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Post by lucilleaustero on Mar 14, 2019 8:16:50 GMT -6
I had a rule when I bartended. No drinks before midnight. I have never been able to drink from the start of a shift and still be functional at the end. I used to start my shift with coffee with vanilla vodka and Godiva liquor. Move on to glasses of Veuve. (Most expensive per glass drink that wasn’t a brown liquor so I would always get customers to buy it for me.) Close out the night with shots of Patron. I’ve been training my entire life to drink the way that I do. Practice makes perfect.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 8:18:26 GMT -6
Cher, yes that was my life for a few years. Shaun White was always at my bar during Dew Tour and once made my cocktail waitress cry. Unfortunately we couldn’t do much about that at the time because he was too important to the sport and town. Skiers and snowboarders party hard.
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Post by STP on Mar 14, 2019 8:18:49 GMT -6
Only on page 1, I vape, I put cbd oil in the normal fluid. I vape and home and in the street, so many people do it that I'm not sure we have the same feelings over here, I wouldn't care anyway lol. I can promise you many an onlooker does have the same feeling but as you say, it doesn’t matter to you.
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Post by Rusty Red on Mar 14, 2019 8:20:22 GMT -6
Now, I've learned in my new job that client dinners are a different story. Good thing I've been pregnant for the last two, because it would be very easy to get accidentally drunk when the wait staff at the fancy steakhouse is refilling glasses of wine before they're empty.... Oh, client dinners are a much different ballgame. Even my boss gets a bit buzzed at those.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 8:21:04 GMT -6
I woke up once at the hotel that was connected to my bar. Like no idea why I got it, no one was with me and I sure as hell do not know how I managed to find the actual room. I even asked the girl at the front desk, she said she thought I was just treating myself. Mind you this is in a ski town during spring break. I spent nearly $300 for this room and that’s including my discount. I still have no clue what i was doing. I’m dying that she thought you were treating yourself. Just a little 4am post work indulgence! I asked her to make a note in the system that if I’m not at least with a hot dude, to please turn me away. Drunk Easily has different agendas than sober Easily.
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Post by silverspoon on Mar 14, 2019 8:22:21 GMT -6
I had a rule when I bartended. No drinks before midnight. I have never been able to drink from the start of a shift and still be functional at the end. I used to start my shift with coffee with vanilla vodka and Godiva liquor. Move on to glasses of Veuve. (Most expensive per glass drink that wasn’t a brown liquor so I would always get customers to buy it for me.) Close out the night with shots of Patron. I’ve been training my entire life to drink the way that I do. I need this coffee concoction in my life
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Post by gussie on Mar 14, 2019 8:23:46 GMT -6
Omg these bartender stories are scaring me, I just asked MH what his drinking rules for bartenders are. Apparently they can do shots with customers but have to ask the manager before each shot.
I'd be down for the count after like 3 shots, but I assume they can hold their liquor better than me lol.
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Post by Cher on Mar 14, 2019 8:24:00 GMT -6
I used to start my shift with coffee with vanilla vodka and Godiva liquor. Move on to glasses of Veuve. (Most expensive per glass drink that wasn’t a brown liquor so I would always get customers to buy it for me.) Close out the night with shots of Patron. I’ve been training my entire life to drink the way that I do. I need this coffee concoction in my life I’ll give you a trick. Make it with hot chocolate. It’s my go-to holiday cocktail.
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Post by Cher on Mar 14, 2019 8:25:52 GMT -6
Cher, yes that was my life for a few years. Shaun White was always at my bar during Dew Tour and once made my cocktail waitress cry. Unfortunately we couldn’t do much about that at the time because he was too important to the sport and town. Skiers and snowboarders party hard. They were seriously nuts. And this was at the height of my disaster phase and I was still impressed. They also really like coke, which surprised me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 8:25:58 GMT -6
Omg these bartender stories are scaring me, I just asked MH what his drinking rules for bartenders are. Apparently they can do shots with customers but have to ask the manager before each shot. I'd be down for the count after like 3 shots, but I assume they can hold their liquor better than me lol. Right. Most drinking won’t fly in a cooperate bar or restaurant, depending on your manager. But I worked mostly privately owned bars and the owners were there drinking with us. It was also in my early 20s and I was definitely in my prime.
