The boss was grumpy. The computer crashed 12 times. The work isn't done, and lunch was ignored. It's not documented, but long, tedious, agonizing workdays may have spawned the concept of celebrating the joyous hours between work and reality with food, drink and merriment. It's woven into our cultural fabric like Jerry Springer, and bars across the country drop their prices from 4 to 10 p.m. in order to appease such hard workers.
Some deals are exceptional, though, and worth checking out once or twice.
Allyn's takes 50 cents off drinks from 4 to 6 p.m. every day, but the important special is the Tuesday Shrimp Boils. Every Tuesday, Allyn's sets up outside and boils seafood from 6 p.m. until supplies run out. Right now, crawdads are in the pot, but the shrimp will re-appear in about a month and a half. Two hours and the food is gone. Clough Pike, Anderson.