"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" wrote:
>>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>>>"Ophelia" wrote:
>>>>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>>>>> "Ophelia" wrote:
>>>>>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>>>"Ophelia" wrote:
>>>>>>>>"jmcquown" wrote:
>>>>>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have to say, I think they thought I was a restaurant critic.
>>>>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>> pretty busy and I didn't want to take up space at a four-top.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>> sat
>>>>>>>>>>>> at the bar while I perused the menu. Ordered a glass of wine.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Then
>>>>>>>>>>>> I placed the order and went to the restroom.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> When I went back to my seat I mentioned they were almost out of
>>>>>>>>>>>> TP
>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>> the ladies room. Oh, and I did wonder about the small glasses
>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>> (something) I saw sitting under the beer taps. I asked what
>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>> about, thinking maybe the staff was having some brandy for
>>>>>>>>>>>> Christmas
>>>>>>>>>>>> Eve.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> After that I saw the bartender conferring with the cooks and
>>>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>>>>>>> all looking at me. I think they were wondering if I was
>>>>>>>>>>>> checking
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> place out. An inspector or one of the owners? LOL NO. I was
>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>> curious.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> LOL I love it) You should do that wherever you go from now
>>>>>>>>>>> on,
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> bet
>>>>>>>>>>> you got better food and service than anyone else there))))
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It's not the first time this sort of thing has happened. Ask me
>>>>>>>>>> sometime about when John and I attended a play. We were late
>>>>>>>>>> arriving
>>>>>>>>>> yet we were ushered to front row seats. I remember nudging him
>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>> point during the first act and wondering are they "playing" to
>>>>>>>>>> us?
>>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>>> certainly seemed that way. Did they think we were some sort of
>>>>>>>>>> VIP's?
>>>>>>>>>> It was rather distracting and uncomfortable.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To this day I could not tell you the name of that play. I can
>>>>>>>>>> tell
>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>> it probably never made it to Broadway. LOL
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I remember when John and I had breakfast in a small diner in
>>>>>>>>> Highland,
>>>>>>>>> Ilinois. When the waitress came to the table she asked if I'd
>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> cup of hot tea. That's not common in an old style US "diner".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I never had somone ask me if I'd like a cup of hot tea. I
>>>>>>>>> wondered
>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>> it. John says she asked because I look "Scottish". I don't know
>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>> the means. LOL
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>But, but you were wearing your kilt and doing a highland fling as
>>>>>>>>you
>>>>>>>>went the table ..... weren't you???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wearing a plaid tam and tootling Ian's bagpipes. lol
>>>>>>
>>>>>>We dinna ken Ian. Fa is he?? De ye ken, Jill???
>>>>>
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian
>>>>
>>>>Yes, Ian is the same as John. I'm not sure what that is referring to???
>>>
>>> Ask Jill.
>>
>>Well I know Jill's man is John because she has said so. Are you saying
>>she
>>has two boyfriends? One called Ian as well?
>
> Whooosh!

<shrug> Whooosh indeed!



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