So, Da Dairy Druid and I went to Cracker Barrel last night for dinner. It wasn't too busy, as I think we got in just after the dinner rush, so it was only a few minutes to seat us. We ended up in the smoking section (I had said first available, so it wasn't that big a deal), which most of the time no one really smokes in anymore.
Everything was fine for the most part - the waitress was a bit harried, and we both think she just had a long day. We all do. But this story isn't about her as she got a very nice tip from me.
No, my story is about the table behind us.
You see, when we sat down, there was a father and daughter finishing up their dinner. The daughter was very well behaved and the father..well, I guess he was a father. Anyway, about 15-20 minutes in to our settling into our table, they left and the table was waiting to be cleared. A few minutes pass and I look up to see an older woman wander down the way to the yet to be cleared table and plop herself down in the seat.
She calls to her older friend who is slowly making her way to the table that she is just going to wait here until they decide to do their jobs and clear their table.
Now, with Cracker Barrel, you wait to be seated. It is not a seat yourself type of place. So this woman just decided that she was going to find an open table, cleared or not and sit herself down. She made a fuss when the hostess came and asked her if she could please stand up for a moment so that they could bus the table. I want to ask who does this, but I saw who does.
Everything was fine for the most part - the waitress was a bit harried, and we both think she just had a long day. We all do. But this story isn't about her as she got a very nice tip from me.
No, my story is about the table behind us.
You see, when we sat down, there was a father and daughter finishing up their dinner. The daughter was very well behaved and the father..well, I guess he was a father. Anyway, about 15-20 minutes in to our settling into our table, they left and the table was waiting to be cleared. A few minutes pass and I look up to see an older woman wander down the way to the yet to be cleared table and plop herself down in the seat.
She calls to her older friend who is slowly making her way to the table that she is just going to wait here until they decide to do their jobs and clear their table.
Now, with Cracker Barrel, you wait to be seated. It is not a seat yourself type of place. So this woman just decided that she was going to find an open table, cleared or not and sit herself down. She made a fuss when the hostess came and asked her if she could please stand up for a moment so that they could bus the table. I want to ask who does this, but I saw who does.
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