

Twitter
Katie D
@KatieDeal99
I just want a bar where I can pour my own drink and have music at a normal volume and there are no people and it’s my house.
7:17 PM · Jan 21, 2023

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Ron Sullivan
January 27, 2022 at 9:24 AM ·
I just want a bar where I can pour my own drink and have music at a normal level and there are no people and it’s my house.

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Rudyard
@lazyspice_
I just want a bar where I can pour my own drinks and have music at a normal volume, and there are no people and it’s my house.
12:53 PM · Jan 27, 2023

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