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Penelope

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  1. My father ended up in the hospital on the 29th. Heart catheter done on the 30th, pacemaker on the 31st. I can’t fly home because of covid. I absolutely hate not being able to be there to help my mother. My brother has covid and is very sick. He refuses to go to the hospital, and is quarantining all alone. I can’t fly home and help him either. Fuck 2020 and Covid!

    The surgery went well and hopefully my father can go home tomorrow  

     

     

  2. 26 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

    Addendum to # 6: 

     

    make sure the bartenders aren’t drinking.  TABC will get you there too.   It’s legal for a bartender to drink, but it’s best if you don’t allow it because you just can’t fucking trust them.  
     

    also, it’s best if you set strict rules about employees drinking on premise when they’re off duty as well.   Set some rules about it because they’ll be there with friends, and they tend to do it when they’re already loaded because they know their peers will serve them regardless.   
     

     

    All of this ^^

  3. 6 minutes ago, lonestarsooner said:

    Thanks @Penelope! Really appreciate it. I’ll take any tips and advice you have. 😊

    Don’t do it?  Jk.

    You’re staff is the most important thing. They will make or break you. Finding good people is incredibly hard. But you’re in Houston and have a bigger pool to pull from than  I do. 
    1. Be there physically. You’re presence is important. To keep employees honest and customers really like interacting with the owner. 
    2.  Watch you cameras. Religiously!

    3.  Track your inventory.  Get the bar app or something similar to track your booze. I weigh my bottles every morning. I make my bartenders do a bottled beer count at the beginning of every shift.  You need a good bar manager. I went  thru 5 managers in 2 Years before I just gave up and did it myself. 
    4.  My biggest problem has been kitchen loss.  You need a good kitchen manager to take care of ordering/inventory/staffing. I’ve gone thru 8 cooks in 2-1/2 years. Most cooks/chefs are alcoholics with drug problems. That doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t do the job well. Just something to be aware of.              
    5. I would recommend getting a general manager that can oversee the foh, boh, and your golfing stuff.

    6. Absolutely be aware of TABC at all times. They will be in several times in the first 6 months. They will also do stings. They are horrible. Make sure your bartenders and servers are not over serving. That’s where they like to get you  

    7.  Have a standard set of policies and procedures for employees.  They need to read and sign. That will help protect you when they fuck up. 

    Which Point of Sale system are you using?  I’m fairly proficient in all of them.  I run Toast at my bar. I’ve reprogrammed it 7 times, so I’m almost an expert now

    If you have any questions, need any advice, or just need to vent, I’ll help as much as I can.  One thing that has helped keep me “sane” is talking/bitching with other bar/restaurant owners 

    Good luck! I wish you the best!

     

     

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  4. 4 hours ago, SuperSport said:

    But you actually acknowledged the warning light and did something about it. That's not how this thread works.

    You’re right. I’m sorry. I thought that going a year and a half without an oil change would qualify.


    I realize that I should have ignored the light and  continued to drive. That would’ve been a more appropriate story. My apologies. 

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  5. On the topic of women and vehicles. I was driving my truck from Jarrell to Tyler. Got to Waco, and my oil light came on. I pull over and find the nearest auto repair shop. They check it out. Clogged oil filter. Last time I had the oil changed...January 2019.  


    * I never drive my truck. It’s used to take the trash out at the bar. Or randomly when I need to haul some thing. 

  6. 3 hours ago, Underdog said:

    How you doin'? 

    Absolutely bored out of my mind. I’m used to working 80+ hours a week. I have nothing to do now. I probably should stop drunk posting  tho

  7. 3 hours ago, DaysOff said:

    Guess we know where the next happy hour is when this is over.

    Yes please ! There’s a couple of posters that have come in. I’d love to have to happy hour. If/when I ever reopen

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  8. 11 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

    Me ex's BFF was a fake redhead, but she always claimed to be real and got pissed off when people didn't believe her.  Her bush didn't lie though, so if you dye it red dye the carpet too or else just have tile floors

    I’m definitely a fake red head. But I do match the carpet to the drapes

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  9. 1 hour ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

    voted blonde, but I'd back up a city block to check on a redhead.

    Interesting, I’ve noticed that I get more double takes, and longer double takes with red hair then with blonde. 

  10. I need to clarify some things. I took the shrooms and two hits of acid last weekend. Nothing happened. I slept just fine. In fact I was the only one that went to bed. Everyone else stayed up and partied. The two hits were from the same sheet, but not next to each other. I took another hit yesterday that I got from my weed guy. I had told him the story. He had an extra hit that he gave me to try  Nothing happened. I’m not taking any medication. So, I just going to guess that acid doesn’t work for me. I’m not gonna try anymore. I might try shrooms again. Because, that was in a chocolate candy form. Maybe if I try the real shrooms some thing would happen?  

  11. 1 hour ago, ChiTownDoc said:

    You sure are pondering a whole lot of shit.  You sure you’re not high?

    I smoke a lot of weed, I’m generally almost always high. But there should’ve been a different kind of high? I’m wondering why I didn’t trip? Again never did before so I’m not sure what I missed. But I definitely missed it

  12. Tl;dr So I tried acid for the first time. And unfortunately nothing happened. I started out the day, trying shrooms for the first time. Some chocolate-based shrooms that did nothing. My boyfriend, dropped acid, when I did mushrooms. And apparently, Went on a great trip. Two hours in, I decided to join him with the acid. Still nothing. We had friends there, that also indulged, and enjoyed their trip. I tried another hit. Still nothing. Another friend showed up. Took the last hit, and tripped. I had two hits of this shit and nothing. So today, thought I’d try something new. And another hit from a different supplier. And fucking nothing. So I’m wondering, is it the odds that I would get three bad hits? Or is something wrong with me? On the scientific side, I wonder? I have damage to my spinal cord, and screws, metal and wire in my neck.  Would that make a difference?I also smoke a ridiculous amount of weed. Would this make a difference? 

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