I love bartending. Its always a new challenge when I bartend. Internally, I am going through my head, “Okay, I’ve served this person before, its Friday, more than likely they will be drinking a Captain / Coke.”
“That girl over there is hot but she tips like crap, but, hey, this guy drinks the imports and tips very well - she’s screwed.”
I psycho-analyze everything too. Someone who takes forever to order, even when they know there is a line waiting, more than likely is a poor planner and dosen’t know what they want out of life. Or if they have a ’special’ drink that must be done just right - their spoiled of course and either make a lot of money, or will never come close to making a lot of money.
And then when I am not analyzing the customers I am looking for the next task to complete like get more ice or wash glasses or just a whole other slew of things that would need to be done.
Then after that its the waitresses. After 5yrs of waiting on tables, I have a pretty good intuition of when someone needs a drink or has a questionable look like they need something. So if the waitresses happen to be standing around I’ll suggest they check on someone.
And of course I have my favorite customers. It may depend on what they like to drink (like Jack neat or a Becks) or they might just have an incredible personality that I won’t forget their name or what they drink. That’s really why I like bartending. Its the people. Even though their speech may be a little slurred and the thought processes are not exactly working for them. I am still going to take care of them.
Bartending ain’t bad at all. And at least, none of your drinks Shoo involve 5 different juices and liquor or the use of the damn dreaded ocean oasis machine. You forgot one of the usual things running through bartenders minds though, “how in the world can this person be THAT dumb.” “Or why would I give you unactractive non tipping girl a free drink.” Otherwise great uplifting stuff about my current profession. Go Cardinals!! Come watch the game with me while i work tonight.
Go Astros! Where are the “Houston takes 2 in the Hou” blog entries? Meanwhile I’ll just keep pounding the Cards asses into the ground with my sweet ass homerun stroke. Poo holes can suck it!
That Beltran, he’s a funny guy. How are the cards gonna give up a 3 run bomb in the bottom of the 9th to the guy on the ‘Stro’s who has the “most double plays” on the entire team???? One of those crazy strokes of fate, I suppose…
If triangles made a god, they would give him three sides. by texas hold’em