But, also, why is a three-year-old messing with GTA unsupervised anyway?
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Jul 15, 2005 4:33:57 am PDT #168 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sue - Jul 15, 2005 4:35:49 am PDT #169 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Ask for the check. Sounds simple right? It's considered rude for a waiter to drop a check without the customer asking first.
I did not know this.
I don't think this SOP in most restaurants I've been in.
Jesse - Jul 15, 2005 4:36:43 am PDT #170 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But, also, why is a three-year-old messing with GTA unsupervised anyway?
Because no one but manufacturers is responsible for what people see.
There are a lot of restaurants here that don't take cards at all.
-t - Jul 15, 2005 4:39:57 am PDT #171 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I guess bringing you the check is like hurrying you out of there so they can seat sopmeone else? Because whenever a waiter brings me my check they say "No hurry on this, I'm just leaving it here, take care of it when you're ready". Which works well for me.
The credit card thing I'm not gonna worry about. Most of the places I eat, the total is not enough for the fee to be much (if it's done as a percentage, if it's a per transaction fee the restaurant can tack on a credit card use fee to the bill, or not accept credit cards), and if it's somewhere expensive, I'm sure my overtipping covers the credit card fee. If I have to get cash before I go to dinner, I probably won't be able to impulsively get extra appetizers or dessert, my bill will be lower, and so will the tip (in absolute terms).
Sorry about your throat, msbelle.
DXMachina - Jul 15, 2005 4:44:34 am PDT #172 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Because no one but manufacturers is responsible for what people see.
Yup. It's those damn manufacturers that are giving those kids the $50 it costs to buy the game. Lieberman has been on this crusade for a while.
§ ita § - Jul 15, 2005 4:45:07 am PDT #173 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What makes you think I ordered one?
Call it intuition. Thanks!
I don't think this SOP in most restaurants I've been in.
Yeah, otherwise I'd still be in one somewhere ... I think I ask for the cheque maybe 10% of the time. And only 20% of the times I don't, would I say the cheque was late coming.
msbelle, sounds like you have what meara does. Don't let it get that bad, will you?
Tommy, for some reason it's taken me this long to remember that my star sign is half goat. Now I'm a bit weirded out.
msbelle - Jul 15, 2005 4:47:03 am PDT #174 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
what did meara give ME!!???!!
seriously if it is actually "something", I am gonna give my Dr. what for.
hmm, looks like I will be doing business travel twice in the next two weeks. Fancy.
DXMachina - Jul 15, 2005 4:48:52 am PDT #175 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I don't think this SOP in most restaurants I've been in.
Yeah, the SOP I see most often is the waiter will ask you if you're ready for the check.
Jesse - Jul 15, 2005 4:49:06 am PDT #176 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
seriously if it is actually "something", I am gonna give my Dr. what for.
Maybe just give the "something" to the doctor. Also: Push fluids. Gargle with salt water. REST. And whatnot.
beekaytee - Jul 15, 2005 4:50:02 am PDT #177 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
I didn't know about the credit card fee coming out of a waiter's pocket, but I should have. As a small business, I have to pay a not-unsubstantial fee for every credit card transaction my clients make. It's sometimes a painful chunk.
The credit card companies agree with -t, that the ability to use cards attracts customers. What I didn't know before signing up for the service, is that it's 'illegal' (though I suspect that's a strong bit of propoganda on the credit card companies' part) for me to express a preference to my clients for receiving payment by cash or check.
Could that really be legislation?