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Post by silverspoon on Mar 14, 2019 8:26:20 GMT -6
I need this coffee concoction in my life I’ll give you a trick. Make it with hot chocolate. It’s my go-to holiday cocktail. Just going to pop this on my planner for November so I'm ready for winter
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Post by notblanche on Mar 14, 2019 8:27:05 GMT -6
My boss at the bar in college often poured generous rounds of Rumpleminz shots (half shots for staff) and jello shots were popular among the bartenders as well, because they made them in large plastic syringes and kept them in a bin in the walk-in. No oversight.
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Post by Cher on Mar 14, 2019 8:27:08 GMT -6
Every bar I worked at was fine with it as long as it was going on someone’s tab.
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Post by notblanche on Mar 14, 2019 8:27:33 GMT -6
Cher , yes that was my life for a few years. Shaun White was always at my bar during Dew Tour and once made my cocktail waitress cry. Unfortunately we couldn’t do much about that at the time because he was too important to the sport and town. Skiers and snowboarders party hard. They were seriously nuts. And this was at the height of my disaster phase and I was still impressed. They also really like coke, which surprised me. Kitchen staff did a lot of coke in their deep freezer.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Mar 14, 2019 8:27:47 GMT -6
I actually haven't read To All the Boys I loved Before, but I flat out refuse to believe the book could be better than the movie. That movie was like feel good heart happiness rolled up in a cloud fluffy joy. This was my favorite movie of 2018
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Post by Pizzaslut on Mar 14, 2019 8:28:16 GMT -6
Of course, I only saw two movies in 2018. That and Avengers Infinity Wars.
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Post by Cher on Mar 14, 2019 8:29:46 GMT -6
They were seriously nuts. And this was at the height of my disaster phase and I was still impressed. They also really like coke, which surprised me. Kitchen staff did a lot of coke in their deep freezer. Oh no, the restaurant industry loves coke. This is known. I was surprised the extreme sport world did.
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Post by emma on Mar 14, 2019 8:29:48 GMT -6
You know. I want to agree as a book lover, but sometimes it's just not true. Yes, I should come ready with examples but my brain is frizzing. I know I have some... The Shawshank Redemption from the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Both great, but the movie edged out the novella. The Devil Wears Prada. The book was crap, the movie is one of my all time favourites
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Post by ladybrienne on Mar 14, 2019 8:30:38 GMT -6
The Shawshank Redemption from the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Both great, but the movie edged out the novella. The Devil Wears Prada. The book was crap, the movie is one of my all time favourites I would NEVER have guessed
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Post by lucilleaustero on Mar 14, 2019 8:30:55 GMT -6
Omg these bartender stories are scaring me, I just asked MH what his drinking rules for bartenders are. Apparently they can do shots with customers but have to ask the manager before each shot. I'd be down for the count after like 3 shots, but I assume they can hold their liquor better than me lol. I bartended in the Hamptons and everyone loved their shots. We used to keep shot glasses 3/4 filled with water under the bar, so when someone bought us a shot, we would use one of those shot glasses. Obvs, we didn't charge for the shot either, and not once did anyone realize that they were not being charged for my shot. But, even 1/4 of a shot glass adds up over the night.
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Post by gussie on Mar 14, 2019 8:31:56 GMT -6
Omg these bartender stories are scaring me, I just asked MH what his drinking rules for bartenders are. Apparently they can do shots with customers but have to ask the manager before each shot. I'd be down for the count after like 3 shots, but I assume they can hold their liquor better than me lol. Right. Most drinking won’t fly in a cooperate bar or restaurant, depending on your manager. But I worked mostly privately owned bars and the owners were there drinking with us. It was also in my early 20s and I was definitely in my prime. Yeah we used to be more loose with the rules, but ran into some issues. MH actually barely drinks when he goes in at night because it was getting to be too much, but the customers want to drink with the owner/employees so it's tough.
