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Princess Snake's story reminded me of this little gem from a week ago...
This happened at a local restaurant that my hunny and I frequent. Setting the scene- this is a popular place. It is HUGE. There are tables everywhere, and it is almost always packed. There are so many tables and so many people, we have yet to figure out how the servers know which area is theirs, because it's basically just a big open floor.
One night, we spot these children, RUNNING full out all over the restaurant. They are weaving between tables. Dashing between servers (who carry heavy platters, and some sizzling hot dishes, mind you). Dashing around chairs...three kids. Two older ones chasing a toddler.
We have NO IDEA where the parents are seated. It was a FULL HOUSE and these kids are going from one end to the other. Oh and they all have heelies on, too. The floor is all boarded so I guess they had to run since they couldn't possibly "heel around" without taking a nose dive. We witness the hostess, a few servers (and one server in particular spoke to these children SEVERAL times) try to get these kids to take their seats. At one point, the two older kids are picking up the younger one by hands and feet and dragging him through the restaurant. Eventually, they were far enough away from us that we weren't really paying attention, so I'm not sure what happened to them- but we stopped seeing them. And finally, we see them all leave with their parents.
I have several problems with this scenario.
1) Disturbance for the other patrons
2) Safety hazard for themselves, the servers and other patrons.
3) This is a BIG. CROWDED. place. They are at one end, and the parents are at another. They can't POSSIBLY have had their children in sight the whole time. The What If's, though unlikely, are not impossible to imagine.
I was tempted to back my chair up at juuuuust the right moment when those little heathen ran by...
But I don't like to hurt people, even horrible, deserving brats.
This happened at a local restaurant that my hunny and I frequent. Setting the scene- this is a popular place. It is HUGE. There are tables everywhere, and it is almost always packed. There are so many tables and so many people, we have yet to figure out how the servers know which area is theirs, because it's basically just a big open floor.
One night, we spot these children, RUNNING full out all over the restaurant. They are weaving between tables. Dashing between servers (who carry heavy platters, and some sizzling hot dishes, mind you). Dashing around chairs...three kids. Two older ones chasing a toddler.
We have NO IDEA where the parents are seated. It was a FULL HOUSE and these kids are going from one end to the other. Oh and they all have heelies on, too. The floor is all boarded so I guess they had to run since they couldn't possibly "heel around" without taking a nose dive. We witness the hostess, a few servers (and one server in particular spoke to these children SEVERAL times) try to get these kids to take their seats. At one point, the two older kids are picking up the younger one by hands and feet and dragging him through the restaurant. Eventually, they were far enough away from us that we weren't really paying attention, so I'm not sure what happened to them- but we stopped seeing them. And finally, we see them all leave with their parents.
I have several problems with this scenario.
1) Disturbance for the other patrons
2) Safety hazard for themselves, the servers and other patrons.
3) This is a BIG. CROWDED. place. They are at one end, and the parents are at another. They can't POSSIBLY have had their children in sight the whole time. The What If's, though unlikely, are not impossible to imagine.
I was tempted to back my chair up at juuuuust the right moment when those little heathen ran by...
But I don't like to hurt people, even horrible, deserving brats.
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