Serving Up the Best: Thanksgiving stories, tips, facts and fun - AARP Bulletin

Thanksgiving 2009 Serving Up the Best

Here’s one with a powerful and memorable ending. Share it with friends and family. It appeared originally in the Washington Post on Nov. 23, 1978.

It was the end of a busy Friday night dinner shift. Waitress Candacy Taylor sat in the back of a San Francisco restaurant with her exhausted coworkers, griping about their aching feet and the frustrations of the job.
The AARP Bulletin’s What I Really Know column comes from our readers. Each month we solicit short personal essays on a selected topic and post some of our favorites in print and online. These represent the best regarding the Thanksgiving holiday and spending time with family.
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