On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:45:51 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Kathleen wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> Normally I'd laugh it off, but I never know how my gut is going to
>>> take dairy, and I didn't plan to spend my day in the hotel room. I
>>> told her it's not what I ordered and she didn't pick it up but gave
>>> me a look that said Could you just eat it anyway?
>>> Lady, don't make me feel badly about it, just bring me a new
>>> omelette?
>>
>> Well, yeah. It's not like she had to lay the frackin' eggs herself.
>
>(laugh) She was probably in trouble for getting orders wrong
>often. We ate there a couple of times, damn, got the same
>waitress. I asked for rye toast. Didn't particularly enjoy the
>DRY toast that showed up.
>
Uh, oh... somebody has a hearing problem. Sounds like she needs to
read back the orders to customers so they can correct mistakes before
they arrive at the table.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Wed 17 Jun 2009 07:10:04p, sf told us...

> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:29:06 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>While Longhorn Steakhouse is nothing like a Morton's, Ruth's Chris,
>>Smith & Wollensky, etc., they do a creditable job with decent meat and
>>side dishes.
>>
>>This episode must have been an off night.
>
> I'll believe you. Thanks. That puts it in Cattlemen's Steakhouse
> territory. Good food, not too expensive, no problem with service and
> if an order went wrong I'm sure they'd fix it without a fuss. It's a
> popular place, even in this recession.
>
> Did you look at the Longhorn Steakhouse website? Those pictures made
> their food look perfectly awful.
>

Yes, and I agree. The actual food served is very appetizing to look at. I
usually order a ribeye, a baked sweet potato (huge) and salad with blue
cheese dressing.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead ~not sick, not
wounded ~dead. ~Woody Allen

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
. ..
> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>
> The Ranger
>

If they refuse to acknowledge an error it's a no-brainer: Where's the
Manager?

Jill

Nancy Young wrote:
> Kathleen wrote:

>
> (laugh) She was probably in trouble for getting orders wrong
> often. We ate there a couple of times, damn, got the same waitress. I
> asked for rye toast. Didn't particularly enjoy the DRY toast that
> showed up.
>



She may have a hearing loss, ya think?

gloria p

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:45:51 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:

>> (laugh) She was probably in trouble for getting orders wrong
>> often. We ate there a couple of times, damn, got the same
>> waitress. I asked for rye toast. Didn't particularly enjoy the
>> DRY toast that showed up.
>>
> Uh, oh... somebody has a hearing problem.

That's what I figured, though I don't know how she got cheese
omelette out of garden omelette with bacon.

> Sounds like she needs to
> read back the orders to customers so they can correct mistakes before
> they arrive at the table.

You're right, that's a good idea.

nancy

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:55:14 -0400, "Norman Paperman"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:45:25 -0400, "Norman Paperman"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>>> . ..
>>>>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that
>>>>> the dish they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what
>>>>> you ordered.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Ranger
>>>>
>>>> Talk to the manager?
>>>>
>>>> Throw the incorrect dish in their (server and/or manager) face and
>>>> leave?
>>>>
>>>> Call the cops?
>>>>
>>>> Get a life instead of whining on usenet?
>>>
>>> I actually interpreted the post as an attempt to brush up on social
>>> skills. Maybe you should keep reading the thread?
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> I think that you must have missed most of the posts that "The
>> Ranger" has made over the years. Lucky you!
>
> Actually I've read this group long enough to know he's got recipes in
> the RFC cookbook and was involved in the shipping. Although I don't
> read all the long winded posts about the "daughter units" he's never
> attacked me and I don't think anyone else unless provoked.
>
> If you don't like his posts then just killfile him and that will free
> some time up for you to share some of your extensive culinary
> knowledge with us. I'm always up for learning cuz I'm a big dummie.
>

Who is this "Norman Paperman"...

<chuckle>


--
Best
Greg

Kathleen wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I don't have any life-threatening allergies, but this did remind me
>> of
>> the last time I was away on vacation, a few months ago. I ordered
>> an omelette, my usual garden type filling and what arrived was a
>> cheese omelette.
>> Normally I'd laugh it off, but I never know how my gut is going to
>> take
>> dairy, and I didn't plan to spend my day in the hotel room. I told
>> her it's not what I ordered and she didn't pick it up but gave me a
>> look that said Could you just eat it anyway?
>> Lady, don't make me feel badly about it, just bring me a new
>> omelette?
>
> Well, yeah. It's not like she had to lay the frackin' eggs herself.

