On 9/5/2014 10:10 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 08:40:53 -0400, Nancy Young

>> right there on the border. I wasn't trying to get a
>> great shot, just being discreet since people seem to
>> be irritated by people photographing their food.
>>
> People here don't represent the general public. Most people don't
> give a flip if you snap a quick picture of your food or not. I take
> pictures of my food all the time and never even get a sideways glance.

I have heard some backlash about it (not me, personally), such
as restaurants forbidding it and other people bitching about it.

I hardly ever do it, it nothing else I don't have my camera
with me all the time, phone either. I brought it this time
with the express purpose of getting a shot of my perfect
green beans.

> I'm not disturbing anyone when I do it, so nobody cares. If they had
> the nerve to make noises about it to me, I'd tell them to mind their
> own business. I paid for it and I can take a snapshot if I want.
> I've learned that servers are proud of what they put on the table.
> One example is a restaurant we ate at in Vancouver (dining outside by
> the fireplace), enjoyed the entire meal. I forget now if it was the
> appetizer or dessert that was so pretty (and tasted as good as it
> looked). I commented to hubby that I should have taken a picture of
> before we demolished it. The waitress happened to be passing the
> table and caught what I said. She stopped and told me the next time
> someone ordered one, she'd bring it by so I could take a picture of
> it... and she did! That certainly increased her tip.

Awesome! Talk about above and beyond.

nancy