Smoking crisis...

[MMDad]

What's the likelihood that the claim that business being better is based on sales receipts and not the size of the crowd?

A bartender would usually make that statement based on the tips received, not recepits.

Maybe she's getting better tips because her customers aren't paying $5/pack?

Maybe people come in, buy a drink, tip her, drink up, and leave instead of hanging out nursing a beer while they chain smoke?

Maybe the smokers suck down their beer before running outside for a smoke, then buy another one when they come inside?

No matter what, I tend to believe the bartender who sees the crowd every night. It sure beats the anecdotal evidence of "it sure doesn't look as busy to me" that you get by visiting one time.

 

[Gwydion]

A bartender would usually make that statement based on the tips received, not recepits.

Maybe she's getting better tips because her customers aren't paying $5/pack?

Maybe people come in, buy a drink, tip her, drink up, and leave instead of hanging out nursing a beer while they chain smoke?

Maybe the smokers suck down their beer before running outside for a smoke, then buy another one when they come inside?

No matter what, I tend to believe the bartender who sees the crowd every night. It sure beats the anecdotal evidence of "it sure doesn't look as busy to me" that you get by visiting one time.

Sure, but it doesn't FEEL like a bar unless its smokey and filled with people smashing into you spilling their drinks and burning cig holes in your shirt!

 

[Xaquin44]

...won't have much trouble getting a seat. On account of the weather and economy and Ouija board and all...

=)

that was good.

 

[dems4me]

Sure, but it doesn't FEEL like a bar unless its smokey and filled with people smashing into you spilling their drinks and burning cig holes in your shirt!

What bars were you going to? If that happend to me every time I went to a bar, I'd be a traumatized smoke ban nazi too Its a wonder southern maryland hasn't started a 20 ciggerette holes in the shirt fashion statement trend.

 

[Larry Gude]

Yeah...

Sure, but it doesn't FEEL like a bar unless its smokey and filled with people smashing into you spilling their drinks and burning cig holes in your shirt!

...nobody liked to go to places like that in the first place. Too crowded.

 

[bcp]

...because you've done an exhaustive study on lots of people and lots of people over time, correct? Or, is that just an observation?

you joke all you want about that but I tell you right now
the price of fuel has hurt me big time.

why, just for instance, this summer when I pull the trailer across country, I have to slow down to 70 while pulling it to gain that extra mile per gallon out of the truck, so dont you DARE tell me that the price of things has not put a crunch on people.

Right now Im drinking a Bud Ice for Gods sake.



F-ing rich people make me sick

 

[Vince]

you joke all you want about that but I tell you right now
the price of fuel has hurt me big time.

why, just for instance, this summer when I pull the trailer across country, I have to slow down to 70 while pulling it to gain that extra mile per gallon out of the truck, so dont you DARE tell me that the price of things has not put a crunch on people.

Right now Im drinking a Bud Ice for Gods sake.



F-ing rich people make me sick

I don't tow a trailer across country so I can afford to drink Heineken!!!

 

[toppick08]

you joke all you want about that but I tell you right now
the price of fuel has hurt me big time.

why, just for instance, this summer when I pull the trailer across country, I have to slow down to 70 while pulling it to gain that extra mile per gallon out of the truck, so dont you DARE tell me that the price of things has not put a crunch on people.

Right now Im drinking a Bud Ice for Gods sake.



F-ing rich people make me sick

 

[chrissyhh]

I don't know if it is from the smoking ban or the economy or a combination of both, but I know of 3 bars in Waldorf that have closed in the last couple of months.
Rascals; Hammerheads; and Legends(no big loss on this one).

I know that when I am sitting at the traffic light at Rt5 & Rt 925 and the crowd from The Goldmine is outside smoking it looks pretty interesting...lol