Friday, December 4, 2009

Day 501: The Beer Crate Guys – Part II

Beyond my desire to track their migration… I am fascinated by the possible impact The Beer Crate Guys have on an organizational level.

As previously mentioned, sometimes there is just one representative… sometimes there are 20. And the question at hand is this: in the Beer Crate Guy bylaws, how many does it take to have a coram?

Seriously, is there a set schedule in regards to observances? Are their mandatory days where all members must attend? And some days that are optional? Or are some Guys only expected to put in part-time hours? Part-time employment would make sense due to the world economic crisis.

Sometimes, when there are quite a few Guy in attendance, I have noticed that they have broken into two groups. What is the function of these groupings? Are there separate factions? Have The Beer Crate Guys fallen victim to partisanship?

Or are these smaller groups intended for small group sharing? Is it a safe place for these guys to share their fears and passions in a safe environment?

Or have some Beer Crate Guys achieved a higher level of degrees or experience points and are now venerated among the Beer Crate sitting communities, no longer expected to fraternize with those of lesser experience and commitment?

Or are they simply talking Red Rover strategy for their upcoming rumble?

Who know?

2 comments:

peegee said...

I see now, after your second post, that you are truly fascinated by 'the beer crate guys', so I've decided to shed some light on this subject.
These are probably construction workers on a break. Apparently, there is some stupid rule that workers shouldn't drink on a site, 'cause they tend to sometimes forget the height they are on.. so they drink where boss can pretend not to see them.
Also, most of them have families outside of Belgrade, and they live and work 5 days of week here; so even when they're done, they got no place special to go after work, so they stay for a quick one with the guys from the second shift (already tipsy from the beer they had before work and during the break). Sometimes they wait for the second shift to go on the break to keep them company... I guess you get the point now.

Kerry said...

I still think that you're just jealous and want to be one of the beer guys.