There are times when things get really boring at work…..I mean there is nothing to do….there are no tables…you’ve done all the side work you can do….you’re tired of trying to look busy….and then! Alas! You notice a clogged drain at one of the side stands! Aha! A challenge! (I told you there was nothing to do) having been a homeowner, I’ve dealt with a clogged drain or two….and you learn to work with the tools at hand.
In restaurants, first you start with a straw, poke it around in the drain, see if it will do anything, if not then you find a coat hanger, straighten it out, you know the drill…..and then if that doesn’t work, you see if a soda gun will work reach the drain…put the end of the gun right in the drain and squirt it with soda…..hopefully this will power the drain open ….remember, it’s you against the clog, the clog cannot win…..a couple of squirts later and you hear that glug glug glug you were anxiously awaiting….Eureka! The little whirlpool is starting and the water is no longer standing still…it is flowing to it’s destination in the netherworld below the sink!
Every now and then you may suffer a casualty….like earlier today, when I managed to splash the hell out of myself, just as the boss came walking over, and as he was talking to me, I was wondering if he could the water droplets all over my glasses……
I was happy I didn’t have to resort to hunting down some baking soda and vinegar. People always get nosey and ask you what you are doing when they see you carrying these things through the restaurant.
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