On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:07:04 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

>On 7/18/2018 3:47 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 7/18/2018 12:53 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> ÿWhy > did she need to chill the hell out?
>> This goes back to the original issue in the article, which was,
>> "Splitting the check at the end" and the statement, "Any server is more
>> than happy to split a bill among a few friends".
>>
>> This one didn't! ÿ She freaked out before we had even ordered. ÿ My cow
>> orker (3) was jes trying to calm her down and she freaked out, even
>> more. ÿ Ruined our entire lunch, which we were never able to enjoy. ÿ 8|
>>
>> nb
>>
>>
>Is there some reason you keep calling him your cow orker? Keyboard
>malfunction? (Tee hee!)

It's a Usenet thing.

>
>There's a simple solution to a bad server - move to another
>station/section. Servers are assigned specific tables. If you get a
>server with an attitude before you've even placed your order, sit
>somewhere else.

I would suggest discussing it with a manger first, unless you always eat at
Perkin's.

>
>Still, I've never heard of a "starter tip". The minute the person threw
>his change back I'd have asked to be reseated (or just plain walked out
>and found a different restaurant).

That's the first step.

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