DGS49
Diamond Member
...I have a very low tolerance for idiocy.
Last night, four couples including me and the S.O. went out to dinner at a "nice" restaurant, as we do every year.
The waitress came to our table promptly, and, seeing that we were bullshitting, offered to get us all a glass of water while we pondered what drinks we might want; and she did.
Ten minutes later she came back for our drink order. Three of the females in the group acted as though the request was totally out of the blue. They THEN picked up the drink menu, started discussing what might be a nice wine or drink to order...while the waitress fiddled her thumbs for ten minutes before actually getting our orders. Twenty minutes later she came back and, seeing that that we were STILL just bullshitting, said she would be back "in a bit" to get our food orders...which she did. AGAIN, the three ladies appeared never to have suspect that anyone would ask something so vulgar as what they might like to eat, chatted among themselves for another ten minutes before giving their orders, two of them changing their minds in mid-selection.
Same laborious process when she finally came around with our checks. The last of the three was puzzling with her fucking cell phone for ten minutes as she gazed upon the check - apparently trying to figure out what 20% (or whatever percentage) of the tab came out to. Waitress gave up and walked away after observing this process for as long as she could stand it.
Had I been the waiter, I would have executed everyone at the table right around the time she gave up getting our food order within the first hour. Wouldn't do much for my tips, I suspect.
Last night, four couples including me and the S.O. went out to dinner at a "nice" restaurant, as we do every year.
The waitress came to our table promptly, and, seeing that we were bullshitting, offered to get us all a glass of water while we pondered what drinks we might want; and she did.
Ten minutes later she came back for our drink order. Three of the females in the group acted as though the request was totally out of the blue. They THEN picked up the drink menu, started discussing what might be a nice wine or drink to order...while the waitress fiddled her thumbs for ten minutes before actually getting our orders. Twenty minutes later she came back and, seeing that that we were STILL just bullshitting, said she would be back "in a bit" to get our food orders...which she did. AGAIN, the three ladies appeared never to have suspect that anyone would ask something so vulgar as what they might like to eat, chatted among themselves for another ten minutes before giving their orders, two of them changing their minds in mid-selection.
Same laborious process when she finally came around with our checks. The last of the three was puzzling with her fucking cell phone for ten minutes as she gazed upon the check - apparently trying to figure out what 20% (or whatever percentage) of the tab came out to. Waitress gave up and walked away after observing this process for as long as she could stand it.
Had I been the waiter, I would have executed everyone at the table right around the time she gave up getting our food order within the first hour. Wouldn't do much for my tips, I suspect.