On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:42:32 -0000, "Ophelia"
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> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 2/22/2013 2:57 PM, sf wrote:
> >
> >> You've had a lot of things for years. The thing I liked best that I
> >> saw on my very first trip to Europe was that waiters had a handheld
> >> credit card machine, took care of the transaction on the spot and your
> >> credit card never left your sight. We've never seen waiters here use
> >> them and have no idea why it hasn't caught on.
> >>
> > About 15 years ago, I took my daughter on the train from London to
> > Inverness. She really enjoyed the trip (the weather was good, so the
> > scenery was visible), but what really impressed her was the dining car
> > with its white tablecloths and attentive waiters who treated her like a
> > grown-up - and when the bill came, the waiter whipped out one of those
> > card readers. "But it's a _train_! How can they authorise your card on a
> > _train_?"
> >
> > I really hate having my card disappear from sight, as happens in US
> > restaurants.
>
> I wouldn't allow it!
>
That means you'd have to get up and go to the register where they do
the transactions, because it's not coming to you.

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