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Gregory Morrow[_409_]

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:56:11 -0800, wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:03:04 -0600, Lou Decruss
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I just saw a clip on the news about the new Superdawg that opened
>>> Thursday in NW suburb of Chicago. Superdawg is pretty famous in
>>> this part of the world. I was surprised to hear all the employees
>>> get 100 of their health insurance paid for by the company. They
>>> have 96 stalls with the speaker/mic thingie and the food comes out
>>> on the tray that clips to the car window. I know Sonic still does
>>> that but does anyone else still do it? Is/was this done anywhere
>>> other than the states?
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdawg
>>>
>>> Just curious,
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>>
>> A restaurant chain called "White Spot" in British Columbia Canada
>> still has a few locations offering carhop service though the huge
>> majority of their outlets offer dine-in only. I worked for this
>> outfit as a carhop weekends and summers all through high school- a
>> great place to work in those days (1960's). Pay was pretty close to
>> minimum wage but with diligent and attentive customer service tips
>> would usually double the hourly rate. Managers were invariably nice
>> guys, most of the staff were young and upbeat. I had a lot of fun
>> working there, made some friendships that endure to this day.
>
> Nice story Jimmy. It's not often you hear of someone having fun at
> work. But Greg will want to know if you wore a short skirt!
>

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Greg