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2005-09-03
Ice Tea & Tea
Last month I didn't write a report on the T&T evening, because I wasn't there. I was at the Gay Pride Parade instead.
But this month I was there again. And again it was my turn to work at the bar. This work starts at 7 PM with moving the tables, checking the stocks, preparing the rinsing-tub and the beer-pump and things like that.
When I enter I start with the most unpleasant work. That is carrying those heavy tables into another room and getting the tables we use from the second floor. I wasn't really surprised my colleague didn't show up very early, but when it was nearly 8 o'clock I asked Yvon, our hostess, whether Josje was expected to come at all...
"No, she called in sick. Jun will replace her..."
Yes, for Jun it is a two hour drive to Eindhoven, so that explains why she couldn't be here any sooner than 8 PM and she would be leaving at 2 AM already. It is a good thing she wanted to help out anyway. And Jun is a hard worker, it is nice to co-operate with her.
On the T&T-evenings you can see the whole spectrum of the T-community. This month was no exception. We saw a woman sitting at the bar by herself and we wondered where her husband might be. Maybe he was in the make-up room? Julia started a chat with her and then it became clear: She was a transsexual herself. Well, neither Julia nor me had seen or heard that, even though we are quite experienced in spotting trannies and even though we should have expected to see transsexuals on a T&T-evening. What a successful transition, great!
At the other end of the spectrum we met a Belgian couple. It was their first time on a T&T-meeting. As usual, Yvon took them along for an elaborate introduction talk. After that he went into the dressing room and emerged again in a transformed state. He was dressed in a mini skirt with panther print and a female blouse and he was wearing large earrings. He didn't have a wig yet and he also kept on his heavy, black, very male-looking glasses (Woody Allen type
). This is not an outfit to go outside in, but on a T&T-evening something like this is not a problem at all. They both enjoyed the evening very much and they will certainly be back next month.
As a barmaid you get to speak with all the guests on such an evening, but of course there is no room for profound conversations. Only with my colleague Jun I could have a more elaborate talk. She told me she had visited a get-together of trannies in England. She was amazed at how many transvestites were assembled there on a short notice. She thinks this would not have been possible in the Netherlands. There are so many transvestites in our country who would never dare to go outside while 'dressed'!
If you look at the orders people place, you can see there are groups of people who stick together all evening. Three times I got an order for 3 Ice-tea, 1 coke, 1 cola light en 1 'flat water' (that is the way Belgians refer to non-carbonated mineral water. Carbonated water is called 'fizzing water' in Belgium). But these groups are open to accept new people. I noticed when the next order was for 3 Ice-tea, 1 coke, 1 cola light, 1 'flat water', 1 orange juice and 1 Moreeke beer. Apparently two new people had joined the group.
As I said Jun is a hard worker. When people paced a large order with me, she spontaneously helped me to complete the order as quickly as possible. When I got an order for 3 tea, 1 coke, 1 cola light, 1 'flat water', 1 Moreeke beer and 1 coffee, she brought three tea cups with hot water. The mistake only became clear when I held open the box with tea-bags for the guests to pick their tea: They wanted Ice-tea again, not normal tea
Ice-tea is getting more and more popular on the T&T-evenings. This time we sold more than 80 cans of it. But we only have six special Ice-tea glasses. So we always have to improvise. This time we even served Ice-tea in Moreeke beer glasses. (Tip: Don't add more than one ice-cube, otherwise it won't fit )
Previous T&T-evenings: July, June, May, April, March, February, January, December, November, October, September, August, July 2004, June 2004, May 2004 and April 2004.
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But this month I was there again. And again it was my turn to work at the bar. This work starts at 7 PM with moving the tables, checking the stocks, preparing the rinsing-tub and the beer-pump and things like that.
When I enter I start with the most unpleasant work. That is carrying those heavy tables into another room and getting the tables we use from the second floor. I wasn't really surprised my colleague didn't show up very early, but when it was nearly 8 o'clock I asked Yvon, our hostess, whether Josje was expected to come at all...
"No, she called in sick. Jun will replace her..."
Yes, for Jun it is a two hour drive to Eindhoven, so that explains why she couldn't be here any sooner than 8 PM and she would be leaving at 2 AM already. It is a good thing she wanted to help out anyway. And Jun is a hard worker, it is nice to co-operate with her.
On the T&T-evenings you can see the whole spectrum of the T-community. This month was no exception. We saw a woman sitting at the bar by herself and we wondered where her husband might be. Maybe he was in the make-up room? Julia started a chat with her and then it became clear: She was a transsexual herself. Well, neither Julia nor me had seen or heard that, even though we are quite experienced in spotting trannies and even though we should have expected to see transsexuals on a T&T-evening. What a successful transition, great!
At the other end of the spectrum we met a Belgian couple. It was their first time on a T&T-meeting. As usual, Yvon took them along for an elaborate introduction talk. After that he went into the dressing room and emerged again in a transformed state. He was dressed in a mini skirt with panther print and a female blouse and he was wearing large earrings. He didn't have a wig yet and he also kept on his heavy, black, very male-looking glasses (Woody Allen type
). This is not an outfit to go outside in, but on a T&T-evening something like this is not a problem at all. They both enjoyed the evening very much and they will certainly be back next month.As a barmaid you get to speak with all the guests on such an evening, but of course there is no room for profound conversations. Only with my colleague Jun I could have a more elaborate talk. She told me she had visited a get-together of trannies in England. She was amazed at how many transvestites were assembled there on a short notice. She thinks this would not have been possible in the Netherlands. There are so many transvestites in our country who would never dare to go outside while 'dressed'!
If you look at the orders people place, you can see there are groups of people who stick together all evening. Three times I got an order for 3 Ice-tea, 1 coke, 1 cola light en 1 'flat water' (that is the way Belgians refer to non-carbonated mineral water. Carbonated water is called 'fizzing water' in Belgium). But these groups are open to accept new people. I noticed when the next order was for 3 Ice-tea, 1 coke, 1 cola light, 1 'flat water', 1 orange juice and 1 Moreeke beer. Apparently two new people had joined the group.
As I said Jun is a hard worker. When people paced a large order with me, she spontaneously helped me to complete the order as quickly as possible. When I got an order for 3 tea, 1 coke, 1 cola light, 1 'flat water', 1 Moreeke beer and 1 coffee, she brought three tea cups with hot water. The mistake only became clear when I held open the box with tea-bags for the guests to pick their tea: They wanted Ice-tea again, not normal tea
Ice-tea is getting more and more popular on the T&T-evenings. This time we sold more than 80 cans of it. But we only have six special Ice-tea glasses. So we always have to improvise. This time we even served Ice-tea in Moreeke beer glasses. (Tip: Don't add more than one ice-cube, otherwise it won't fit
)Previous T&T-evenings: July, June, May, April, March, February, January, December, November, October, September, August, July 2004, June 2004, May 2004 and April 2004.
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