<lol>

Or walk miles through the driving snow to collect them...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Kathleen wrote:
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I don't have any life-threatening allergies, but this did remind me
>>> of
>>> the last time I was away on vacation, a few months ago. I ordered
>>> an omelette, my usual garden type filling and what arrived was a
>>> cheese omelette.
>>> Normally I'd laugh it off, but I never know how my gut is going to
>>> take
>>> dairy, and I didn't plan to spend my day in the hotel room. I told
>>> her it's not what I ordered and she didn't pick it up but gave me a
>>> look that said Could you just eat it anyway?
>>> Lady, don't make me feel badly about it, just bring me a new
>>> omelette?
>>
>> Well, yeah. It's not like she had to lay the frackin' eggs herself.
>
> <lol>
>
> Or walk miles through the driving snow to collect them...
>
Uphill, both ways.

"sf" wrote:
> Bob Muncie wrote:
>
>>I draw the line when I'm at an expensive restaurant. If I order a $30
>>steak med rare, I expect it med rare, not med ~ well. If I'd have wanted
>>that, I'd have bought the $4.00 steak (on sale) at the grocery, and
>>asked my wife to cook it.
>
> I think if you're paying $30 for a steak, the restaurant will make
> sure it's done to your expectations. I don't like to order rare/med.
> rare, I'll describe what I want it to look like so there is no mix up.
> They can submit and order for whatever their kitchen calls the degree
> of rareness that I want.
>
>

Why would any normal brained person go out to eat and then order something
they can easily prepare better at home and for a lot fewer dollars... who
needs the stress of anticipating a poor cut of beef incorrectly cooked (that
they need to give the kitchen staff a list of instructions) that's going to
set you back $30... if I gotta go through all that angst then they gotta pay
me $30 to eat there. And you just bought a friggin' high priced indoor
grill.... Duh ... gotta be for decorative purposes only. For $30 I can buy
enough quality beef steak to feed me and six cats three times, and nothing
is easier to cook to desired doneness at home than steak, ok, well a bowl of
conflakes is easier.

For me going out to eat means treating myself to a totally relaxing
experience ordering something I can't easily prepare at home, not a
no-brainer steak I can just slap on the grill. If going out to eat means I
have to feel all antsy for hours in advance anticipating a poorly cooked
meal that I'll probably have to argue about to get it replaced then I'd much
rather stay home and eat cornflakes.

I can't comprehend why anyone in the US who fancies themself a foodie would
even consider going out to eat steak... I'd sooner light a hibachi in my
yard and toast tube steak on a stick followed by toasted marshmallows. I
don't consider any steak house a restaurant, they're all a rip-off... folks
who go out to eat steak don't even enjoy it (proven by posters here for
years), they're just being pretentious is all... many times I've seen where
people order steak and leave most on their plate because it's inedible,
while I picked my Long Island Duckling carcass clean, or devoured a couple
huge stuffed pork chops, or sucked off a rack of perfectly suculent Qed
ribs... I've gone out with people to Lung Guylands finast seafood
restaurants and they'll actually order the prime rib (which is always a crap
shoot), while I enjoy the Catch of the Day, a huge slab of broiled halibut
mere hours out of the sea with all the fixin's for 1/3 the price and all
edible.

Only the TIADers order steak... folks who peruse an entire menu and then
order the steak are just
saying that they can't cook a lick... the kitchen staff laughs their ass off
when anyone orders steak because the morons are willing to pay three times
the price for something that takes no effort and no
brains to prepare... cooking steak only requires one baby ratchet click up
from fast food burger flipper.

