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As I have stated before, the place I worked is right on the beach. but let me lay out the... layout a bit better for you...
When you walk up onto the board walk you'll see an enterence to a big cafateria style eatery called "jenkinsons pavilion". in there they have 3 places you can grab food and sit where you like. just beyond this place (still inside) there are 2 doors that lead to the back sitting down resturaunt, with the same name. the 2 doors are far from eachother with a sushi bar in the middle (facing into the cafeteria section) while on the other side of this "wall between doors" is where we get all the drinks for customers.
The left door is where the hostess is, with the sign that says "please wait to be seated" while the right door also leads into the resturaunt, but is there mostly for the bathrooms and easier bar navigation. walking in (either door) infront of you will be 2 bars running paralell to eachother, to the right is the dance floor and stage with 2 bars beside that on the far right wall. just infront of the dance floor is another bar where you will see, just beyond that, the missing 4th wall to the resturaunt that has a deck and stairs that lead out to the beach.... did I mention there is also another bar (tiki style) on the deck. if you have been keeping count, INSIDE the resturaunt we have 6 bars. all the tables and chairs for eating are situated around the bar near the dance floor, and on the deck.... confused yet? needless to say its a decent sized place with, in my opinion, far too many bars.
so anyway... doesn't really matter with my stories below, but for reference I guess... on to some stories....
My resturaunt, and many others on the shore area do this senior citizen discount thing every tuesday and thursday. it's a smart thing to do. tuesdays and thursdays are normally our slowest days, and we rarely have a live musician for the elderly to yell at and tell them to shut up. my boss tried to make sure I never got those days. being the senior busser, one of the best (mostly be default...
) she wanted to make sure I got the most busy hours and the best hours. this infuriated a server who's boyfriend was a busser... but that is for another time, and also a hint as to why I quite a few years later.
But some days... I work tuesdays and thursdays... because some times those days have events that will make them busy... does that stop old people from saving 50 cents... hell no.
you're too loud!
We were having some celebration... not sure what... don't remember. needless to say there were alot of people around and, very oddly, had a big band playing. I'm cleaning a table on the deck in a hurry when I get poked in the back. I don't mind being poked, because we are so loud I know I'll have a hard time hearing people anyway.
me: meee
SC: old lady
SC: excuse me
Me: Hi!... oh you guys are out of napkins, I can get those for you.
SC: huh? oh no, not that, but thank you. we were wondering how long the band will be playing.
*at this point I thought they were asking so they could stick around and listen*
Me: they normally don't play on tuesdays, but if it's like the weekend, probably until 4 or 5. they take a 45 minute break at 1 too.
SC: well thats no good... could you ask the manager to turn them down?
me: turn them down?
SC: yes, they are awefully loud
me: uh... I'll ask... I guess.
I went to talk to my manager, who I knew wouldn't turn it down, but she went over to talk to them. she offered them free drinks, but they apparently went ape shit on her and just walked out. they didn't order yet so... whatever...
this isn't a bench... its a resturaunt
we get alot of self seaters off the beach, but when we are busy, like on this thursday, we have to tell people to go up to the hostess desk and wait like everyone else. but sometimes they don't sit down to eat...
this day I saw an army (5...) of old folks walk up from the beach. none of them looked really "tired" and kind of bounded up our steps and made themselves comfortable at a table I just cleaned, so I go up to tell them the bad news.
Me: meeeee
SC: grumpy old man (the rest just kind of complained about me to eachother)
GF: my GF at the time and hostess on duty
Me: HI everyone, I'm sorry but we have a wait right now and we kind of need that table
SC: why can't we just sit here, we're tired.
Me: well sir, like I said, we have a wait and people are going to be heading over here to sit soon. you are all welcome to sit at any of the bars. there are 2 closed ones that no one will bother you at (because you have to order drinks to stay at the bar)
SC: but we like it here. we're fine
*just then my GF shows up with the next group of people who waited to be seated at an umbrella table.
