This week was special in the matter that I was attracting "special" people to my table station at the restaurant. And by special I mean incapable of understanding laws or rules. This rare breed tested my patience and my tolerance for stupidity. Sounds like a fun crowd, right? WRONG!This weekend is graduation and does call for some celebration but not to the point where you and your relatives will be arrested after refusing to comply with a law, an obvious law for that.
So, Friday night I have a mother and father and their two young daughters and the older one's boyfriend. Everyone starts ordering form the pretty bar menu (it's very colorful and alluring, yes) but the girls look so young that I card them and the boyfriend.
The boyfriend hands over his identification and he passes, he's 24 years old. However, the one that looks like she is 16 said she can't find it...so obviously I don't let her order a bar drink. Next, the girl who looks a little older fished through her purse only to tell me that she must have forgot it.
"Sorry, I can't serve you an alcoholic drink," I told the girl.
"But she's graduating this weekend, she's 22," the mother tells me.
"It doesn't matter, I need to check for ID when someone looks under 30 years old."
"But I'm graduating, and my parents are here," the girl said.
"Still, I can't serve you, it's a law and a policy. You and your parents could be arrested and I would lose my job."
"Well we wouldn't want you to lose your job," the mother said with a grin.
After this monotonous conversation, the mother proceeded to order to bar drinks. Hmmm, what do you think that means? Also, I would like to point out that I'm graduating this weekend with my master's...big deal! I wouldn't be able to act like this annoying family either, no matter where I went. I look very young for my age, and believe me I would be carded as well. However, I wouldn't put up a fight if I forgot my license.
I drop the drinks off at the table, and wouldn't you know the stupid family passed each drink that was ordered over to the snippy graduate. Are you serious? No, I'm sorry, are you stupid?
The family thought they were sticking it to me, when the general manager found out what was happening and went over to the table as the two young girls were sipping the drinks.
If you can't guess, the family was insanely rude after that and the drum roll please....a $4 tip for the $150 tab and rude remarks!
Don't be jealous, this is my luxurious life that no one can match. I will recover though, I graduate tomorrow, and if I want a fancy beverage I will remember to bring my license.
What a concept that is.
More fine things to come...
- Farah
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