"gloria.p" wrote
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Kathleen wrote:
>
>>
>> (laugh) She was probably in trouble for getting orders wrong
>> often. We ate there a couple of times, damn, got the same waitress. I
>> asked for rye toast. Didn't particularly enjoy the DRY toast that showed
>> up.
>>
> She may have a hearing loss, ya think?
>
>

Far more likely a customer with a speech impediment and an enunciation
handicap. People who regularly recieve incorrect orders ought to see a
speech therapist. Most wait staff is fairly young and very few young folks
have a hearing problem... but fully one half of the people one encounters,
especially younger people - under 40 - definitely have a speech/speaking
problem, as bad as today's singers, they speak like they're talking through
a nose full of snot, none can actually sing and none can actually play
musical instruments, (an electric guitar is NOT a musical instrument) all
they do is scream incoherently and make loud noises... no way is it music...
I can make better sounds taking a dump.

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:37:52 -0500, Lou Decruss
> wrote:


>
>Actually I've read this group long enough to know he's got recipes in
>the RFC cookbook and was involved in the shipping. Although I don't
>read all the long winded posts about the "daughter units" he's never
>attacked me and I don't think anyone else unless provoked.
>
>If you don't like his posts then just killfile him and that will free
>some time up for you to share some of your extensive culinary
>knowledge with us. I'm always up for learning cuz I'm a big dummie.
>
>Lou

<sneaking in from behind the curtain in the corner>
I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter units and
SWMBO. I'm childless by nature and desire, but still enjoy knowing
that there are well-mannered children about who are being taught the
social graces that make our society so much more pleasant to live in.
Are you still sharing them elsewhere, Ranger? I'd love a chance to
read some more. Heaven knows that they are far and few between in this
day and age.

bbdimples
bbdimplesfan at yahoo dot com

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:55:14 -0400, "Norman Paperman"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:45:25 -0400, "Norman Paperman"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>>>> . ..
>>>>>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that
>>>>>> the dish they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what
>>>>>> you ordered.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Ranger
>>>>>
>>>>> Talk to the manager?
>>>>>
>>>>> Throw the incorrect dish in their (server and/or manager) face and
>>>>> leave?
>>>>>
>>>>> Call the cops?
>>>>>
>>>>> Get a life instead of whining on usenet?
>>>>
>>>> I actually interpreted the post as an attempt to brush up on social
>>>> skills. Maybe you should keep reading the thread?
>>>>
>>>> Lou
>>>
>>> I think that you must have missed most of the posts that "The
>>> Ranger" has made over the years. Lucky you!
>>
>> Actually I've read this group long enough to know he's got recipes in
>> the RFC cookbook and was involved in the shipping. Although I don't
>> read all the long winded posts about the "daughter units" he's never
>> attacked me and I don't think anyone else unless provoked.
>>
>> If you don't like his posts then just killfile him and that will free
>> some time up for you to share some of your extensive culinary
>> knowledge with us. I'm always up for learning cuz I'm a big dummie.
>>
>
> Who is this "Norman Paperman"...

Not me, sugar plum <g>

bbdimples wrote:
> <sneaking in from behind the curtain in the corner>
> I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter units and
> SWMBO.

OH yes!! As do I! Ranger, why have you stopped posting them??

I am not sure what is happening to you, but you seem to have become very
defensive and cross! I suppose you are reacting to others, but I do wish
you would tell us some more stories about you and yours

>I'm childless by nature and desire, but still enjoy knowing
> that there are well-mannered children about who are being taught the
> social graces that make our society so much more pleasant to live in.
> Are you still sharing them elsewhere, Ranger? I'd love a chance to
> read some more.

I agree! Are you sharing them elsewhere??? If so, please may I be added to
that list?

Heaven knows that they are far and few between in this
> day and age.

Quite so!

Best
Ophelia

bbdimples wrote:

> <sneaking in from behind the curtain in the corner>
> I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter units and
> SWMBO. I'm childless by nature and desire, but still enjoy knowing
> that there are well-mannered children about who are being taught the
> social graces that make our society so much more pleasant to live in.
> Are you still sharing them elsewhere, Ranger? I'd love a chance to
> read some more. Heaven knows that they are far and few between in this
> day and age.
>
> bbdimples
> bbdimplesfan at yahoo dot com

Maybe he could mail these things out directly and save the RFC middleman?

bbdimples > wrote in message
...
[snip]
> <sneaking in from behind the curtain in the corner>

D'oh! You're gonna get flamed for that!

