By Georgia Osten
I’m sitting here, and as usual, wondering what I should write about for my Sand Bucket … All I can think of is the TABC re-certification test I took yesterday. That’s Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (I think). Anyway, it’s been two years and the danged ol’ thing will expire soon. I can’t work the Beer Booth at the Texas Crab Festival without it. Working the beer booth is a hoot, I don’t know what else I’d ever want to do at the Crab Festival … Well, maybe I’d want to sit and watch Ezra Charles, but I hear he’s retired – bah humbug! I’m retired for goodness sakes, and it doesn’t keep me from performing from time to time.
I had to chuckle as I was taking the course, it’s a very laid back course, the way it was presented that is on “On The Fly.” Laid back, but very serious in terms of what we’re responsible for as seller/servers. Especially when it comes to spotting drunks (oops, you can’t call them “drunks”), over pouring, and spotting minors (under age 21). I mean, after all, the older we get, the younger “they” look!
Here are some ways to spot a person who has had too much to drink and may be intoxicated: They’re loud, they stumble, fumble, laugh too much, say inappropriate things, hug others too much, may fall asleep on the table – hey, does this sound like anyone you know? Intoxicated or sober? Sorry, I love this event, and I will take my job seriously, and I’m not afraid to card ANYBODY! WATCH OUT!!!
GO’s Sand Bucket is only one beach bum’s journal of life at the beach, probably something each of you can relate to. Please feel free to email me with your thoughts, visions and/or feelings of just exactly what the beach means to you.
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