Letter of Approval

To: Manager,
Waltzing Weasel

City of London Police Department
Crime Prevention Unit

Dear Sirs,

We at the Emily Chesley Reading Circle would like to congratulate you on your excellent community service and mature handling of a potentially dangerous situation.

On Tuesday December 22,1998 two of our members were in The Waltzing Weasel celebrating the season and toasting each other’s health. There were the remnants of staff party lounging at a couple of tables until they were cut off by the bartender. When asked how they would be getting home they replied: "we are driving." The manager asked them to reconsider and was told "there is nothing you can do about it." They were informed that the police would be called but they continued to laugh and swear at the manager.

The officer arrived shortly thereafter and immediately took control of the situation. He asked the group if they had had a good evening and then asked "who hasn’t had their mint?" This casual and disarming approach confused the decidedly sloshed patrons and when asked if they wanted a taxi called for them all replied yes without a word of complaint.

The rest of the evening went along smoothly, unfortunately not so the morning after, and our members were approached about their methods of transportation. The members replied that they would either walk or taxi home.

It is nice to see that an establishment that deals in alcohol is mature to enough to make sure all of its patrons get home safely. Emily Chesley would approve of you business practices and so does the Emily Chesley Reading Circle.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Jeff Black, Dude
For the Emily Chesley Reading Circle