GF: uhhh did someone seat them?
me: "sigh" no... guys we really need this table, they waited for it.
SC: get me the manager!
Me: fine... (I walk off and apologize to the REAL customers before heading over to the manager)
*I get her and she says the same thing that I said. she then threatens them to get up or we'll get the police when they kept refusing and dodging. they get up, putting up an act of being "old" and growled and growned to one of the closed bars. they gave me the evil eye for the remainder of the day as I waved back at them whenever they caught my eye.
not all umbrella's are water proof
as you may imagine from the title, we have 6 umbrella tables on the deck. they are popular "status" symbols for guests, and some will wait longer just to get one... I love taking them away when the shade shows up and makes them pointless... it's a damn umbrella! not a throne! anyway, this tuesday we weren't busy, (which was odd with MTV in town this year.... damn seaside heights and their MTV house) but it was getting very cloudy... fast. so I go up to the one table outside under an umbrella just as it starts to drizzle.
me: meeee
SC: not so sucky, but learned something new.
Me: hi everyone, I hate to do this, but it's going to start raining soon and we need to bring all the tables in. I'll help you get situated just inside with your server.
SC: why?
me:.... because it's going to rain soon... actually it's starting now.
SC: but we have an umbrella, we'll be ok, we'll just huddle under it (note that the umbrella is not large enough to shade everyone.)
Me: that wouldn't really work. those umbrellas only block shade, not water.
SC: how does that work!? that doesn't even make sense.
Me: well its not swen tightly, it's only made for shade.... but we really need to start moving, it's going to rain really soon.
SC: this is ridiculous! I never heard of such a thing!
*the server shows up just in time for us to herd them inside and save their food from the soggy doom. didn't stop the fact that I had to bring the rest of the tables and umbrellas in... in the rain. getting myself soaked in the process. they stiffed her on tip and only gave her 5% because they said we were pushy, rude and should have water proof umbrellas... I guess they could have been any age really, but I like to round my stories to three and they were old... ish.
When you walk up onto the board walk you'll see an enterence to a big cafateria style eatery called "jenkinsons pavilion". in there they have 3 places you can grab food and sit where you like. just beyond this place (still inside) there are 2 doors that lead to the back sitting down resturaunt, with the same name. the 2 doors are far from eachother with a sushi bar in the middle (facing into the cafeteria section) while on the other side of this "wall between doors" is where we get all the drinks for customers.
The left door is where the hostess is, with the sign that says "please wait to be seated" while the right door also leads into the resturaunt, but is there mostly for the bathrooms and easier bar navigation. walking in (either door) infront of you will be 2 bars running paralell to eachother, to the right is the dance floor and stage with 2 bars beside that on the far right wall. just infront of the dance floor is another bar where you will see, just beyond that, the missing 4th wall to the resturaunt that has a deck and stairs that lead out to the beach.... did I mention there is also another bar (tiki style) on the deck. if you have been keeping count, INSIDE the resturaunt we have 6 bars. all the tables and chairs for eating are situated around the bar near the dance floor, and on the deck.... confused yet? needless to say its a decent sized place with, in my opinion, far too many bars.
so anyway... doesn't really matter with my stories below, but for reference I guess... on to some stories....
My resturaunt, and many others on the shore area do this senior citizen discount thing every tuesday and thursday. it's a smart thing to do. tuesdays and thursdays are normally our slowest days, and we rarely have a live musician for the elderly to yell at and tell them to shut up. my boss tried to make sure I never got those days. being the senior busser, one of the best (mostly be default...
) she wanted to make sure I got the most busy hours and the best hours. this infuriated a server who's boyfriend was a busser... but that is for another time, and also a hint as to why I quite a few years later.But some days... I work tuesdays and thursdays... because some times those days have events that will make them busy... does that stop old people from saving 50 cents... hell no.
you're too loud!
