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Wigzell: We just never, we got them and I don't know why they just never worked, we just had
<br />a real issue with installing them and we've never really had any problems. We close down
<br />early so we don't have late night, we don't have you know problems with the bar, we close the
<br />bar early. So, everybody goes home, we don't have any problems or issues, and so I think we
<br />never, nothing's really ever came up that we needed them.
<br />Davenport: I think it might be in your best interest to at least if you're going to have them, to
<br />have them operational. I don't think the time of day matters whether you think you may or may
<br />not encounter an issue at your bar.
<br />Wigzell: Okay, sure we can take care of that.
<br />Davenport: I mean, is it also commonplace for others to order drinks for your employees,
<br />because your bartender here states that he serves so many drinks, he doesn't know who
<br />they're going to. So, if Ms. Velazquez is saying that she did not order the drink, then who
<br />ordered the drink?
<br />Wigzell: Well, that I don't know, but I know that the restaurant part is away from the bar, so
<br />the bartender wouldn't know who ordered the drink. The waitress comes up to him and has a
<br />ticket and says we need this and puts it down and he makes the drink. It is up to the waitress
<br />out in the restaurant to check ID's (identifications) and confirm that they're old enough and the
<br />bartender does his own inside the bar.
<br />Davenport: Right, yeah again, I don't think distance between where the hostess is and where
<br />the bar is, I don't think distance matters, it's who is taking responsibility for serving this drink
<br />while an employee is on duty. So, are you saying now it's the waitresses, the wait staff, or are
<br />you saying it's Ms. Velazquez?
<br />Wigzell: Well, I guess I'm not sure what you're asking me.
<br />Davenport: Well, I want to know who's taking responsibility for her having a drink, if she's
<br />saying she did not order it, if the bartender is saying he just serves drinks and he doesn't
<br />know who they're going to, and then you're saying, well the wait staff makes sure that ID
<br />(identification) is shown. So, I just want to know who is taking responsibility for serving her
<br />this drink while she's on duty.
<br />Wigzell: Who served her the drink?
<br />Davenport: Yes, I presume it's the wait staff since Ms. Velazquez says she didn't go up to the
<br />bar.
<br />Wigzell: Sure, yeah well I'm really not sure, all I know is this, Esmeralda was sitting down
<br />with them, with the bartender, with the waitresses, and explained to them, you know you're
<br />not allowed to do that, that can't happen, you know you can't do that. He said, okay. I think
<br />he was just a lack of judgement or whatever it be because we're pretty careful with IDs
<br />(identifications) and minors and so forth, and people that've consumed alcohol, we've never
<br />had any problems, we've had a liquor license here for what, 30 years.
<br />Davenport: Thank you.
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