Beautiful Moments, Part TwoLast week I saw a helium balloon cross the road at the lights on a perfectly timed gust of wind. Today I saw four people trying to get into a GWiz electric car. They failed.
What's the best thing you've seen recently?
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chthonic, Thu 5 Aug 2010, 21:49)
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When I worked bars, people got one chance to get served first timeIdeally, I'd make eye contact, say "Yes please?" take their order, and serve. If this process fell down at any stage, I'd move on to the next person. So:
- If its your turn and you're busy chatting to your mates when I try to make eye contact, you just lost your spot.
- If I ask what you want, and your reaction is any variation of turning to your mates and asking what they're having, you just lost your spot
- If I ask what you're having, and you reply "errrr....", you just lost your spot.
It goes the other way too. Regulars who knew what they wanted and came to the bar with the cash and empty bottle/glass in hand would often get a questioning "Same again?" look from me at the other end of the bar, and ended up getting served quicker - not because of any favouritism, but because they were 'zero effort' - I could grab their drinks next time I was heading to my till or a fridge that was over there anyway, hand over drinks, take money, friendly nod, everybody's happy.
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