I cruised yelp & ...I forget the other ones. I found quite a few positive reviews but also ones along the lines of "I wish I could give less than one star" and "I don't see how anyone could rate this place four or five stars". The email is so wild and defensive I wouldn't be surprised me if the owner and all his friends are registering as a slew of different users to post positive reviews.

For your lazy sunday pleasure. Try to find the naked girl in this painting.

The Old Guitarist

I honestly think Mom of Laga did the restaurant a favor by bringing subpar product to the attention of both the referring magazine and the restaurant leadership.

As Kitchen Nightmares can attest, some places will circle the drain for ages before either pulling it together or failing all together.

And speaking of constructive criticism, I'm writing to the Red Cross to ask if I can retake the pet first aid class I completed this morning. Windsparrow pointed me to this terrific idea a couple of weeks ago and I was glad to sneak in as a last minute registration, even after the class was full. (thanks Ms. Administrator)

I'm really interested in learning how to deal with pet emergencies and to pass the info on to my clients.

Sadly, the instructor blew. Granted, the course was only $50, but that's precious money to me at the moment. The thing I don't want to hear after paying for, and schlepping my backside across town for a 9am class I'm going to spend half my Sunday in is..."This is my first time teaching this class. You know more than I do."

That statement turned out to be truer than I think he meant. It was embarrassing...and obvious that he hadn't even read the material before coming into the room. No prep. No enthusiasm. Plus a truly horrifying (and I'm not shocked easily) story about the preventable death of one of his own pets.

Seriously. Rubbish.

I've got the books and dvds, but that's not what I paid for!

Ugh Bonny, you do deserve a re-do.

Jeez, bonny, that's unbelievable! You're totally right to ask for a do-over.

nothing to see here

Geez, bonny. I'm almost sorry I said anything. It's one thing to have a less than stellar delivery due to nerves, but that is really uncool.

Oh no, Andi. It's an awesome idea and may lead to some other cool things. Just, as you say, uncool.

He kept saying that he has taught human cpr for 4 years. I kept shaking my head. No lie, and no boast, I could have taught the class better.

Also? There was a very nice woman sitting next to me, how happens to work in a vet's office. She was obviously super-shy, but gamely volunteered when asked. She used the word 'fractious' in a sentence and then got mocked six (6!) times for having a 'BIG vocabulary.' It was clearly painful to her, but he just didn't see that. She is an overweight person and it made me cringe every time he used the word BIIIG when talking to her.

I don't think he is a bad guy...just stupid, unprepared and unconscious. Ick.

I'm glad you're writing to the Red Cross. They need to know. If he'd had just half a clue he could have enlisted the vet's office woman's help.

If he'd had just half a clue he could have enlisted the vet's office woman's help.

Sadly, when he wasn't reading directly from the manual, he DID throw it out to the group to come up with the information. The vet woman and I provided most of the support stuff.

HEY, they should have been paying US!

t /whinging...I'll channel my complaining into the letter.