We were having some celebration... not sure what... don't remember. needless to say there were alot of people around and, very oddly, had a big band playing. I'm cleaning a table on the deck in a hurry when I get poked in the back. I don't mind being poked, because we are so loud I know I'll have a hard time hearing people anyway.
me: meee
SC: old lady
SC: excuse me
Me: Hi!... oh you guys are out of napkins, I can get those for you.
SC: huh? oh no, not that, but thank you. we were wondering how long the band will be playing.
*at this point I thought they were asking so they could stick around and listen*
Me: they normally don't play on tuesdays, but if it's like the weekend, probably until 4 or 5. they take a 45 minute break at 1 too.
SC: well thats no good... could you ask the manager to turn them down?
me: turn them down?
SC: yes, they are awefully loud
me: uh... I'll ask... I guess.
I went to talk to my manager, who I knew wouldn't turn it down, but she went over to talk to them. she offered them free drinks, but they apparently went ape shit on her and just walked out. they didn't order yet so... whatever...
this isn't a bench... its a resturaunt
we get alot of self seaters off the beach, but when we are busy, like on this thursday, we have to tell people to go up to the hostess desk and wait like everyone else. but sometimes they don't sit down to eat...
this day I saw an army (5...) of old folks walk up from the beach. none of them looked really "tired" and kind of bounded up our steps and made themselves comfortable at a table I just cleaned, so I go up to tell them the bad news.
Me: meeeee
SC: grumpy old man (the rest just kind of complained about me to eachother)
GF: my GF at the time and hostess on duty
Me: HI everyone, I'm sorry but we have a wait right now and we kind of need that table
SC: why can't we just sit here, we're tired.
Me: well sir, like I said, we have a wait and people are going to be heading over here to sit soon. you are all welcome to sit at any of the bars. there are 2 closed ones that no one will bother you at (because you have to order drinks to stay at the bar)
SC: but we like it here. we're fine
*just then my GF shows up with the next group of people who waited to be seated at an umbrella table.
GF: uhhh did someone seat them?
me: "sigh" no... guys we really need this table, they waited for it.
SC: get me the manager!
Me: fine... (I walk off and apologize to the REAL customers before heading over to the manager)
*I get her and she says the same thing that I said. she then threatens them to get up or we'll get the police when they kept refusing and dodging. they get up, putting up an act of being "old" and growled and growned to one of the closed bars. they gave me the evil eye for the remainder of the day as I waved back at them whenever they caught my eye.
not all umbrella's are water proof
as you may imagine from the title, we have 6 umbrella tables on the deck. they are popular "status" symbols for guests, and some will wait longer just to get one... I love taking them away when the shade shows up and makes them pointless... it's a damn umbrella! not a throne! anyway, this tuesday we weren't busy, (which was odd with MTV in town this year.... damn seaside heights and their MTV house) but it was getting very cloudy... fast. so I go up to the one table outside under an umbrella just as it starts to drizzle.
me: meeee
SC: not so sucky, but learned something new.
Me: hi everyone, I hate to do this, but it's going to start raining soon and we need to bring all the tables in. I'll help you get situated just inside with your server.
SC: why?
me:.... because it's going to rain soon... actually it's starting now.
SC: but we have an umbrella, we'll be ok, we'll just huddle under it (note that the umbrella is not large enough to shade everyone.)
Me: that wouldn't really work. those umbrellas only block shade, not water.
SC: how does that work!? that doesn't even make sense.
Me: well its not swen tightly, it's only made for shade.... but we really need to start moving, it's going to rain really soon.
SC: this is ridiculous! I never heard of such a thing!
*the server shows up just in time for us to herd them inside and save their food from the soggy doom. didn't stop the fact that I had to bring the rest of the tables and umbrellas in... in the rain. getting myself soaked in the process. they stiffed her on tip and only gave her 5% because they said we were pushy, rude and should have water proof umbrellas... I guess they could have been any age really, but I like to round my stories to three and they were old... ish.
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