I wish i was home getting drunk right now

lumberjim · 05-27-2005, 07:27 PM

i really do. but, i'm at work waiting to find out if they'll close this last customer and i'll be here for another hour. (we closed at 6pm....it's 8:20 right now)...the whores.

it's kind of like groundhogs day. if the customer sees their shadow and gets scared, i'll get to leave in a few minutes, but if they don't. I'm fucked.

I had hoped to make a stop off at Guitar center to see how cheap they are selling Martins and Taylor's during their 'big memorial day sale'. looks like that's out. i work all day saturday and monday too. shit shit shit.

have they invented cloning yet?

fuck you, i'll whine if I want.

I plan to use this thread for random bitching whenever i have a chance. this is not that uncommon a situation (waiting for a deal to gel). you're welcome to join in, commiserate, whatever.

hey, UT. why doncha un-archive my office, and dump this in there.

SteveDallas · 05-27-2005, 07:53 PM

Hey I feel your pain. I was stuck late almost every night this week. And I'm definitely up for a couple martinis tonight--it's been a pretty shitty week.

Your post reminded me of Mrs. Dallas' next-to-last store management position. She ran a sheet music store that rented space from a piano dealer. The piano salespeople were always like what you described.... all it took was one customer, and boom, you have a $10,000 sale (or more). It was almost sinful if they deprived the theoretical customer of any opportunity to come by. ("Yeah, there's 15 inches of snow on the ground so a lot of people will be off work . . . . and they might come piano shopping!")

lumberjim · 05-27-2005, 07:57 PM

no shadow.....i'm still here. these fuckers are gonna pay.

lumberjim · 05-27-2005, 07:57 PM

er...., i mean customers

footfootfoot · 05-27-2005, 08:19 PM

LJ,
Have they gotten to see the finance manager yet?

lumberjim · 05-27-2005, 09:04 PM

I are the finance manager. and they just see'ed me. i don't think i have time to get drunk now. i'll have to get extra drunk tomorrow night.

cowhead · 05-28-2005, 02:19 AM

yeah the goddamn G.P. (general public) the other night I had the kitchen broken down and ready to get hte fuck out of there do get my drunk on, well... at 9:50 (we close at 10:00) 15 people walk in and say 'oh wow! what luck! we just made it".. uh no you simpering pansy ass bastards! if I didn't consider myself a proffesional at my work.. oh they would have paid dearly... but no I cooked them their damn food and then got even drunker than I would have before..oh, as a side note to anyone reading this, unless you know someone working there, it's a really, really bad idea to go out to dinner 30 minutes before a resturaunt closes. me? I won't do anything to you, but oh man the only people worse than the customers in foodservice are the cooks! (no not all of them and I'm damn lucky to be working with the people I am now.. ever read kitchen confiential? that's not the 1/2 of it.. I run a tight ship though.. damn apprenticing to real chefs! taught me too much about respect for the food

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staceyv · 05-28-2005, 07:22 AM

I also feel your pain. I had the last table last night. The kitchen closed at 10:30. My table was there until 12:45. I had to wait for them to leave so I could put the chairs up and clean their table. I got home after 1 am. Now I have to go back to work at 10:30 am.

On the bright side, I left with $184 after tipping out $54 and paying the $32 taxes I owe

(somebody didn't notice their added gratuity and left me an extra $45)

footfootfoot · 05-28-2005, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I are the finance manager. and they just see'ed me. i don't think i have time to get drunk now. i'll have to get extra drunk tomorrow night.

Don't worry LJ, I took care of that for you last night.

Rock Steady · 05-28-2005, 03:59 PM

Hey LJ, I forgot you were in the car biz. I am about to buy a compact pickup truck, maybe today. Ford Ranger or Toyota Tacoma. The Tacoma felt much better driving, but Ford is giving a $2K rebate making the price diff $2K. Still tempted to pay the extra money for the Tacoma at $15K.

We test drove one at each dealer. We think we will go to a third dealer where we spent a lot of money in their service dept. We thought we would say to them we spent a lot in your service dept already and if you give us a good price we'll write you a check right now, otherwise, we'll keep looking.

Any advice here would kinda rock.

elSicomoro · 05-28-2005, 04:33 PM

I never go to a sit-down restaurant within an hour of closing...you just never know.

I have a bottle of Boone's here...I should break that bitch open right now. In fact, I will.

Griff · 05-28-2005, 04:37 PM

I'll cover the boozin LJ. You can just just keep watching the shop.

SteveDallas · 05-28-2005, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I are the finance manager. and they just see'ed me. i don't think i have time to get drunk now. i'll have to get extra drunk tomorrow night.

I went to sleep putting Steve Jr. to bed, so I never got around to drinking. (and then, to add insult to injury, he wet the bed, and when he got up, he stepped on my glasses, which had fallen off my lap as I went to sleep. Fortunately they were just badly twisted and not mangled beyond use.)

So for me too, it'll be double alcohol tonight.

