Home Bar Blog

Is High Gas Cost Driving You to Drink?

admin0 — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:13:23 +0000

If so, put down the bottle and step away, although gas prices are getting out of hand, there is some GOOD news to report! Lumber prices are at an all time low! The housing crash has resulted in stock piles of lumber and the lowest prices in years. Now is the perfect opportunity to load up on building materials and add that indoor or outdoor home bar or rec room addition. Here is the best deal on home bar construction plans.
Entertaining at home will help save gas and with the recent rise in grain prices, will help save money from the higher cost of beer at your local tavern. It also keeps you from being liquored up behind the wheel, and that’s a good thing! So, entertaining at home will not only help save gas, it will help increase the value and enjoyment of your home. So get busy! And as always, stay safe & have fun!

1000’s of Barware Items for Your Home Bar

admin0 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:25:10 +0000

Not Responding - Is Windows IE Wasting Your Time?

admin0 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:36:31 +0000

How many times per day does your Internet Explorer web browser lock up, crash or freeze? Internet Explorer 7 wastes hours of productivity and is hands down the worst piece of software we have ever experienced.
When casually browsing the web, IE 7 lockups every other session. Firefox on the otherhand rarely locks up at all. It kinda makes me wonder what is going on over in Redmond. They produce the operating system, yet they can not produce a stable internet browser. Is this a problem that they are unwilling or unable to fix or perhaps a monopoly designed to hold back competition?

We have tried the new IE 7 Pro browser add-on, but the only thing it appears to do is catch IE when it falls and while it worked fine for a few days, it too eventually bogged down. This problem has been going on for far too long. IE version 8 is on the horizon, but reviews of the beta version provides little promise, as does Vista.

Symptoms of IE crashes include:
1. Hard drive starts chunking & grinding for several minutes while nothing happens.
2. Task Manager > Applications tab shows “Internet Explorer Not Responding”.
3. Entire PC freezes for extended time while it sorts out it’s own mess.
4. The words about:blank appear in the address bar.
5. Utter frustration sets in.

In a world rife with so many other problems, ain’t it great how one company can make you so incredily unproductive? Let’s hear how MS IE problems affect your work day.

April 2008 Home Bar Contest Winner!

admin0 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:05:39 +0000

We have a winner of the first official Home Bar Photo Contest.
The honors and $50 go to Robert W. of Crete, Ill.

April 2008 Winner: Northwoods Bar Theme
Field stone bar front application.

His unique Northoods Theme and use of field stone edged him out
over TONS of other great project entries. It was a close race between
his bar and at least two dozen other excellent projects.

Bob’s craftsmanship and creativity along with excellent overall
appearance of the fiinished project stood out as one of the best.
Photo composition also earned Robert the prize by capturing the entire
bar scene floor to ceiling and left to right and from four different angles.

Bob tells us, “The bar is the focal point of our walk out basement, in a country setting but within 60 minutes of downtown Chicago. First time ever woodworkin project attempted. In remodeling the entire basement ( again first time ), our motto was ‘everything twice’ and we were ok with that as long as we were learning and having fun ( and not making to many costly mistakes ). The L-Shaped bar plan was the starting point and then improvised.
Enjoyed the project and enjoying the results even more.”
Bob also added “I defintely amazed (at learning of winning), especially if you could have seen our struggles at the onset. Everyone involved in this creation appreciates your support!”
Thanks, Bob W.

Thank YOU Bob & Congratulations!

Wolf River Walleye Run 2008

admin0 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:01:07 +0000

The waters of the Wolf River near Fremont Wisconsin will soon be full of fish and fisherman for the 2008 Walleye run.
If you’ve never experienced this event, you should take a look at the photos of boats and home brew shore platforms with fully enclosed cabins with many including their own home bar!

http://www.wolfrivercountry.com/outdoors.html

Timber! Falling Lumber Prices Spur Home Improvement

admin0 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:24:37 +0000

The home building slump has created the prefect price conditions for home improvement projects by lowering overall demand for lumber. The result has been a steady decrease in the retail price of lumber that you’ll find at home centers like Lowe’s, Home Depot, 84 Lumber and Menards.

Lumber futures prices have been on a decline since mid 2004 when new home construction slowed with rising interest rates. In some areas, materials produced for new housing is stacking up in lumber yards , dropping prices to the lowest point in five years and forcing many mills to cut production.

If you are planning a home improvament project, now is the time to take advatage of this opportunity.

Brett Favre - The End of a Legendary Era

admin0 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:45:47 +0000

Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre announced his plans to retire after 17 years. Every Packer fan will miss him. Good luck Brett, now it’s on to Canton!

For the record books…
5,377 completed passes for
61,655 total yards
442 touchdowns
288 interceptions (doh!)
9 Pro Bowls
160 wins
started 253 straight regular-season games
3-time NFL MVP

Word is, Green Bay wants to honor Brett by renaming Ashland Avenue to “Brett Favre Boulevard”. We think “Brett Favre Pass” would be more appropriate.

Thanks 4 the memories Brett!
Maybe after a few hundred miles on the JD, you’ll come back…

Congratulations New York Giants - Superbowl XLII Champions!

admin0 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:35:59 +0000

Wow, what an impressive run! From 5th seed wildcard to Superbowl 42 Champions, knocking off Tampa Bay, the Dallas Cowboys on their own turf, the Green Bay Packers at home on the very frozen tundra of Lambeau Field and abpruptly ending the New England Patriots “perfect season”, all in all an amazing accomplishment. Some say it was only justice that New Enland lost due to their spygate episode. I always say, “May the Best Team Win”.
Way to go Eli Manning, your big brother should be proud. It’s a good ending to the 2007 football season…even though I’m a Packers fan!

Beer Run

admin0 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:58:53 +0000

Here’s cute little song to cheer you up during these dreary winter months.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyCPhIjmk-s

2008 NFC Championship Game - Lambeau Field

admin0 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:06:49 +0000

The New York Giants win over the Dallas Cowboys advances them to the NFC championship game which will be hosted on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Old Man Winter is forecast to participate with game time temperatures near “4″ degrees (a coincidence perhaps?) in what some are already referring to as the mini Ice Bowl. No smack talk from this Packers fan. May the best team win and advance to Superbowl XVII (that’s 42 for you roman numerally challenged folks).

See the Legend of Lambeau

See Live Up to The Family Manning Name