Janine was a gossip who'd two-time her own mother
if it meant she got to deliver a scoop. She often
scooped both about or to the owner, Larry. Larry
drank Old Style in a can, played a mean game of
darts, and installed videocameras behind the bar.
My first day of work, Larry told me that I'd have
to learn how to cut people off. No matter how
strange it seems, it's illegal to serve liquor to
a person who's drunk. Bartenders do it all the
time, but they need to learn when a customer
really is too drunk to drink. They need to serve a
glass of water or coke and call a cab or secure a
ride with a non-drinking patron (there were
several regulars who only drank Coke). Larry also
told me that when he and his girlfriend, Roxie,
were too drunk, I would need to cut them off, too.
Right, Larry.
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