> I actually miss The Ranger's stories [..]

Double-D'oh! I hope you donned your asbestos suit prior to the post! <EG>
Goomba'll be all over you for that sentence.

The Ranger

Ophelia > wrote in message
...
>> I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter
>> units and SWMBO.
>
> OH yes!! As do I! Ranger, why have you stopped posting them??

There were complications... The stories are there...

The Ranger

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:06:47 -0700 (PDT), aem wrote:

> On Jun 17, 11:32*am, "The Ranger" > wrote:
>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish they
>> set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>
> The problem is not how to get what you ordered, polite insistence
> would accomplish that. No, the problem is how to get it ungarnished
> with server spit. I don't think there's a sure answer to that, so
> just leave, letting the manager know why on your way out. -aem

i still think this is *much* rarer than some people believe. if the server
were found out, instant dismissal.

your pal,
blake

Goomba > wrote in message
...
[snip]
> Maybe he could mail these things out directly and
> save the RFC middleman?

Or you could filter me and the subject?

Oh, yeah. That would mean doing more than bitching and moaning about it.
Never mind. I live but to serve your pleasure, madam.

The Ranger

Penusmart01 > wrote in message
...
[snip Sheldumb spewed dreck]

Didn't you promise in another thread to not post about subjects you know
nothing about? Do at least try and fake it once in a while. Standing by your
word.

The Ranger

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:11:10 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
>> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>>
>> The Ranger
>
> Eat it or leave. If you send it back, you do not want to know what they
> will do to it. I once was behind the scenes. I simply cannot repeat what
> they did to the food if a patron ****ed them off. And you do not want to
> know.
>
> Paul

what kind of place did you work? a fast-food place staffed by stoners?

patrons who **** off servers (for real or imagined sins) must happen
multiple times every day. do the all get their food spit in?

blake

The Ranger wrote:
> Ophelia > wrote in message
> ...
>>> I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter
>>> units and SWMBO.
>>
>> OH yes!! As do I! Ranger, why have you stopped posting them??
>
> There were complications... The stories are there...

Show me the way

The Ranger wrote:
> Goomba > wrote in message
> ...
> [snip]
>> Maybe he could mail these things out directly and
>> save the RFC middleman?
>
> Or you could filter me and the subject?

Quite so!!!

> Oh, yeah. That would mean doing more than bitching and moaning about
> it. Never mind. I live but to serve your pleasure, madam.

Hmmm well... given that your detractors can filter your stuff out.. please
will you now post your stories?

In article dth>,
"The Ranger" > wrote:

> bbdimples > wrote in message
> ...
> [snip]
> > <sneaking in from behind the curtain in the corner>
>
> D'oh! You're gonna get flamed for that!
>
> > I actually miss The Ranger's stories [..]
>
> Double-D'oh! I hope you donned your asbestos suit prior to the post! <EG>
> Goomba'll be all over you for that sentence.
>
> The Ranger

I miss them too. :-) Please feel free to post them on the Yahoo group...
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.


Subscribe:

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
. ..
> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>
> The Ranger


1. Ask to see the manager on duty.
2. Send it back
3. If you have not "toughed the food" I do not believe you are obligated
to pay.
4. Tell the server you refuse to pay and have him/her call the local
constabulary to take a report on the civil dispute.

Dimitri

Omelet wrote:
> In article dth>,
> "The Ranger" > wrote:
>
>> bbdimples > wrote in message
>> ...
>> [snip]
>>> <sneaking in from behind the curtain in the corner>
>>
>> D'oh! You're gonna get flamed for that!
>>
>>> I actually miss The Ranger's stories [..]
>>
>> Double-D'oh! I hope you donned your asbestos suit prior to the post!
>> <EG> Goomba'll be all over you for that sentence.
>>
>> The Ranger
>
> I miss them too. :-) Please feel free to post them on the Yahoo
> group... Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
> It's about learning to dance in the rain.
> -- Anon.

I am not on the Yahoo group.

