Salty Dog closed

[Bob Wells]

Wonder what Jack Abbits views are, he lives near there and attended a meeting reference the noise. I don't know whether he was for or against it though.

 

[Carol G]

This is so sad. I was there Friday night, but did not witness any assault, just had a fantastic time enjoying a sandwich and beer with some of the cast & friends after the show. No live music, not too loud, and lots of happy people enjoying themselves. What a shame.

 

[30ABandMan]

I am quite skeeved. I just drove by the Salty Dog (right after telling some vacationers how much I LOVED the "Totally veggie, Dude" sandwich), and saw the sign saying "sorry, CLOSED"! I was willing to tolerate them xfering to a sports bar just so I could have my Totally veggie Dude, (Which I would have them add that awesome smoked bacon to.....as I'm no vegetarian...) but now I cannot even do that!! What 'Skeeves' me is that, at least from what I read somewhere else, is that this commercial building was there BEFORE the surrounding homes were there. If they did their due dilligence, shouldn't they have known the risk of building a home next to commercial property that was built as a food/music venue?? ( I can hear the responses now.... so if I am wrong, and it was just a commercial property, no designation labeled, and they could NOT know that a live music business could/would come in, and if they were disobeying the noise ordinance ((were they??)) then Ok,......I understand their rant. I think.) If not, I am totally skeeved, pissed, sad and irate that this has happened-especially as it's only because a few people got together and protested! If it's this effective, then why aren't we doing this about our government?? (Hello?!!) God, I'm just feeling like things are so backwards right now.
I loved going to the Salty Dog. Have been wondering when the old 'snapperheads' would open again, and when it finally did, I was so excited. It had great food at a decent price, good service and various music to listen to close to home. I'm bummed. I feel badly for the musicians that play along 30-a. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

People seem to never take where they are moving into mind. I did 7 1/2 years at the Okaloosa S.O. 911/Dispatch center. We used to get calls all the time about airport noise, loud music, traffic etc. from people who had moved next to these places after they were built! Hey, IMO, if you buy a condo next to AJ's, you are siging away your rights to complain about noise!

 

[Kurt]

Thanks Jim! I will be eating at Stinky's ASAP!!!

 

[shellak]

i don't agree that you are signing away your rights when you move near a restaurant, etc. there is such a term as "reasonableness". i had the misfortune of sleeping at our son's house in louisville one night that is a couple of doors down from some bars & restaurants. louisville permits these places to stay open until 4 a.m. as you can imagine, i got about an hour of sleep. in my opinion, it isn't reasonable for places to stay open that late, even until 2 a.m. lets be honest...the people still out that late are drinking alcohol and getting on our roads and driving. those late hours just lets them do it longer. i don't think cutting off music at 10 pm or maybe 11 pm is unreasonable if you are located near residences. i'm all for musicians supporting their livelihood but there has to be compromise. if the noise is coming from loud people in parking lots, security personnel can solve that problem.

 

[jodiFL]

lets be honest...the people still out that late are drinking alcohol and getting on our roads and driving. those late hours just lets them do it longer. i don't think cutting off music at 10 pm or maybe 11 pm is unreasonable if you are located near residences.

Then what are the options for people that get off work at 10 or 11pm and want to go out to eat and have a drink "after work"...maybe socialize with others in the same industry? Its not like all the folks that are in places that have live music, drinks etc. have been in those places since the sun went down getting drunk. I agree that people need to research where they are moving to instead of just moving in and trying to convert the area into whatever/wherever they left.

 

[elgordoboy]

Then what are the options for people that get off work at 10 or 11pm and want to go out to eat and have a drink "after work"...maybe socialize with others in the same industry? Its not like all the folks that are in places that have live music, drinks etc. have been in those places since the sun went down getting drunk. I agree that people need to research where they are moving to instead of just moving in and trying to convert the area into whatever/wherever they left.

And what about those that get off at 3 a.m or 5 a.m?

 

[jodiFL]

And what about those that get off at 3 a.m or 5 a.m?

I guess those of us that take care of all the "after dark" needs are just S.O.L.
Guess we have to just hurry on home, cook dinner (many after cooking for HUNDREDS for the last 8 hours or so) and watch some mind-numbing infomercials. Only so we can be awakened by someone mowing their lawn at 7a.m.

 

[GoodWitch58]

I guess those of us that take care of all the "after dark" needs are just S.O.L.
Guess we have to just hurry on home, cook dinner (many after cooking for HUNDREDS for the last 8 hours or so) and watch some mind-numbing infomercials. Only so we can be awakened by someone mowing their lawn at 7a.m.

You raise an issue that has puzzled me for a long time: why do lawn mowers/weedwackers, etc. have to be so loud? One would think with all our technology; we could figure out a way to soften the sound of a lawnmower

I agree there should be a way to solve this so-called "noise" problem without completely shutting the place down....

 

[elgordoboy]

I guess those of us that take care of all the "after dark" needs are just S.O.L.
Guess we have to just hurry on home, cook dinner (many after cooking for HUNDREDS for the last 8 hours or so) and watch some mind-numbing infomercials. Only so we can be awakened by someone mowing their lawn at 7a.m.

I have made decisions in the past to deliberately avoid choosing a career that caused me to work odd hours and holidays and such. Perhaps some thought should be given in opening an after hours place in a wholly commercial district.

You raise an issue that has puzzled me for a long time: why do lawn mowers/weedwackers, etc. have to be so loud? One would think with all our technology; we could figure out a way to soften the sound of a lawnmower

I agree there should be a way to solve this so-called "noise" problem without completely shutting the place down....

Seems to me there are other options than just shutting down over noise complaints. And as to the other point there are electric weedwhackers/mowers that are much quieter, they just don't have as much juice. I use them as I have minimal landscaping needs.