On Wed 06 Jul 2005 10:15:45p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 23:09:48 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I also have found a
>> lot of parents are so used to tantrums and screaming fits from their kids
>> they simply tune them out.
>
> I was under the impression it was an INFANT. Infants cry (and not
> very loudly) - that's the nature of the beast. If mom or dad had
> already shoved a pacifier or bottle in it's mouth, then maybe the
> problem was at the other end. In any case, the OP had his chance to
> leave but didn't - even though getting up and leaving would have been
> a clearer statement of dissatisfaction than stiffing the waiter.
>
> I have no sympathy for him.

You are cruel and without pity! :-))

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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