Going Out with a Bang

Friday was quite a hectic day. So hectic that it could have been my last day on earth. Or so I have been told...

I was scheduled to work as a waitress at the restaurant I work at (instead of my typical hostess gig) which is a duty that is always proudly accepted. (How can I ever say no to the prospect of earning tip money? Woo-hoo to extra cash!!!)

Anyway, that night the restaurant was having it's best night ever. It was so great that the fates decided to pull an early April Fools prank on all of us gathered in the establishment by allowing a freak accident to occur. This accident consisted of a plate, a gas grill, and a gas line.

If you haven't guessed what happened, here it is: gas leak.

Yep, you read right, a gas leak. In a busy restaurant. In a packed restaurant. It was a ton of fun (**rolled eyes**) running around as calmly as possible making sure that the evacuation order was true and making sure that all our emergency exits were accessible before annoucing to a heck-a-lot cluless folks that they were enjoying their dinner in a possible time bomb. Woo. Hoo.

AS dire as the circumstaces sound, I couldn't help but giggle through-out the entire incident. That probably had to do with how relaxed all the patrons were during the whole incident. Plus it was a gas hearing one patron sarcastically complain how upset he was over how he had to leave the table after being so close to satisfying his growling stomach.

My favorite moment of the entire evening: a co-worker quickly running to the back of our establishment to get her cigarettes after I announced to the patrons to "...gather all belongings and calmly leave out the nearest exit." Yes, this event beat out surviving what could have been quite an "exploding" night.

We ended up sending all our customers home since we didn't know how long everything would take. It turned out we were able to open not even 30 minutes later for us to complete our eveing just as busy as we were before the incident.

I still giggled throughout the entire night.

And to those who have condenmed me for my giggling fit (y'all know who you are!), : P