Can you watch this one while the other one…you know…tinkles?
I travel some…mostly in the state of Alabama, but sometimes outside our quaint little backwater state. I see lots of folks, and eat at lots of places. I try very hard not to eat at chain restaurants when I’m out and about. I always like to ask the locals what spots to eat at and which to avoid.
Yesterday I was in Trussville, AL at training. A fellow from Baltimore was showing off his lights made in Yonkers NY. After the training we all went to lunch. The guy from the area picked the restaurant. “Joel’s”
A quaint little buffet kinda place. It was packed. It was mostly a meat and 3 joint, but I could tell by the crowd it was a local favorite.
Well, we got our food and sit down. The food was really good.
But, that really not why I started this post. As we sit there, I noticed a grandfather and his 2 grandchildren sitting near us. The grandfather looked a little bemused and was trying to get the waitress’s attention.
“I never thought this would happen,” I heard him say.
The little girl, about 6 and read headed, had to go to the rest room. He had to take her, but couldn’t leave the 4 year old boy, also with bright red hair, alone.
“I’ll watch him while you’re gone,” the waitress said. And she did. The place was packed. Other wait staff was all over the place. She stayed right next to that little boy for about 5 minutes. Talking to him. Asking questions. At first, he looked like a deer in head lights. But by the end of the pee break, they were best friends.
It was pretty sweet.
So while she was preoccupied with the little brat, we skipped out on the check and left…stupid southerners.*
*I’m from the south. We didn’t skip out. And no animals were injured in the writing of this blog post…but I ate some chicken fried stake at “Joel’s”…
June 18th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Hmmmm….never had chicken fried stake, as I don’t generally like splinters in my mouth.
Of course, skipping out on the check in the South could result in that dreaded condition called “Buckshot Butt”, so you’re probably wise to avoid that. Since you are from the South, I’ll assume it’s ’cause your Momma taught you better.
It sounds like you need to sell a really complicated system from my employer, so I can come down & try Joel’s!
June 19th, 2009 at 2:52 am
That’s classic. I’ve almost had to do that myself.