The Bomber (campus pub) used to be a place of so much joy, now it only brings pain. It has taken off its white glove and slapped me across the face for the last time. Last night I waited over 2 hours and was still unable to get in. In hindsight I feel a little silly waiting so long, but once you have invested in something it’s hard to abandon it.



It all started innocently at 10 o’clock. Twenty minutes later we were near the front on the line when the rookie staff at the Bomber moved the entrance to the doors of the restaurant. There mass chaos as students skipped, ran and jumped their way over. Now we were further back in line and everyone started to get impatient and squeezed in until there was no personal space to be had. After 40 minutes of the squeeze we finally got in and were given a number.



I had just spent an hour to get in the waiting room for the Bomber. Five beers later and plenty of bitching and begging with the staff we were ready to concede. Only a fraction of people had been given the honour of entering and the number system was severely flawed, people who came in after us, went in before us.



What’s up with this rookie staff? Whose idea was it to replace the veteran manager with 4 students? Who do they think they’re fooling with their long lines to create demand while the Bomber lay dormant? Why is Moosehead considered and imported beer? Why don’t they want our money?



The Bomber has won this time. It may have crushed my spirit but it’s hasn’t quenched my taste for revenge.