Dave generally worked the first couple hours at the bar alone during the week. Like most bars, his busiest days were Friday and Saturday.
At five, his waitress, Louise, came on duty, and at six, his bartender, Ivan appeared. Those two, together with him, made up the majority of his staff. He had another part-time waitress who came in only on Fridays and Saturdays.
Only two of his regular customers sat at the bar drinking beers with their eyes glued to the basketball game he had on the television above the bar. Dave refilled the bowls of peanuts and set them in front of the guys.
Because it was December, he’d set out a few Christmas decorations. Some twinkling lights around the door, an artificial tree with some dollar store decorations, and a couple of cardboard Santa Claus’s tacked to