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Post by gussie on Mar 14, 2019 8:32:56 GMT -6
Omg these bartender stories are scaring me, I just asked MH what his drinking rules for bartenders are. Apparently they can do shots with customers but have to ask the manager before each shot. I'd be down for the count after like 3 shots, but I assume they can hold their liquor better than me lol. I bartended in the Hamptons and everyone loved their shots. We used to keep shot glasses 3/4 filled with water under the bar, so when someone bought us a shot, we would use one of those shot glasses. Obvs, we didn't charge for the shot either, and not once did anyone realize that they were not being charged for my shot. But, even 1/4 of a shot glass adds up over the night. That's genius.
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Post by notblanche on Mar 14, 2019 8:34:43 GMT -6
I'm fairly certain it's not legal to drink while on duty as a bartender in VA but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
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Post by boycebear on Mar 14, 2019 8:35:09 GMT -6
Only on page 1, I vape, I put cbd oil in the normal fluid. I vape and home and in the street, so many people do it that I'm not sure we have the same feelings over here, I wouldn't care anyway lol. I can promise you many an onlooker does have the same feeling but as you say, it doesn’t matter to you. Meh, everyome has their own 'thing' as long as they're not hurting anyone else I don't see the problem, too many people judge the smallest things these days.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 8:36:09 GMT -6
Right. Most drinking won’t fly in a cooperate bar or restaurant, depending on your manager. But I worked mostly privately owned bars and the owners were there drinking with us. It was also in my early 20s and I was definitely in my prime. Yeah we used to be more loose with the rules, but ran into some issues. MH actually barely drinks when he goes in at night because it was getting to be too much, but the customers want to drink with the owner/employees so it's tough. It can get out of control quickly. The owner of a bar I worked at paid us each a $150 bonus to not drink at all one NYE.
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Post by emilyinparis on Mar 14, 2019 8:36:17 GMT -6
The Shawshank Redemption from the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Both great, but the movie edged out the novella. The Devil Wears Prada. The book was crap, the movie is one of my all time favourites Same. It was my screen name inspiration.
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Post by mothafuckinteatime on Mar 14, 2019 8:40:05 GMT -6
Omg these bartender stories are scaring me, I just asked MH what his drinking rules for bartenders are. Apparently they can do shots with customers but have to ask the manager before each shot. I'd be down for the count after like 3 shots, but I assume they can hold their liquor better than me lol. 10/10 times they do the shots without asking.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 8:40:59 GMT -6
Yeah we used to be more loose with the rules, but ran into some issues. MH actually barely drinks when he goes in at night because it was getting to be too much, but the customers want to drink with the owner/employees so it's tough. It can get out of control quickly. The owner of a bar I worked at paid us each a $150 bonus to not drink at all one NYE. This was also the same owner I found blowing coke off a topless woman’s breast when I went into the walk in cooler for more jager. So yeah, out of control quickly. Lol
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Post by gussie on Mar 14, 2019 8:42:48 GMT -6
Omg these bartender stories are scaring me, I just asked MH what his drinking rules for bartenders are. Apparently they can do shots with customers but have to ask the manager before each shot. I'd be down for the count after like 3 shots, but I assume they can hold their liquor better than me lol. 10/10 times they do the shots without asking. Oh I'm sure. But then if they're randomly drunk after "1 shot" it's going to be obvious. But I'm not under any delusion that the employees do everything by the book, it's a bar.
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Post by mothafuckinteatime on Mar 14, 2019 8:43:59 GMT -6
I used to make $$$ on college guys’ 21st bdays.
I would get them to buy two 4-horsemen shots and tell them if they could take it with a straighter face than me I’d buy them both.
I never bought a single one.
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