Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 08:08:47 -0700
Title: Chicken Special

When I arrived at Bikers Jake was busy unstopping kitchen
drain traps again. The dinner special was Country Fried
Chicken Backs, Necks & WingTips with Country Chicken Gravy.
Jake had made the mistake of trying to run the trays through
the dishwasher without first scraping the leftover gravy.
Instead he tried to wash it down the drain or put it directly into
the dishwasher.  The 3 traps in the kitchen were completely
clogged with a gelatinous, doughy white cooked chicken
smelling mass.  Hot water didn't penetrate, it simply thinned
the stuff into a greasy viscous white liquid with nowhere to go
but the stainless steel floors and out the back door into the
alley.

"Joey and Sis were by.  Wanted to know where you were.
Sis was pissed. Something about you and Harley leaving her
stranded at the Center.  They said they'd be back later.
Joey wants to talk, Sis needs a ride to work this morning."

The kitchen clock reads 5:30.  This Morning?

"Hey, boss.  Where have you been all night?  Did you get
any sleep?  You look bad... but not as bad as Joey
looked.  He got into some sort of cat fight or something.
Oh yeah, Claire's in the hospital.  She's asking for me so
I'm gonna have to go see her, I guess..."

There are still some customers finishing off their
Specials and Jake's special morning drink, pine-scented
whiskey-sours.  He calles the drink Sour Logs.
It is early and very late.  The bikers look tired too.

Upstairs the water is still below the grating so it's
dry and not greasy.  As I look in the mirror, I realize I
I'm not sure what I expect to see there.

quon.dam \'kwa:n-d*m, -.dam\ aj [L, at one time, formerly,
fr. quom, cum  when; akin to L qui]who - more at WHO :
FORMER, SOMETIME {a ~ friend}.

It feels like I need sleep but I should probably get back to
the Center later this morning.  A quick nap.  More bad
dreams about explosions and sick sisters?  More mazes
to deal with?


Thursday.  March.  Rain predicted.
Rain Rain go away...?  Something not oft heard in
San Diego...

love ya,
de