MayQueen > wrote in message
...
> The Ranger wrote:
>> I've met two of those idiots that think taking food
>> home is one of the worst social gaffs committed or
>> that taking home leftovers is "unhygienic." They
>> exhibited deeper issues, though, so handing them
>> each a bag of my leftovers for the return trip
>> home from the restaurant was enough payback for
>> a ruined evening out.
> Hee hee!

Indeed. It was my simple way of saying, "Never again" since
everything else I'd said that evening bounced off their
teflon-coated, cement-dense craniums...

> And what do you think about whether they take your
> plate away to put the leftovers away for you or bring
> the container to your table?

I am often annoyed at it although I'll do it. I _understand_ the
reasons behind having the patron do it but I prefer the "old
school" norms where the server considered it part of _their_ job.
C'est la vie...

The Ranger