Last night marks my first night of the new season at the one and only... Parlor City (NOT Tastee Freeze). Since they closed last fall, I sort of drifted away from the flow of making cones, working the scary freeze machine, and trying to fry the yummy cheddar nuggets without burning myself. I was so nervous walking into the place... the whole night was just so different!
For starters, basically the whole back of the store was all new. We got rid of our old fryer machine and got this new and improved one. With the old one you had to put the measured amount of food into this slot, type in the timed amount, and drop the food in. When the timer went off, the food would fall onto whichever side you dropped it in on, and then ya scooped it up and BAM ready. NOW, all you have to do is put the measured amount of food into the basket, push a button, it drops in and when its done, you put the food in the bag and your ready! I love it. Everything else, the machines and utensils, are the same, but the owners put in new steel counters. They are pretty cool! Easy to clean too.
Anyways, the night went actually really well. I came in and immediately started making ice cream cones for the people up front, and helping drive thru with their orders. I had kept thinking that it would take me a while to remember how to make an actual ice cream cone or how to blend a malt without it splattering all over me, but it clicked just like that. I was my usual working self in less than a minute. To top it off, the conversations with my worker friends was VERY interesting. So much was talked about and spilled throughout the whole night that I never had a moment where I felt "bored". Work has always had its' dull moments when I worked, but that night was just the best.
I don't work until tomorrow, but I am trying to get out of it because I have my first tennis practice and I do NOT want to miss that.
For starters, basically the whole back of the store was all new. We got rid of our old fryer machine and got this new and improved one. With the old one you had to put the measured amount of food into this slot, type in the timed amount, and drop the food in. When the timer went off, the food would fall onto whichever side you dropped it in on, and then ya scooped it up and BAM ready. NOW, all you have to do is put the measured amount of food into the basket, push a button, it drops in and when its done, you put the food in the bag and your ready! I love it. Everything else, the machines and utensils, are the same, but the owners put in new steel counters. They are pretty cool! Easy to clean too.
Anyways, the night went actually really well. I came in and immediately started making ice cream cones for the people up front, and helping drive thru with their orders. I had kept thinking that it would take me a while to remember how to make an actual ice cream cone or how to blend a malt without it splattering all over me, but it clicked just like that. I was my usual working self in less than a minute. To top it off, the conversations with my worker friends was VERY interesting. So much was talked about and spilled throughout the whole night that I never had a moment where I felt "bored". Work has always had its' dull moments when I worked, but that night was just the best.
I don't work until tomorrow, but I am trying to get out of it because I have my first tennis practice and I do NOT want to miss that.
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