Buying Beer in Harlem

So after a full day in the office starting at 7.30 am with a systems demonstration, we leave midtown Manhattan to drive north to the Yankee stadium. Departure time was about 5 pm.

An hour later we are still on the bus because of traffic.

Instead of going East to 1st Avenue the bus driver kept going right up 6th to 125th and then turns right to go over to the Tribourough Bridge. With one lane open going onto the bridge it is taking us four or five lights to go one block. And we run out of beer.

From the Hoff Tour days I know there is a solution, so I grab the nearest New York office employee, Jim Cemprola, and he and I start walking East on 125th Street looking for a place that sells beer. At the end of the block, after shops selling nail jobs, gold chains and a variety of other schlock, we find a "bodega". Jim and I march to the back of the bodega and get four six packs and three big bags of potato chips. At the counter the beers come to $38 and the chips are $1 each. I didn't have enough money in my pocket, so Jim asks the Spanish speaking guy at the cash register if he takes credit cards! Ha! Bodegas apparently are notorious for selling stolen goods and we're asking if they take credit cards. Ha!

Our bus is still halfway back the block, so we leisurely walk back to it, jump on and resume serving the FTSE Directors and Staff cold beer.