Memories. Ahhh Yes, Memories of My Life

A Surprise While Working At A Restaurant

A Surprise While Working In A Restaurant

         This will be a short entry, I think. A long while back, I worked at a restaurant at night. I'd finish my day at Motorola, rush home and change clothes, and get to the restaurant. I'd be on my feet all day 8-4, then stay on them at night, sometimes a bit past midnight. I started at a Red Lobster, then moved to the local Pappadeaux, and finished my 'restaurant career' at a local small micro-brewery (Emmet's Ale House in Palatine). This is a something that occured while working at Red Lobster.

         I was carrying a full tray (about 30 lbs) of dishes to the alley to drop off at 'Dish'. This particular Red Lobster had swinging doors leading to the Alley, and of course it was closed as it should be. There was another server behind me with a similarly loaded tray, though it wasn't all that stable as I was about to find out. As I pushed the door open I ran into another server who was stopped for one reason or another. I stopped, as did the server behind me. Except when he stopped, one of the round dinner plates on his tray flew off past my left shoulder. I saw it, and calmly reached out, grabbed it out of the air and placed it on my tray. I thought nothing of it. I saw it, I grabbed it, y'know?

         Well, he was just blown away by that and said, "Did you just grab that out of the air?"

         It was about then that I realized that I'd done something I couldn't duplicate no matter how many times I tried. I have no idea how it happened, you've all done something like this I'm sure. Just pure reflex is all it was. Still.... I don't normally have cat-like reflexes, at least I don't think I do. But sometimes things just happen almost on their own. It did this night.

         That's all for now. Like I said to start, a short entry tonight. Aren't you glad? Till next time, y'all be good, take care of yourselves, and love those who love you. And of course, keep on writing!




Jim Dorrell