— Service industry salute. 🫡
Here’s a long-form post drafted around the theme — touching on its origins, its uses in culture and kitchens, and how it became a metaphor for knowing when to walk away. Title: 86 It: The Secret Language of Letting Go eighty-six 86
If you’ve ever worked a Friday night dinner shift, slung drinks behind a packed bar, or even just watched enough kitchen reality TV, you’ve heard the word. Sometimes it’s a barked command: “86 the salmon – it’s turning.” Sometimes it’s a quiet defeat: “We’re 86 on clean glasses.” And sometimes, it’s a mercy: “86 that ticket – customer changed their mind.” — Service industry salute
