Yes. I did it. I went to Bartender College. Back when I was a younger and more footloose person I accepted an invite from a friend in a larger city to room with him there. So I figured a way to land on my feet in new city would be to have a job skill, something always in demand, like bartending.
I paid something equivalent to a months rent on the local Bartender College at the strip mall. What I received in return was two weekends of classroom sessions, about 20 hours, of bartender training.
The stripmall classroom was set…
