mazel tov!
more larkin adventures.
covering a week of shifts for some of the other hosts going on vacation (why aren’t i going on vacation?) has been pretty fun. exhausting but fun. the thursday before america’s birthday was really busy. so busy that i was taking customers at the counter…when i’m not even a server. this one man came in, on the phone, sat down at the counter and only moved away from the phone to order a coke and a cheeseburger. i figured i could milk it enough to get a few bucks worth of tips from him so i was nicer than i needed to be. brought out dinner rolls and butter. gave him extra napkins without him asking. he was on the phone the entire time. ate his cheeseburger and sweet potato fries, while on the phone. drank his coke, while on the phone. asked for the check, while on the phone.
comes up to me…patting down his pockets, real look of concern on his face. he lost his wallet. he rides a motorcycle. he hopes it’s at home otherwise his wallet is somewhere on rt 1. i told him it’s fine. he insisted on coming back later tonight to pay the bill, that he was a detective, flashed his badge, and that he was thoroughly embarassed. i kept telling him it was fine and he kept insisting that it wasn’t.
he left. my shift ended so i left too.
i was just told he came back and left me a $10tip on a $9bill.
woo woo!
