I really hate to repeat myself.....

Friday night was rockin’ and rollin’…..we had several banquets of various sizes going on….the dining room and lounge were packed….we had a waiting list for tables…things were going great.

I had some Happy Hour folks at the bar, and then a few more trickled in to have a drink at the bar while waiting for their table. There were only three open seats, and I saw six people come over to the bar. One was a party of four, who took the remaining seats, (one stood) and the other two had to stand at the end of the bar.

I greeted the foursome and asked them what they would like to drink. The first said “Nothing,” the second said “Water,” the third said “Water,” and the fourth ordered a beer. If the three of you who ordered nothing and water think that I may have glared at you for a moment, you’re absolutely right, I did. Then the three of you giggled, I did not. Before I got your non-sale of an order, I went and asked the two who had to stand, what they wanted. They each ordered a glass of wine.

The people spending money got their beverages first. Sorry, the bar is not a parking lot for your butt. You wouldn’t sit at a table and have nothing but water, what makes you think you can be dead weight at my bar? You are hindering my ability to make a living. When the hostess says, “You can wait at the bar if you’d like to,” what she is really means is, “If you’d like to have a drink while you’re are waiting, you’re welcome to sit at the bar.” Obviously this is lost on some people. “No one said we had to drink to sit here.” C’mon, let’s use some common sense! The purpose of the bar is so people can have a cocktail.

Sure, it’s your choice not to have a cocktail…so go wait somewhere else. What would you do if I can into your place of employment, (let’s say it’s an office) saw an empty seat in the lobby, sat down and proceeded to pull out my bag lunch, and eat it. You’d probably tell me I couldn’t do that. I could put myself in your frame of mind and say, “Well, there is no sign saying I can’t do this.” Of course there isn’t! It’s implied!

So go park your water drinking ass someplace else and quit messing with my livelihood.