So I was stuck in Morrisburg last night... in a Tim Hortons to be exact... I called a taxi to drive me to Cornwall so I could book a train ticket.
The taxi driver was exceptionally nice, telling me he hears all sorts of weird stories on his night shift.
I bought the train ticket and he dropped me off at an Econo Lodge in Cornwall. I dropped my stuff off, called my girlfriend and texted her mom to let her know of the situation.
I was filled with anger over the stupidity of the situation, but alas it was another fun adventure in my life. There's only so much that can be thrown at you, I guess I haven't reached the limit... lol
I walked out of the 'lodge at around 11:30-ish, looking for a place to eat. I tried KFC, nope closed, McDonalds, nope closed, Wendy's? Nope closed... Alas a beacon in the night flashed before me. It was a Burger freaking King. I walked across the main intersection to the Burger and placed my order. The manager was very friendly and almost resembled my brother Kevin , except older. I told him my story as he listenned intently. He retorted with such words as "that's shitty", and "wow, can you imagine". He kept talking to me however...... I sat down and he came by where I was sitting and was telling me about how he's been manager for the longest time and how he's only been in cornwall for 10 years. He used to be manager in Ottawa, where he had a blast. He used to out drinking pretty often and loved the nightlife. At around supper time, the Ottawa Burger King would get pretty full, unfortunately with prostitutes and pimps. He had to fix this situation if he wanted families to come into the store and dine at ease. He made rules. He told them all that they he to go upstairs and could not enter Burger King until after 7pm. They agreed. He mentionned that at one point a pimp was not happy with his 'trick' and hit her over the second floor ledge, where she fell and hit the table below. He described the situation as a half naked girl with legs wide open falling to the table below. The pimp walked downstairs, handed Tom $2,000 and left with the girl. Seemingly she was never THAT hurt... but yikes!
Tom then left Ottawa as per a request from a friend Luke (who was a general manager of some sort) to manage the Cornwall store, which was falling apart. The employees didn't care, the customers were not coming back, etc...
He scoped the place a week before starting and at one point came up to an employee and said to him that if he continues to smoke up outside the store, when he's manager, he's the first to go. Sure enough, he was the first to go.
As he see's it, it's very important that the employees care for there work or the customers will simply not come back. He said that as an example if the employee is cleaning a table and a customer walks in that you should greet the customer immediately and quickly finish you work and help the customer.
He mentionned that courtesy and just being nice in general will help the business to a huge degree. He said word of mouth is a dangerous thing, and I tend to agree.
He wanted to go out drinking that night, however I just couldn't do it. I was over tired, and already pretty stressed. He did mention that he would pass by after work and knock on my door to be sure I couldn't go out. I thought that was a bit weird, but whatever... He never knocked, or I simply slept through it, who knows for sure...
Something interesting like this doesn't happen often in my life , so I thought this was my mini adventure and I should just accept it an keep moving forward.
....Until that time, i'll be on the road again.
The taxi driver was exceptionally nice, telling me he hears all sorts of weird stories on his night shift.
I bought the train ticket and he dropped me off at an Econo Lodge in Cornwall. I dropped my stuff off, called my girlfriend and texted her mom to let her know of the situation.
I was filled with anger over the stupidity of the situation, but alas it was another fun adventure in my life. There's only so much that can be thrown at you, I guess I haven't reached the limit... lol
I walked out of the 'lodge at around 11:30-ish, looking for a place to eat. I tried KFC, nope closed, McDonalds, nope closed, Wendy's? Nope closed... Alas a beacon in the night flashed before me. It was a Burger freaking King. I walked across the main intersection to the Burger and placed my order. The manager was very friendly and almost resembled my brother Kevin , except older. I told him my story as he listenned intently. He retorted with such words as "that's shitty", and "wow, can you imagine". He kept talking to me however...... I sat down and he came by where I was sitting and was telling me about how he's been manager for the longest time and how he's only been in cornwall for 10 years. He used to be manager in Ottawa, where he had a blast. He used to out drinking pretty often and loved the nightlife. At around supper time, the Ottawa Burger King would get pretty full, unfortunately with prostitutes and pimps. He had to fix this situation if he wanted families to come into the store and dine at ease. He made rules. He told them all that they he to go upstairs and could not enter Burger King until after 7pm. They agreed. He mentionned that at one point a pimp was not happy with his 'trick' and hit her over the second floor ledge, where she fell and hit the table below. He described the situation as a half naked girl with legs wide open falling to the table below. The pimp walked downstairs, handed Tom $2,000 and left with the girl. Seemingly she was never THAT hurt... but yikes!
Tom then left Ottawa as per a request from a friend Luke (who was a general manager of some sort) to manage the Cornwall store, which was falling apart. The employees didn't care, the customers were not coming back, etc...
He scoped the place a week before starting and at one point came up to an employee and said to him that if he continues to smoke up outside the store, when he's manager, he's the first to go. Sure enough, he was the first to go.
As he see's it, it's very important that the employees care for there work or the customers will simply not come back. He said that as an example if the employee is cleaning a table and a customer walks in that you should greet the customer immediately and quickly finish you work and help the customer.
He mentionned that courtesy and just being nice in general will help the business to a huge degree. He said word of mouth is a dangerous thing, and I tend to agree.
He wanted to go out drinking that night, however I just couldn't do it. I was over tired, and already pretty stressed. He did mention that he would pass by after work and knock on my door to be sure I couldn't go out. I thought that was a bit weird, but whatever... He never knocked, or I simply slept through it, who knows for sure...
Something interesting like this doesn't happen often in my life , so I thought this was my mini adventure and I should just accept it an keep moving forward.
....Until that time, i'll be on the road again.
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