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
ndwidth...
> Penusmart01 > wrote in message
> ...
> [snip Sheldumb spewed dreck]
>
> Didn't you promise in another thread to not post about subjects you know
> nothing about? Do at least try and fake it once in a while. Standing by
> your word.
>
> The Ranger

I've been waiting with bated breath (and full bladder) to see your Mug in
the RFC Memmorial... croak already!

"The Ranger" boasted:
> Ofailure bleated:
>
> I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter units.
> There were complications...

Yeah, the little sluts got knocked up. LOL

Penusmini01 > pewled in message
...
[snip forgettable drivel]

Damnation you're one-dimensional.

The Ranger

Penusmini01 > whined in message
...
[snip whinge]

I'll let you lead by example.

******.

The Ranger

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:11:10 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
>>> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>>>
>>> The Ranger
>>
>> Eat it or leave. If you send it back, you do not want to know what they
>> will do to it. I once was behind the scenes. I simply cannot repeat
>> what
>> they did to the food if a patron ****ed them off. And you do not want to
>> know.
>>
>> Paul
>
> what kind of place did you work? a fast-food place staffed by stoners?

Nope. Italian joint.

>
> patrons who **** off servers (for real or imagined sins) must happen
> multiple times every day. do the all get their food spit in?
>

More than you want to know.

Paul

Sheldon fantasized:

>> I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter units.
>> There were complications...
>
> Yeah, the little sluts got knocked up. LOL

What? The Ranger is Todd Palin?

Bob

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:11:10 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>> . ..
>>>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
>>>> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>>>>
>>>> The Ranger
>>>
>>> Eat it or leave. If you send it back, you do not want to know what they
>>> will do to it. I once was behind the scenes. I simply cannot repeat
>>> what
>>> they did to the food if a patron ****ed them off. And you do not want
>>> to
>>> know.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> what kind of place did you work? a fast-food place staffed by stoners?
>
> Nope. Italian joint.
>
>>
>> patrons who **** off servers (for real or imagined sins) must happen
>> multiple times every day. do the all get their food spit in?
>>
>
> More than you want to know.
>

In many years of working in restaurants I never heard of a single server
doing this. There are far more sophisticated ways of making a customer
miserable.

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
. ..
> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>
> The Ranger

Is this a question?
More information is needed before a proper response can be formed.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:09:53 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>aem wrote:
>>> On Jun 17, 11:32 am, "The Ranger" > wrote:
>>>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
>>>> they
>>>> set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>>>
>>> The problem is not how to get what you ordered, polite insistence
>>> would accomplish that. No, the problem is how to get it ungarnished
>>> with server spit. I don't think there's a sure answer to that, so
>>> just leave, letting the manager know why on your way out. -aem
>>
>>
>>Ain't it a bitch. Anyone who has worked in a restaurant or knows people
>>who have knows about some of the nasty things that can happen to food
>>for customers who complain.
>>
>>A few weeks ago took a visitor from Denmark to a local restaurant. I had
>>been there once before and had a great meal. It was a huge and tasty
>>hamburger served with a huge order of fresh cut fries. It was delicious.
>>This time we went for dinner. I went for the hamburger, which was every
>>bit as good as the one I had had there before. My wife and our guest
>>ordered the special, Prime Rib roast with mashed potatoes and asparagus.
>>Both asked for their meat medium. The asparagus was grilled, but just
>>enough to leave grill marks. It was raw inside and tough. The meat was
>>raw. My wife told me that she had considered sending it back, and that
>>if she had, our guest might have felt comfortable doing that do, but she
>>was afraid of what they might do to it in the kitchen.
>>
>>
> I doubt there would have been a problem. It's easy enough to throw
> the meat back on the grill for a minute to cook it a little more.
> It's harder to undo overcooking.
>>
>>
>>At any rate, getting the wrong order is bad enough. Getting the proper
>>meal is going to involve more waiting. Having to argue with the server
>>is a pita. I would leave.
>
> Where do you people eat that there's so many problems with service???

Seriously! Restaurants are falling all over themselves to please customers
these days, thanks to the economy and the Gordon Ramsay effect. The
competition for the diners dollar is fierce.

