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street sights ·

George's Hardware

I needed air in my bicycle tires, so I thought I'd stop by George's Hardware which is next door to gr/eats. I rode into the back mechanics shop, and was amazed. Look at this place. It's filled with parts, broken edgers, mowers, grease, working mechanics, tools, and a floor that's gritty.

There's four dudes working most of the time, they're mostly Latino except for Jake, who's on our softball team.

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Food · restaurant ·

gr/eats

I’m working at gr/eats once in a while to help out. Today, this dish came out from the kitchen and I had to take a photo. That’s omelette rice and it made me hungry. It’s actually fun to work at gr/eats, if it’s just a little, it feels pretty good, and I think I’m actually alright at it. I think I’m paying attention to every table almost at the same time. People need water, Ice-tea, lemonade, more napkins, their check, change, and so on. The idea is to beat them to their asking you for anything, as if you’re not even there. It’s not easy, and some people are wired for it, but most aren’t. That’s Nelson running things in way back.
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food · restaurant ·

gr/eats

I'm working at gr/eats once in a while to help out. Today, this dish came out from the kitchen and I had to take a photo. That's omelette rice and it made me hungry.

It's actually fun to work at gr/eats, if it's just a little, it feels pretty good, and I think I'm actually alright at it. I think I'm paying attention to every table almost at the same time. People need water, Ice-tea, lemonade, more...
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