Congress goes on spring break

Foghorn Leghorn?!

Haha, yeah.

Actually, I synched the mashup I made (Eminem x Aerosmith) to have the lyrics, "Spazmatic..." match up with him falling with the mop. It took a while to do, but when I'm really angry I will spend the time to bring my vision to fruition

Shit! By the time this is all over and democrats have their way; the minimum wage will be $15 per hour.

I've said too much....

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Looking at the gallery I see the same chairs. Some cute waitresses also.

Time to open up that speak easy!

I love almost EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE I had the pleasure to work with.

Yes, the waitresses ARE cute, but they were also VERY hardworking, intelligent, and funny.

I wouldn't trade my time there for any amount of money.

I made SO MANY friends FOR LIFE.... that's why I'm so upset that they are saying they'll give us MINIMUM WAGE if we return

True story - someone installed glazed floor tile outside the entry way to our biz in northern climate - thus when snowing, icy or wet - you couldn’t stand on the tiles at all...... Slick as snot! Tried to put all weather rug over it - looked crappy.
Would cost to much $$ to replace - so after a little research - they make spray cans of grip coating that can be applied over slick surfaces. Problem solved for little dollars - this guy needs to look into that quick!!
Also looks like the slick spot is the transition from the kitchen to the dining room - if your kitchen floor is grease alley - servers track that into the dining room.

If you watch the video, people are slipping ALL OVER the place, not just by the kitchen.

But I hear what you are saying...

This will happen when you put too much soap in the water. Some floors turn to a freaking ice hockey pitch.

Thank you, tiger1

Sincerely!
~Wharf Rat

Sorry if the comment came out as shallow. I have no doubts waiting tables and cooking is hard honest work and requires lot of intelligence to deal with customers. I have been a waiter and my old folks owned a restaurant for over 20 years so I know how hard it can be, and I also agree is fulfilling in many ways in spite of the many downsides.

It really sucks you are now unemployed and will be taken back at minimum wage. But it also really sucks you will also come back to that slippery floor again!

We mop at night (used to, I mean)

But people slip ALL THE FRIGGIN TIME, even when the floor is dry as a bone.

You are correct in what you say, but....

Yep that's pretty fucked up!!

No offense taken, RHC!

I just wanted to take the time to elaborate on your comment. Because most of those waitresses are full-time students, Nurses, and moms.

I didn't take offense at all -- and it's nice to know we have something in common, you and me

You rock, by the way, Red Hot Chilean :)

Sorry to hear this Brother...
A new and much better and brighter opportunity awaits you right around the corner....I can sense it!

Rock steady...
~BP

Oh wait. You're right!

ALWAYS great to see you, saved!

ahh I only saw footage of closing hours when floors are usually cleaned, so I made that connect.

If customers keep falling and twist angles and whatnot, I guess it's only matter of time before lawsuit will close the place.

You rock all the time Wharf Rat!



I really hope things improve soon. I am aware this pandemic is hitting the restaurant industry very hard, only way to stay in bussiness is with delivery services but the workforce took a brutal cull as not all Can reconvert to the delivery based business.

My bussiness is in contracting in rural areas so I have not been hit much, but if this thing keeps going (I frankly see no short term end) we are in for a rough ride.

Thanks, my friend. Prayers and Good Vibrations to you too!!!





Last Edited by Wharf Rat on 04/04/2020 11:21 AM

I enjoyed the calamity depicted in this video. I could not stop laughing. Two thumbs way up!

Yeah, it's always funny until somebody gets hurt....

Wait..Nobody got hurt? That's fucked buddy!

With all due respect, aside from the cooks I would have assumed everyone was already making min wage.

What was the wage for a server and bartender?

All due respect received


Cooks =

When *I* started, it was state min wage (7.25/hr)

I ended up getting 7 raises in a row, making 11.25 until 3 weeks ago when I was "laid off"

Arkansas (my state) raised min wage to $10/hr starting Jan 1st, 2020, which is what they hired new cooks at, as of last month, before we closed

Servers and bartenders make $1.25 or maybe $2.25 an hour, I forget. NOT MUCH, actually, when you consider the "lunch shift" waitresses sometimes have ZERO customers, and it's all they can do to ask for Weekend shifts to try to make up for it.

All I know, is my mamangers make $35,000 a year, while my co-workers (and myself) do much of the hard work, and get paid peanuts.

Meanwhile our former "owner" is a drunk, and a millionaire many times over.

If you're familiar with Wharf Rat, you'll understand why there no way in Heaven that I'm going to return for fucking minimum wage.

Sorry for the cussing, but this is a Life-or-Death situation, and the employer to whom I was loyal for YEARS is handing me Death.

Thanks.... for nothing, J--f H----s

Why the hell would he only pay minimum wage for employees that have worked there before?

I mean, other than the fact that he's obviously a complete fucking douchebag?