Regulars At South Carolina Bar Still Show Up To Drink Even After Establishment Floods

Brings a whole different meaning to the term “watering hole.”

I could have made a “dive bar” joke too. Though flooding is no joke, there’s really endless, comedic opportunities for a bar that’s flooded. This bar creatively named “The Bar” in Garden City, South Carolina is the focus of this story, and recently had a couple feet of water rush into their establishment.

But that didn’t stop them from conducting business as usual.

“The Bar” in Garden City seems like a wonderful place. There’s not a lot of things in life that won’t ever let you down. This South Carolina watering hole doesn’t appear to ever let down its customers, and describes itself as this:

“Our sandy version of ‘Cheers.’ Garden City’s best kept secret and coldest beer.”

Say less.

South Carolina’s coast got hit with some nasty storms and heavy rain over the weekend. A nor’easter, as they call it, brought tons of rain to the state (and the East Coast) and resulted in coastal flooding. Any low points near the ocean were susceptible to rising waters, and The Bar in Garden City was one of the many places that got hit and had water rush into their building.

Most of the time, the national weather service will put out a statement like “stay home, only get out if you absolutely need to” when flash flooding hits an area. Is going down to your favorite dive bar during a flood considered an “emergency?” Depends on who you ask. If these people were questioned, they’d say that they had to fight the flood waters to get to the coldest beer in Garden City, South Carolina.

The images from the night, which were shared by Meteorologist Eric Graves, are simply hilarious:

“Water came into the restaurant this afternoon in Garden City, SC. Didn’t stop people from coming in.”

I also have to point out a very important detail in the photos… yes, that is Wii Bowling up on one of the television screens. That’s how I knew these pictures weren’t made by artificial intelligence. Only a dive bar like “The Bar” in South Carolina would have a Wii hooked up for bar patrons to enjoy.

And that they did. Someone evidently fired up some Wii Sports while they were wading around in the watering hole, drinking alcohol, and not having a care in the world about the flooding that impacted the area. There’s just something truly beautiful and wholesome about that, is there not?

The comment section of the post was rather entertaining too. Here are just a few of the funnier messages that people left behind on the post about the flooded bar:

“Yeah what’s a little sewage floating by while you’re tipping a tall one?”

“Beer is still cold, that’s all that matters.”

“Until that water hits my a** sitting on a bar stool I wouldn’t be going anywhere.”

“Great place to break out the Crocs.”

“No wind, flood or hurricane will stop me from having my beer.”

“Catching a buzz hell or high water.”

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