Message 5108 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> :-B
> 
> Whilst :
> 
> > ..starts their order with "Ummmmmm," gets told to have 
> > their order ready the next time...
> 
> ...is me all over, this one :

I call this the freindly abuse of the patrons...... they keep coming back, 
they must love it... the masochists (gawd I know I spelled that wrong). I have 
a feeling we would work together well!
> 
> > As I'm looking around, I'm making 
> > eye contact with my next three to five coustomers,
> 
> ...I studiously avoid. Heck, I am sure looking around a lot, my head 
> is on constant swivel, even as I'm taking the orders, but I skip eye 
> contact.
> In contrast to the hesitaters mentioned above, there are just way too 
> many others that will immediately bark their order (or more likely 
> only the first half of it *sigh*) as soon as I focus beyond the beer 
> taps while pouring for someone else.

For the first couple of years of bartending I thought My name was, "Hey, Can I 
have a...".  Now it's just a wink and a smile to a couple and then the switch 
to the "I see you, but you see, I have x-ray vision and I'm concentrating on 
why on earth you would wear purple polkadotted boxers" gaze.

> I seldom remember to do that price-quote first-off. I should try it a 
> bit more instead of getting fed up with people who look at me blankly 
> and think that "Oh, you want me to pay you now?" is an incredibly 
> witty joke.

That joke doesn't make you laugh still?  Me neither.  I really had to train 
myself to price first, and it was a struggle, but now it's second nature when 
I'm busy, and boy does it cut down on the time!

Dan, your great.  I really need to get out and travel toy the bars you folks 
are in, if only to be abused by you!!

J