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>>> 'Think the barrel needs changing this tastes awful
I've heard that one plenty of times, Lynne!
I've not often been conned behind a bar but I did get caught out by the smartly dressed, well-spoken, stereotypical 'little old lady' who came in one lunchtime and ordered two different drinks, only to realise that here friend (who was 'following on behind') had got her purse. She was most apologetic and assured me that she'd pay for the drinks as soon as her friend arrived. Of course, I was soon distracted by serving other customers, only to then find two empty glasses and no little old lady. To make it worse, all of the pub regulars were laughing because they all knew her and said that she'd used the same trick in every pub for miles around! (My excuse was that I was only 18 years old and only been working behind the bar for a couple of weeks. I found that I needed to learn very quickly!)