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:37:42 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:

> The message >
> from blake murphy > contains these words:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:06:47 -0700 (PDT), aem wrote:
>
>>> The problem is not how to get what you ordered, polite insistence
>>> would accomplish that. No, the problem is how to get it ungarnished
>>> with server spit. I don't think there's a sure answer to that, so
>>> just leave, letting the manager know why on your way out. -aem
>
>> i still think this is *much* rarer than some people believe.
>
> I wish. Have you ever worked in a commercial kitchen?
>
> Janet.
>

i worked in a pizza place in high school. we concentrated on doing the
work and getting the **** out of there.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:36:33 -0400, cybercat wrote:

> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:11:10 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>>> . ..
>>>>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish
>>>>> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Ranger
>>>>
>>>> Eat it or leave. If you send it back, you do not want to know what they
>>>> will do to it. I once was behind the scenes. I simply cannot repeat
>>>> what
>>>> they did to the food if a patron ****ed them off. And you do not want
>>>> to
>>>> know.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>
>>> what kind of place did you work? a fast-food place staffed by stoners?
>>
>> Nope. Italian joint.
>>
>>>
>>> patrons who **** off servers (for real or imagined sins) must happen
>>> multiple times every day. do the all get their food spit in?
>>>
>>
>> More than you want to know.
>>
>
> In many years of working in restaurants I never heard of a single server
> doing this. There are far more sophisticated ways of making a customer
> miserable.

i still think it more likely you'd say 'christ, what an asshole' and go on
about your business.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
. ..
> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:37:42 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
>> The message >
>> from blake murphy > contains these words:
>>
>>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:06:47 -0700 (PDT), aem wrote:
>>
>>>> The problem is not how to get what you ordered, polite insistence
>>>> would accomplish that. No, the problem is how to get it ungarnished
>>>> with server spit. I don't think there's a sure answer to that, so
>>>> just leave, letting the manager know why on your way out. -aem
>>
>>> i still think this is *much* rarer than some people believe.
>>
>> I wish. Have you ever worked in a commercial kitchen?
>>
>> Janet.
>>
>
> i worked in a pizza place in high school. we concentrated on doing the
> work and getting the **** out of there.
>
Precisely. Although, the kind of people Janet hangs out with may be
different.

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:36:33 -0400, cybercat wrote:
>
>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:11:10 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>>>> . ..
>>>>>> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the
>>>>>> dish
>>>>>> they set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Ranger
>>>>>
>>>>> Eat it or leave. If you send it back, you do not want to know what
>>>>> they
>>>>> will do to it. I once was behind the scenes. I simply cannot repeat
>>>>> what
>>>>> they did to the food if a patron ****ed them off. And you do not want
>>>>> to
>>>>> know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> what kind of place did you work? a fast-food place staffed by stoners?
>>>
>>> Nope. Italian joint.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> patrons who **** off servers (for real or imagined sins) must happen
>>>> multiple times every day. do the all get their food spit in?
>>>>
>>>
>>> More than you want to know.
>>>
>>
>> In many years of working in restaurants I never heard of a single server
>> doing this. There are far more sophisticated ways of making a customer
>> miserable.
>
> i still think it more likely you'd say 'christ, what an asshole' and go on
> about your business.


It's usually the cooks, not the servers. The advent of surveillance cameras
everywhere will confirm the widespread nature of not only this problem but
of careless food handling practices heretofore out of the public eye.

Paul

In article > ,
"The Ranger" > wrote:

> How would you handle a server that refused to acknowledge that the dish they
> set down in front of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.

Ask to speak to the manager.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:46:23 +0100, "Ophelia" >
fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>bbdimples wrote:
>> <sneaking in from behind the curtain in the corner>
>> I actually miss The Ranger's stories about his daughter units and
>> SWMBO.
>
>OH yes!! As do I! Ranger, why have you stopped posting them??

<snip>

I agree, Ophelia. I've always enjoyed Ranger's posts. As to those who
don't, it's a free Usenet. Killfiles are your friend.

There were those who hated Tommy Tango and Buffy Lyre - I found them
hugely amusing. I have always enjoyed the depth and breadth of this
ng, and ignore or kf the random nitwits.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

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