Chapter 318

• Competitors with benefits
• It was a Tuesday, and the usual early evening crowd sat around. We were discussing the latest news in town. Now, this bar was in a small town halfway between Philly and AC. I worked here a couple of nights and every Friday. The town was not big but it was the only bar for around ten miles or so. The locals came in and kept the place busy. I kept them entertained. I made good money and had very few problems. During Happy Hour, I held a Town Talk. Being that I lived 30 minutes away, I wanted to know what was going on. Tell me what is going on in the little corner of paradise. The whole bar would gossip and BS about town events. It was always humorous, never mean. I made sure of that. People used to come in, especially for the few hours we did it. This time, one of my regulars mentioned a new bartender at a bar down the road. He was talking about her being cute. Another guy mentioned she was young. Then another talked about her bubbly personality. I commented that she was new and that with customers like them, the bubbly personality would go away soon.
• “Sounds like someone is jealous,” someone said.