Read the menu at Magnolia Café
in Austin and you'll learn about about the sign. As a joke someone cut
a vinyl “Come
in, We’re Open” sign in half, flipped the halves around and taped them
together so that it read “Sorry We’re
Open.” The staff thought it was funny, but when they were shutting down
that
night and turned the sign around, the other side read, “Come In We’re
Closed.” So
they had to stay open all the time because of the sign. Um, O - kay.
Look inside another menu and you might find a little different story. Seems they used to open and close on a daily basis, but they only had one set of keys that they shared. Well, the keys were constantly misplaced until finally one day, no one could find them at all, so they had to stay open all the time. As they put it, 24/8. That's "24 hours a day, 8 days a week.” And that’s how come they never close. Got it? R-i-i-i-ight...
A couple of points about the stories:
2. Technology
has transformed us into a nation that doesn’t sleep.
Yes, I know there have always been all-night diners. But,
lately I’ve noticed that more and more businesses are staying open
beyond what used to be considered traditional hours. Remember when
banks used
to be open only during the hours when it was hardest to get to them
– like 9A.M. to 3P.M. when their customers had to work? Now, some are
even open on
Sunday. I don’t believe this is just a passing trend. It's a rapidly
approaching way of life. And of course I know there are plenty of
businesses that it wouldn't make sense to keep open all night. But it
might make sense to make your business accessible all-night through your website and an answering service or an automated voice system with an emergency number.
Anyway when you're in Austin check out the Magnolia Cafe. I'd recommend the "Love Migas." Most people eat them for for breakfast, but believe me, they're tasty 24/8.
-mikey
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