Message 29259 of 39188 in General Discussion

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Hey Dan, thanks so much! I can take any thought thrown my way, but when it's 
done with respect. I treat others with respect so it's not too much to ask for 
it back. I was surprised when all of the negative thoughts came my way.

Telling the truth about it and not taking people's hard earned money for 
common bartender knowledge is what I am out to do. I tell them what they need 
to know and a little about making drinks. I am a true believer that you must 
get behind the bar and learn on experience, not a two week course. I get 
emails all the time for advice, from making drinks, to dealing with drunks, 
even managemnet. They get the truth from me.

Yes, I have fun with it. Bartending is fun. People want to come to my bar and 
if in a bad mood, they want to leave in a good mood, which I provide. This 
doesn't mean that I don't take my bartending seriously. Every drink I make is 
done with perfection. I take great pride in my drinks. Just because it's a 
sports bar doesn't mean we sling crap over the bar. I have high profile 
regulars that come in often and just because they want the fun, sports 
environment doesn't mean they want a crap drink to go along with it.

Although we do have a bartender that screws up on alot of drinks, but to my 
surprise, she's become one of our most wanted bartenders. Basically because of 
her personality! She's a great entertainer. In time, she'll perfect her 
drinks. But for now, she's perfected the art of gaining regulars which makes 
up for a large percent of her income. Koodos to her! She's atleast on the 
right track.

So all in all, when you get some one new on here, try to be just a little bit 
nice to them, and you wont get an attitude back.

Again, thank you Dan for just being nice and honest!