The End of Hashing (as We Know It)
Scouting trail yesterday, Casual Friday and I stopped by a sports bar we’re planning to use as a beer stop. The establishment, a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise on Tucson’s east side, has gone over to the Dark Side, judging by the sign taped to the door:
Due to the popularity of Superbowl, we are forced to charge patrons $5 for seats at the bar or at tables. Parties of 4 or more may reserve tables by contacting _________. The charge for a table of 4 is $20, for a table of 6 $30. To reserve a table for 4 or 6, you must have 4 or 6 people in your party. All parties must be seated by 3PM on game day.
This won’t affect us – Superbowl Sunday is a few weeks away still, and our hash is next weekend. But tell you what, if there were another bar in the neighborhood (unfortunately there isn’t), we’d change our beer stop.
“Due to the popularity of Superbowl, we are forced to charge patrons $5 for seats at the bar or at tables.” Right. Due to your greed, we are forced to buy 12-packs and pizzas and watch Superbowl at home!
The end of hashing (as we know it) doesn’t happen all at once. It happens in increments. First they let in harriettes. Then we had to quit marking trails with powdered anthrax flour. Pretty soon, if this is indeed the start of a trend, we’ll have to pay for the privilege of paying for beer and snacks at a bar.
And if you think this new trend’ll be bad for hashing, just imagine what Buffalo Wild Wing’s bartenders and waitresses must be thinking: “Way to go, boss . . . there go our tips!”
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