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We have had some serious torrential rain in my area of the UK over the past couple of days. Fun, fun, fun. The pub beer garden was also in the middle of a renovation, which has had to be halted because of the weather.
A couple of days ago, the new picnic tables for the garden arrived. However, the umbrellas that go through the centre of them did not, as they would be coming on a seperate delivery.. At the time, the weather was very nice, so we decided there would be no harm in setting them up and allowing the customers to use them for the first time. It went well, and the customers were impressed with the improvements. Then the rain started...
A customer went outside for a cigarette. Afterwards, he stormed up to the bar.
SC: The tables outside are disgusting! They need to be cleaned!
Me: Oh, those are brand new tables, in what way are they disgusting?
SC: They are soaking wet!
I simply stared out the window, watching the rain pour down onto the tables.
SC: Sort it out!
A little while later, a female customer stormed up to the bar.
FSC: I just sat down on the benches outside and got all wet! I am going to have to go home and get changed! You need to make sure the staff are wiping all the surfaces!
Again, I looked outside at the pouring rain.
And then today, two customers came up to the bar.
SC: Excuse me, can you go outside and wipe a table down for us? They are soaking wet.
Me: Well it is pouring down with rain.
SC: You could still prevent those tables from getting so wet by wiping them down every now and then! It's not really fair on the customers who smoke, is it?
I decided to go and wipe down the table, but I made a bit of a dramatic performance out of it. Before I went outside, I put on my rain coat and grabbed an umbrella. I went outside and quickly wiped down the table in the pouring rain, only for it to be completely soaked again half a second later. The woman stormed up to me as I walked back inside.
SC: Give me that cloth! You have no idea what you're doing!
I handed her the cloth, and watched as her and her friend struggled to wipe down the table. I also noticed them look up at the sky a few times, as if they were wondering "Where on Earth is this water coming from??"
A couple of days ago, the new picnic tables for the garden arrived. However, the umbrellas that go through the centre of them did not, as they would be coming on a seperate delivery.. At the time, the weather was very nice, so we decided there would be no harm in setting them up and allowing the customers to use them for the first time. It went well, and the customers were impressed with the improvements. Then the rain started...
A customer went outside for a cigarette. Afterwards, he stormed up to the bar.
SC: The tables outside are disgusting! They need to be cleaned!
Me: Oh, those are brand new tables, in what way are they disgusting?
SC: They are soaking wet!
I simply stared out the window, watching the rain pour down onto the tables.
SC: Sort it out!
A little while later, a female customer stormed up to the bar.
FSC: I just sat down on the benches outside and got all wet! I am going to have to go home and get changed! You need to make sure the staff are wiping all the surfaces!
Again, I looked outside at the pouring rain.
And then today, two customers came up to the bar.
SC: Excuse me, can you go outside and wipe a table down for us? They are soaking wet.
Me: Well it is pouring down with rain.
SC: You could still prevent those tables from getting so wet by wiping them down every now and then! It's not really fair on the customers who smoke, is it?
I decided to go and wipe down the table, but I made a bit of a dramatic performance out of it. Before I went outside, I put on my rain coat and grabbed an umbrella. I went outside and quickly wiped down the table in the pouring rain, only for it to be completely soaked again half a second later. The woman stormed up to me as I walked back inside.
SC: Give me that cloth! You have no idea what you're doing!
I handed her the cloth, and watched as her and her friend struggled to wipe down the table. I also noticed them look up at the sky a few times, as if they were wondering "Where on Earth is this water coming from??"
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