I went to Melbourne Cup

Well not really .... I didn't really go to Melbourne and i didn't really enjoy the races; was still in Sydney but i think in Australia when they say Melbourne Cup its pretty much a universal excuse not to go to work on that day =)

Had to work the bar at the Randwick Jockey Club (for those in the know ... MI2 was filmed there, just a little bit) ... not those nice easy bars but those horribly busy ones in the snobby members area. Anyhoo, I'm a bar supervisor because of my incredible level of competence but I really dunt want to be responsible any more ... I really don't ... I'd rather just get on the floor and serve booze but NO... I'm middle management now ... yuck

So I sorta went to Melbourne Cup, not to get drunk and oogle at the eye candy but to work and be yelled at

honestly i had the most retarded staff member ... didn't know shit ... but it didn't really make me angry ... his level of incompetance wasn't frustrating, it was more amusing. But I was short of one staff cause he disappeared somewhere and was never found again that day. Whatever I told him to do, all he basically did was just walk around the bar and look lost, even after i explained what he needed to do he still just walked around the bar looking lost. Had a few other no shows on my staff list which lead to some dramas because there was not enough service and massive queues .... but my bar still took in like 20+k ... which tells you how ridicuosly overpriced the alcohol is at the races. MY advice to people who want to come, get drunk first, and plenty of spirits like vodka does look a lot like mineral water (u can carry it in a Mt Franklin bottle and then mix it with soft drinks once you get there).

I think this is pretty much the last Melbourne Cup i'll ever be working