Beestie · 05-28-2005, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

no shadow.....i'm still here. these fuckers are gonna pay.

I can just see the ribbon cutting at the Car Dealer's Finance Manager's Hall of Fame for the the new monument complete with waterfall, ferns, a bronze bust of LJ and a marble copy of the contract LJ got him to sign.

Rock Steady · 05-29-2005, 12:10 AM

OK Bought the Tacoma pickup truck tonight. Went to three dealers today; bought from the one we visited yesterday. We showed up at 8:05pm, they close at 8pm. We kept the sales guy and customer service rep there until 9:45pm. Thought of LJ while sitting around waiting.

05-27-2005, 07:27 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I wish i was home getting drunk right now i really do. but, i'm at work waiting to find out if they'll close this last customer and i'll be here for another hour. (we closed at 6pm....it's 8:20 right now)...the whores. it's kind of like groundhogs day. if the customer sees their shadow and gets scared, i'll get to leave in a few minutes, but if they don't. I'm fucked. I had hoped to make a stop off at Guitar center to see how cheap they are selling Martins and Taylor's during their 'big memorial day sale'. looks like that's out. i work all day saturday and monday too. shit shit shit. have they invented cloning yet? fuck you, i'll whine if I want. I plan to use this thread for random bitching whenever i have a chance. this is not that uncommon a situation (waiting for a deal to gel). you're welcome to join in, commiserate, whatever. hey, UT. why doncha un-archive my office, and dump this in there. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-27-2005, 07:57 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	no shadow.....i'm still here. these fuckers are gonna pay. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-27-2005, 07:57 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	er...., i mean customers __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-27-2005, 08:19 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	LJ, Have they gotten to see the finance manager yet? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

05-27-2005, 09:04 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I are the finance manager. and they just see'ed me. i don't think i have time to get drunk now. i'll have to get extra drunk tomorrow night. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-27-2005, 07:53 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Hey I feel your pain. I was stuck late almost every night this week. And I'm definitely up for a couple martinis tonight--it's been a pretty shitty week. Your post reminded me of Mrs. Dallas' next-to-last store management position. She ran a sheet music store that rented space from a piano dealer. The piano salespeople were always like what you described.... all it took was one customer, and boom, you have a $10,000 sale (or more). It was almost sinful if they deprived the theoretical customer of any opportunity to come by. ("Yeah, there's 15 inches of snow on the ground so a lot of people will be off work . . . . and they might come piano shopping!")

05-28-2005, 02:19 AM	#7
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	yeah the goddamn G.P. (general public) the other night I had the kitchen broken down and ready to get hte fuck out of there do get my drunk on, well... at 9:50 (we close at 10:00) 15 people walk in and say 'oh wow! what luck! we just made it".. uh no you simpering pansy ass bastards! if I didn't consider myself a proffesional at my work.. oh they would have paid dearly... but no I cooked them their damn food and then got even drunker than I would have before..oh, as a side note to anyone reading this, unless you know someone working there, it's a really, really bad idea to go out to dinner 30 minutes before a resturaunt closes. me? I won't do anything to you, but oh man the only people worse than the customers in foodservice are the cooks! (no not all of them and I'm damn lucky to be working with the people I am now.. ever read kitchen confiential? that's not the 1/2 of it.. I run a tight ship though.. damn apprenticing to real chefs! taught me too much about respect for the food ) __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

05-28-2005, 07:22 AM	#8
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	I also feel your pain. I had the last table last night. The kitchen closed at 10:30. My table was there until 12:45. I had to wait for them to leave so I could put the chairs up and clean their table. I got home after 1 am. Now I have to go back to work at 10:30 am. On the bright side, I left with $184 after tipping out $54 and paying the $32 taxes I owe (somebody didn't notice their added gratuity and left me an extra $45)

05-28-2005, 03:59 PM	#10
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	Hey LJ, I forgot you were in the car biz. I am about to buy a compact pickup truck, maybe today. Ford Ranger or Toyota Tacoma. The Tacoma felt much better driving, but Ford is giving a $2K rebate making the price diff $2K. Still tempted to pay the extra money for the Tacoma at $15K. We test drove one at each dealer. We think we will go to a third dealer where we spent a lot of money in their service dept. We thought we would say to them we spent a lot in your service dept already and if you give us a good price we'll write you a check right now, otherwise, we'll keep looking. Any advice here would kinda rock. __________________

05-28-2005, 04:33 PM	#11
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I never go to a sit-down restaurant within an hour of closing...you just never know. I have a bottle of Boone's here...I should break that bitch open right now. In fact, I will.

05-28-2005, 04:37 PM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'll cover the boozin LJ. You can just just keep watching the shop. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-29-2005, 12:10 AM	#15
Rock Steady Day Tripper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 784	OK Bought the Tacoma pickup truck tonight. Went to three dealers today; bought from the one we visited yesterday. We showed up at 8:05pm, they close at 8pm. We kept the sales guy and customer service rep there until 9:45pm. Thought of LJ while sitting around waiting. __________________

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