tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349428160142078931.post6252246106429170941..comments2023-11-24T10:11:57.020-05:00Comments on Musings Over a Barrel: Patience Needed at the BarDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11006015336607998634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349428160142078931.post-24713419985146476262017-05-01T08:32:28.781-04:002017-05-01T08:32:28.781-04:00It's good to be a "regular." Most o...It's good to be a "regular." Most of our regular places have undergone staff changes of late so we need to rebuild that familiarity again.<br /><br />Cheers.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006015336607998634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349428160142078931.post-38097532191117486432017-04-30T21:29:58.505-04:002017-04-30T21:29:58.505-04:00Years ago I was a regular at a place in Gaithersbu...Years ago I was a regular at a place in Gaithersburg. So regular that if the bartender looked up and saw me coming (the place was floor to ceiling windows around) my beer was drawn and sitting on the bar waiting on me by the time I got there. The regular wait-staff was the same way - they saw me and my beer was there immediately. Well, one night I went in and sat down and...nothing. Nobody came over to even ask for quite a while. The guy who finally appeared was unfamilier. I gave my order and waited. And waited. And waited. Looked around and I see him over in the corner chit chatting with another waiter. Saw a waiter I knew, snagged him, and explained no beer. He took off and almost immediately returned with my waiter in tow and said waiter was looking hang dog and was very apologetic. I suspect he had gotten an earful about how NOT to treat people, especially regulars. And I noticed that I never saw the offending waiter after that. I guess he didn't learn his lesson.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349428160142078931.post-56427197224693502652017-04-24T16:01:55.349-04:002017-04-24T16:01:55.349-04:00Ha! It felt it was the clock at times! If the wh...Ha! It felt it was the clock at times! If the whole thing wasn't so absurd it would have been infuriating. It turned out to be entertaining. Several of us started doing the work of the staff and letting patrons know what beers were on draft and handing out menus. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006015336607998634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349428160142078931.post-39729419030380884022017-04-24T11:20:17.820-04:002017-04-24T11:20:17.820-04:00I'm glad to read that the numbers represent th...I'm glad to read that the numbers represent the timer, rather than the clock. (!)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com