Postby ronangel » Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:47 am
In the mid 1970’s I worked for an American burger restaurant chain in London in charge of electrical maintenance, called “The great American success” At the Kensington branch (now a shoe shop) the Iranian chef had a pet boa constrictor snake (3ft long) which he kept as a mouse and rat killer at the restaurant rear kitchen. One day it disappeared and nobody could find it. The chef was very upset. At the front of the restaurant in the basement was a store room with the ladies and gents toilets next to it. At that time all the waitresses used to wear miniskirts as part of their uniforms. One evening while the place was very busy a loud screaming came from the toilets that it could be heard at the back in the kitchens as well as through the whole place! So loud we thought a girl had been attacked, murdered or raped. The doorman, manager, I and one of the kitchen staff ran to the toilets expecting the worst. We rushed into the ladies and the doorman kicked the door to the stall open where the screaming was coming from. The boa constrictor had come out of the toilet just as the young waitress was sitting down! The chef ran from the kitchen and was overjoyed to get his snake back! Went down kitchen toilet through drain pipe below restaurant and came up in customer/staff toilets at other end in basement. It was never reported as no member of the public was involved and the health inspector probably would have had something to say about mice, rats, and snakes in the restaurant! The waitress and snake were unharmed.