So I finally get kicked out of a bar
One week ago I quit working at the Winking Lizard Tavern. Employees are not allowed to come up and drink ever. But since I am not an employee anymore, I am exempt.
Four days ago, Lindsay either quit or got fired because of an incident at work. Something showing up drunk to a company-sponsored alcohol awareness training class. But since she is not an employee anymore, she is exempt.
We decide to enjoy our freedom together and go up to the Winking Lizard to celebrate. We have a couple of beers, then the General Manager comes over. He looks at Lindsay and says after what has happened a few days ago, he wants her to leave the bar. To finish her beer and leave.
In my opinion this is insane. We aren’t drunk. In fact, (true story) one of our kitchen staff got fired a few months ago, and the same day he was terminated, he sat at the very same bar he was fired from, and drank for the next four hours.
Lindsay throws a fit. The whole bar is looking at us. However, he was only kicking her out. He never said anything to me.
Being a certified genius, I realize he left a ‘door’ open. He said she could leave after she finishes her beer. If her beer never ends, then in theory, she can stay. But sitting watching me drink is no fun right? So I keep ordering beers and pouring out half into her endless beer cup.
It doesn’t take too long before management notices the loophole. The General Manager comes back. He is pissed. “I tried asking you two nicely,” he grunts as he slams our tab on the bar. Lindsay gets even more pissed. She has claws and knows how to use them. The entire bar is looking at the scene. We are slowly being surrounded by management and management lackeys. He bans us from the bar.
Lindsay defies him. “WE AREN’T LEAVING UNTIL I FINISH MY BEER”.
The General Manager goes into the register, and slams a $5 bill on the bar. HARD. He snatches the 1/3 full glass of beer mixtures off the bar.
“THERE I PAID FOR YOUR BEER NOW GET OUT!!!!!” he snarls. We get escorted out by four managers, including the District Manager who just happened to be there.
Pissed, we drive to another Winking Lizard a few cities over and steal a giant LaBatt Blue Beer Poster and a Hostess Sign. But it was of little consolation.
UPDATE: I had heard around that the banning was a preemptive strike. In December, management has lifted the ban on Lindsay, but not on me. They think that I am an instigator and encourage a lot of bad behavior.
