Nancy Young wrote:

>> Maybe we should all get in the habit of raising a finger to signify
>> that the server should wait until we finish chewing and swallowing
>> our food, and then chew very slowly and carefully.
>
> (laugh) My ex did that once. He had good manners, don't talk
> with your mouth full. So, we were eating a a nice place once and
> the waitress came over, how is everything. He put up his finger
> and continued to chew. Time seemed to stop as we both watched
> in suspense, what was he going to say?
>
> Fine. We all bust out laughing. What a kook.
>> I know that we have all had it happen, but let's face it..... they
>> brought us a meal, of course we are eating it, and we are going to
>> have our mouths full and be chewing for a good portion of the time.
>> Odds are that they are going to get us with a mouthful.
>
> If I'm not looking around for them, and I'm happily chewing my food,
> don't worry, everything is fine, no need to ask.
> nancy


What I would like to know is where the hell they are hiding when you
need them and why you can't catch their attention then.