Waiting tables again is great. You get to see many different kinds of people, and it really makes you wonder. For instance, is it really that important to sit outside on the patio? You're about to drop 80 bucks ($96 with tip!!) for you and your girl to have a nice dinner and some cheesecake, so it makes perfect sense to share it with flies. In addition, our patio is right on the street at the Town Center in Virginia Beach. Central Park Avenue happens to be the only street people use at the Town Center. I'm sure Chicken Madeira tastes great mixed with exhaust fumes.
Oh, and then you have the glorious combination of sun and wind. Around 10 or so in the morning, the sun starts to creep up above the roughly 26-story Armada Hoffler building and shines right down on the patio, which has a glass "roof". I feel like an ant under a magnifying glass. During a tornado. The wind is insane. Most of the buildings are at least 5 stories, creating this nice windtunnel, so a light breeze in Virginia Beach translates to gale force wind on Central Park Avenue. Particularly windy days blow rolled silverware and salt-and-pepper shakers off the tables and onto the street.
People just love to sit outside, and I just love working outside. It seems that people who know they're bad tippers like to sit outside. It's cool though, that's why we have a patio, I guess. Just don't ask for any grated cheese on your pasta, because it's all going into your lap when the wind picks up.
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What I hated most about working on a patio is that on a nice day people have no qualms about sitting the for two hours while 50 tables are waiting to sit out there. Although were I worked, on a nice summer night, if you worked inside you were screwed because no one wanted to sit in there and you didn't make any money.
Side Note: I know I haven't lived in Virginia Beach in a while, but what's the Town Center? And what is Central Park Avenue? And there are 26 story buildings?
Side Side Note: Call me a nerd but calculus is fun.
1. Calculus is fun
2. The Town Center was built across the street from Pembroke Mall. The Armada-Hoffler building is a 26-story office building, but there are taller apartment buildings. They're about to complete 52-stories worth of luxury lofts. There are a few restaurants, bars, and a comedy club. It's supposed to be sort of a "downtown" thing. It's not bad. It's on Va Beach Blvd between Constitution and Independence. They've put up a few new restaurants at Pembroke Mall, too.
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