In Support of Servers Cash is King

Kris Downey
2 min readFeb 19, 2021
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

I got through college, more than a few decades ago, by working as a waitress. Today that job is called a server — a much better title. The restaurant I worked at met my two important criteria: no alcohol and free food. My college meal plan involved minimal grocery store trips and a heavy reliance on free food. Bill Knapp’s, a family restaurant in Toledo Ohio, fit the bill (no pun intended).

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Kris Downey

I’m a woman who pays attention and enjoys sharing the absurd things I notice. My humor essay collection and less-humorous memoir are in the works..