Freebie Fridays, but training all day every day
For a little over a month now, The Brass Taps pub on campus has been holding “Freebie Fridays,” a weekly event where they distribute free drinks to patrons who are able to find their servers. John Anderson, a frequent Brass Taps customer, says he visits the pub each week for Freebie Friday. “It’s kind of like a game now, like they’ll ignore you, and you have to really go above and beyond to flag them down,” Anderson said. “Sometimes me and my buddies will wait almost an hour before we see anyone who works here. I’m convinced they hide in the kitchen.”
Other patrons are taking that suspicion a bit further. Ron Duvernay, another Brass Taps regular, said he’s been bringing blow darts to increase his chances of hunting down an employee. “They’re tipped with a fast-acting local freezing agent. I aim for the legs, because if they can’t walk, they can’t get away until I order.”Duvernay admits that he’s caused more than a few dropped and smashed plates or cups with his shenanigans. “It gets pretty competitive around here, we all want to be the one to get our orders in while we can, so things have escalated,” Duvernay said. “I’ve seen people bring all kinds of stuff to try and get their attention. Air horns, costumes, flashing neon lights, stuff like that, and that’s tame. It’s turned into a game of extreme hide and seek. We find servers hiding under tables, behind the bar, and in the washrooms too.”
There have been no serious hide and seek related injuries as of yet, but some Brass Taps employees believe it’s only a matter of time.
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