strensham service station - M5 MotorwayI had a summer job in the 'second worst service station' in the uk, during the hot summer of 1989 - the hottest day in uk history fell on the same day, in the Cheltenham area - I was working behind the 'hot plate' serving lorry drivers, who were pooring into the restaurant in their sweaty y fronts (nowt else), asking for bacon sarnies - they didn't seem to care that they were walking around in their pants, scaring the other customers or the fact that I was dripping sweat into their food.
Once, the floor manager had a big bust up with the chef. So, in an act of strange revenge, he mopped the floor with the soup, put it back in the pot, and served it to the customers. I don't recall anyone complaining. The best job was working on the huge dishwasher out the back - we'd collect all the little cartons of butter & milk that customers had left behind, warm them up on the dishwasher then squirt the contents on other staff by squeezing the cartons.
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Once, the floor manager had a big bust up with the chef. So, in an act of strange revenge, he mopped the floor with the soup, put it back in the pot, and served it to the customers. I don't recall anyone complaining. The best job was working on the huge dishwasher out the back - we'd collect all the little cartons of butter & milk that customers had left behind, warm them up on the dishwasher then squirt the contents on other staff by squeezing the cartons.