On Jul 17, 12:10*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> The Ranger > wrote:
> > I'll still visit the restaurant but I was floored by the
> > attitude copped by the waiter. What's up with that?!

> It's impossible for any of use reading this to know what
> went down from hearing just one side of this story.
>
> One possibility is you were mistaken, the original bill
> was correct, and you invoked the nuclear option without
> just cause. *Or someone within your party did something
> less than completely civil towards the waitstaff at some point
> without your being aware of it. *It's really difficult
> to rule out any scenario, unless one is omniscient.

Mistakes on my part are not unheard of but mistakes from SWMBO are as
rare as hens' teeth, especially when dealing with receipts.

As far as me missing something my party did (or didn't) do... I'm not
really worried about that, either, because it's not his job to "teach
us." He clearly stepped over the line and I won't be anyone's patsy. I
don't need abuse when I dine out because someone is having an off
moment. If we made a mistake on the bill, there are many ways to
handle it; tossing it at the table was not it. Commenting, snottily
like he did, is way past the pale.

What would you have done, Steve?

The Ranger