Tomorrow is the 4th of July, the birthday of the good ol' U.S. of A. A day filled with the three "B's" (bbq, beer and baseball), it's usually a great time to relax with family or friends. It is also usually part of a traditional long weekend of fun.
However, every 7 years, this holiday happens to fall smack dab in the middle of the week; that dreaded Wednesday holiday. And when a holiday like this falls in the middle of the week, it pretty much throws a monkey wrench into the whole week. It screws a lot of people out of a long holiday weekend, often forcing you to use up valuable personal vacation days in the process.
For me, being in the bar business, it pretty much puts a damper on the whole week. The city itself is emptier than usual because half the city is gone the first half of the week, while the other half is gone the second half of the week, folks eager to stretch out their holiday as much as possible. Ugh.
So what do we do about it? We pretty much make the best of a crappy situation. For example, tonight, normally a good night for Dollar Draft Madness, is a crapshoot, simply because you don't quite know who's around.
The Fourth of July itself isn't too bad; the afternoon is usually pretty slow because most folks are out, enjoying the three "B's": things pick up significantly in the early part of the evening when everyone comes into the city to check out the fireworks. We usually get a good hit before and afterwards. But with the holiday falling on a Wednesday, again, it's hard to predict what's going to happen next because you don't know who's going to stick around and who has to get ready for work the next day.
I tell you, Wednesday holidays S-U-C-K.
NUFF said
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Can I bring you some cheese with that whine on the 4th?
D. Sanchez
As long as it ain't "fermunda" cheese...
The difference between a cricket bat and baseball bat is that a cricket bat is flat, which makes it really easy to swat a little piece of tails backside.
oy vey.
It could be worse Swandaddy. You could be spending the 4th like I am, which is painting the Landlord's bedroom. This project has been going on for 2 weeks now because the Landlord is a complete pussy when it comes to physcially labor. So I'm forced to do it because I'm way too tired of the crap that is sitting in the hallway, the living room and kitchen. No more ghetto style living for me.
You would think as the Renter I won't have to be subjected to this kind of shit. I need a reduction in rent or a new place to live.
I think they call that slavery...
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