Boating; Waitress Some Good....

“I have no idea,” said the plump young waitress at the Pukin' Pelican Friday evening. I was in the middle of telling large tales about the trip to Fort Jefferson when I overheard a women at the next table inquire if the 'Beer Battered' Fish was caught locally. I admired the young girls honesty but expected a promise to find out. None came even though she hurried off without taking the order.
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“It's Vietnamese cat fish, Basa I believe is the common name,” I said to the table. Just then the waitress re-appeared with order pad in hand.

The woman asked. “Is the 'Beer Battered' Fish Vietnamese cat fish?” Again the waitress spun around into the growing crowd of Memorial Weekend celebrants. I ignored the rest of the process because of the impatience of my fellow “Dead End Canal Yacht Club” member who demanded greater detail about 'Hot Tamale's' swim wear.

I continued in length until I saw the manager glaring at me. “What,” I asked her. She came to our table and whispered that I should not be involved in the operation of her restaurant. That the waitress was the person whom the question was directed and that she was the one who must answer it.

I replied not in a whisper but in a muted voice, “I was only trying to help her out because she didn't know. You aren't ashamed of serving Vietnamese cat fish on Memorial Day weekend?”

She was unhappy but some veterans were ordering more beer battered fish so she had to go help the kitchen staff. The lady next to us apologized for getting me in trouble and I told her it was no big deal. “You can't take anything for granted these days,” she said.

“Don't blame the waitress. She wasn't told about the fish. I'm sure she assumed it was fish right out of the Gulf of Mexico,” I said trying to save the waitress tip.

“No, I guess she is a little flustered because we've already got our food but no drinks. She'll be sorry when she gets her tip,” she said.

Just then our regular waitress came over to refresh our drinks and I asked her to check on the ladies order. “They'd been sittin' at the end of the server's station.” Thanks a lot and bring us another round.

Boatguy Ed (boatguiEd@aol.com) is a manufacturer of the worlds BEST anti-fouling bottom paint, www.supershipbottom.com. TWEET me @boatguyed and a corresponding web site is http://www.boatingbyboatguyed.com/ ........ NEVER, EVER TRY TO BUY HIM A DRINK!
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