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I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch When I was a cub reporter at the KC Star, there were two restaurants in the immediate area one could get to and eat in the time allocated for dinner. One was an Italian bar and restaurant and the other was a plain old bar and restaurant. At mealtime the places were full of editorial workers and pressmen. The only people drinking booze were the hard-core alcoholics, a very small percentage of the workforce. The Italian place was LaBruzzo's, on Grand Avenue. The other place was called Speed's Bar, named after its owner. Speed's had the best homemade style burgers, fries, and soups in town. After work, it was a different story. Speed's filled up with drinkers. The point is this: the fact that a bar near an assembly plant was crowded at lunchtime does not mean the guys in there were drinking. In fact, I'd bet the factory workers drank a lot less during their shifts than, say, military personnel. |
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"Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch When I was a cub reporter at the KC Star, there were two restaurants in the immediate area one could get to and eat in the time allocated for dinner. One was an Italian bar and restaurant and the other was a plain old bar and restaurant. At mealtime the places were full of editorial workers and pressmen. The only people drinking booze were the hard-core alcoholics, a very small percentage of the workforce. The Italian place was LaBruzzo's, on Grand Avenue. The other place was called Speed's Bar, named after its owner. Speed's had the best homemade style burgers, fries, and soups in town. After work, it was a different story. Speed's filled up with drinkers. The point is this: the fact that a bar near an assembly plant was crowded at lunchtime does not mean the guys in there were drinking. In fact, I'd bet the factory workers drank a lot less during their shifts than, say, military personnel. What caught my attention was the fact that the owner said she previously had to have 3 additional *bartenders* to handle the lunch crowd. They weren't flipping hamburgers. Eisboch |
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"Boater" wrote in message ... In fact, I'd bet the factory workers drank a lot less during their shifts than, say, military personnel. I'll take that bet. I'll win hands down. But I am not going to tell you why. Eisboch |
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On Nov 23, 5:34*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, *the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch I'm surprised a man of your so-called " wealth " has only THIS to talk about....must be a slow day. |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:11:22 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch When I was a cub reporter at the KC Star, there were two restaurants in the immediate area one could get to and eat in the time allocated for dinner. One was an Italian bar and restaurant and the other was a plain old bar and restaurant. At mealtime the places were full of editorial workers and pressmen. The only people drinking booze were the hard-core alcoholics, a very small percentage of the workforce. The Italian place was LaBruzzo's, on Grand Avenue. The other place was called Speed's Bar, named after its owner. Speed's had the best homemade style burgers, fries, and soups in town. After work, it was a different story. Speed's filled up with drinkers. The point is this: the fact that a bar near an assembly plant was crowded at lunchtime does not mean the guys in there were drinking. In fact, I'd bet the factory workers drank a lot less during their shifts than, say, military personnel. What caught my attention was the fact that the owner said she previously had to have 3 additional *bartenders* to handle the lunch crowd. They weren't flipping hamburgers. Matches. Bartender will give you a book. And napkins too. |
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wrote in message ... On Nov 23, 5:34 pm, "Eisboch" wrote: I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch I'm surprised a man of your so-called " wealth " has only THIS to talk about....must be a slow day. -------------------------------------- My, My. How clever. How long did it take you to think this little comment up? Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch When I was a cub reporter at the KC Star, there were two restaurants in the immediate area one could get to and eat in the time allocated for dinner. One was an Italian bar and restaurant and the other was a plain old bar and restaurant. At mealtime the places were full of editorial workers and pressmen. The only people drinking booze were the hard-core alcoholics, a very small percentage of the workforce. The Italian place was LaBruzzo's, on Grand Avenue. The other place was called Speed's Bar, named after its owner. Speed's had the best homemade style burgers, fries, and soups in town. After work, it was a different story. Speed's filled up with drinkers. The point is this: the fact that a bar near an assembly plant was crowded at lunchtime does not mean the guys in there were drinking. In fact, I'd bet the factory workers drank a lot less during their shifts than, say, military personnel. What caught my attention was the fact that the owner said she previously had to have 3 additional *bartenders* to handle the lunch crowd. They weren't flipping hamburgers. Eisboch He's losing his touch. |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch Now we know why they are crap, drunk assemblers. I am not a pilot or a surgeon, have a job where I wouldn't hurt anyone if I had a few. But I know I wouldn't be at work very long - canned for substance abuse on the job or something like that. |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:02:47 -0500, Boater wrote:
Eisboch wrote: I am sitting here watching CNN and they are doing a piece on jobs. They just showed a bar located next to a GM assembly plant. It was lunch time and the place was deserted. The owner told the reporter that before the problem and job cuts at GM, the bar would be packed at lunch time and she would have one full time bartender plus 3 backups to handle the crowd. Hmmmm. Kinda glad I didn't buy a GM car assembled in the afternoon, back when business was good. Eisboch When I was a cub reporter at the KC Star, there were two restaurants in the immediate area one could get to and eat in the time allocated for dinner. One was an Italian bar and restaurant and the other was a plain old bar and restaurant. At mealtime the places were full of editorial workers and pressmen. The only people drinking booze were the hard-core alcoholics, a very small percentage of the workforce. The Italian place was LaBruzzo's, on Grand Avenue. The other place was called Speed's Bar, named after its owner. Speed's had the best homemade style burgers, fries, and soups in town. After work, it was a different story. Speed's filled up with drinkers. The point is this: the fact that a bar near an assembly plant was crowded at lunchtime does not mean the guys in there were drinking. In fact, I'd bet the factory workers drank a lot less during their shifts than, say, military personnel. That's something I've never seen, military personnel drinking while on duty. We would often go to the club for lunch, but I've never seen anyone order a beer or anything harder if they were going back to work. Not to say it doesn't happen. But, in my experience it's pretty rare. -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" |
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