On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:12:56 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> Andy Mc Quown wrote:
>>
>>> in the dining room(s). The patrons made more noise than any
>>> announcement. There are very few places where I'd be willing to wait
>>> 30+ minutes to be seated.
>>
>>Jill,
>>
>>Right! Of course there would be no need to announce into the dining
>>room.
>>
>>The waiting area is virtually non-existent inside or out on the
>>sidewalk. Announcements to the outside patrons and to the pedestrians
>>walking by doesn't seem very polite.
>
> Any restaurant that announces names on a Public Address System is
> garbage... a hot dog cart vender exhibits a higher degree of
> discretion. In fact no restaurant needs to know my name. From now on
> whenever I make reservations over the phone I'll give my name as Andy
> Mc Quown

good luck with your rampant paranoia.

blake

blake mocked clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz:

>> Any restaurant that announces names on a Public Address System is
>> garbage... a hot dog cart vender exhibits a higher degree of
>> discretion. In fact no restaurant needs to know my name. From now on
>> whenever I make reservations over the phone I'll give my name as Andy
>> Mc Quown
>
> good luck with your rampant paranoia.

Whenever I make restaurant reservations through opentable.com, the
reservation is in the name of "James Bond." Just a bit of fun, though last
time I mentioned it here, several people disapproved. As Pussy writes, they
don't need your real name; they're only using it as a place-holder.

Bob

On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:31:26 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> blake mocked clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz:
>
>>> Any restaurant that announces names on a Public Address System is
>>> garbage... a hot dog cart vender exhibits a higher degree of
>>> discretion. In fact no restaurant needs to know my name. From now on
>>> whenever I make reservations over the phone I'll give my name as Andy
>>> Mc Quown
>>
>> good luck with your rampant paranoia.
>
> Whenever I make restaurant reservations through opentable.com, the
> reservation is in the name of "James Bond." Just a bit of fun, though last
> time I mentioned it here, several people disapproved. As Pussy writes, they
> don't need your real name; they're only using it as a place-holder.
>
> Bob

maybe you could do a reverse head-fake of some of the restaurant reviewers
who wear disguises and use their names.

your pal,
blake