my crazy day

Yesterday I had the WEIRDEST day! bear with me, it may get a little long! LOL!

First it was my sis-in-law, Elaine's b-day so she wanted to go to I-hop for breakfast and we have people in from "Bahston" cuz we had a family wedding on Sat. So, I got to I-hop first and the waiter Rene came asked for my drink order and brought it right away and I told him that my friends were pulling up as we spoke, saw them in the parking lot. When they came in he came right back and got their drink orders too and THAT was the LAST we saw of him! We waited over 10 minutes before the 2 people with us from out of town couldn't wait for their coffee anymore! they hunted him down and he FINALLY brought the coffee and other drinks. he also took our food order and the food arrived in a timely manner BUT was all WRONG! the waiter had a weird Hispanic accent and seemed to be new. My eggs were wrong (I don't eat runny over easy eggs, only scrambled), everyone else did order over easy/medium eggs and they weren't right either. we had to ask for syrup and drink refills, these things should come automatically!! BUT that's not the kicker! When we were finished, we waited for him to bring the bill and NEVER did, we SO wanted to walk out on him but as we walked to the register, he saw us and checked us out to pay the bill and I DIDN'T pay him, someone else did. After we walked outside, we see him running up to us at the car and he came to ME, (ME!) and I had to ask him TWICE cuz I wasn't sure if I heard him right BUT he asked me if the service was good!!!!???? HELLO!!?? I said it was OK and he said (GET THIS!!), "Oh, cuz I didn't see a TIP." ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? I have NEVER had anyone chase me out a restaurant looking for a TIP!!!! I guess he asked me cuz I was the first one there but I didn't pay for the meal!!  Ask the one who paid, for the tip!!

Then later picking up my oldest daughter from school, traffic is crazy cuz there are about 5 schools in a 3 block area and school buses are all over the place, BUT this ONE bus was at the light and would NOT turn! she had the blinker on and even cars from the opposite direction was waiting to let her turn but after 4 green lights came and went, I got outta my truck and started asking what was wrong but she finally moved but then she stopped in front the school and wouldn't move then either, so the crossing guy came and made her move and I asked him as I passed him what her problem was and he said that she was picking up an autistic child and had to wait for them!!! HELLO, NOT BY BLOCKING SCHOOL TRAFFIC!!!

After that on the interstate, I saw a police car RUSH, and I mean really fast on the right shoulder of the interstate, right past me and I saw him stop up ahead and I see a guy coming thru the grass on the side of the interstate and he RUNS INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO CUT ACROSS THE INTERSTATE!!!! I had to brake real hard. I'm guessing the cop was after him! Later I hear on the radio that the interstate was closed down on the opposite side from where I was at that time and they didn't know why. I guess it was because of that guy though, either he got HIT by a car or they were trying to catch him!!

WEIRD DAY!!

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<p>I forgot to say that ...

I forgot to say that the cousin from out of town who did pay for the meal, when she saw what they guy did for the tip she went back in there with 3 dollars but couldn't find him so she went to the mgr there and told her "our service sucked, our food was wrong and we were chased down for a tip outside and we didn't appreciate it, so here's 3 dollars, tell him to have a party with it!" and you gotta imagine all that said with the typical Boston accent!!! it was hilarious!!! the mgr just stood there in shock!! LOL!!

wow, that IS an odd day. ...

wow, that IS an odd day. sorry for the crap! see, this his why people who cant speak proper english SHOULDNT BE ALLOWED TO WORK with the public until they get proper english training. gah! you are in MY country. i shouldnt have to try and figure out what youre telling me. i wouldnt go to mexico and speak spanglish expecting everyone to understand ME.

I wouldn't have left a tip ...

I wouldn't have left a tip either and if I had been chased down for one after such sucky service, I would've demanded my money back for the meals. That's just wrong! My husband used to be a manager for a pizza place here and he used to fire his drivers on the spot if they asked a customer for a tip....regardless if they deserved one.

i cant believe he chased ...

i cant believe he chased you guys down for a tip. thats just totally unbelievably rude!

I thought I had left ...

I thought I had left something at the table the way he chased me down, I was speechless for a second when I realized what he was after!!!

I would have been pissed! ...

I would have been pissed! I normally like to leave a note when I have crappy service. Alot of the places put those comment cards onthe table, and I don't hesitate to fill them out and leave it in the check folder in place of a tip. If someome came runnign after me I would have flipped my lid! But if Ihave good service, I am a big tipper, so I think I even out...

<p>You should have said, ...

You should have said, "Oh, yeah, your tip...you might think about getting a job elsewhere."

Maybe this server was new ...

Maybe this server was new and not properly trained. Working at an IHOP I'm sure the bill wasn't much over $50.00. And certainly a server shouldn't be running after that customer. HE probably thought he did the best he could but in reality was shitty. I've been a server and a bartender for over 20 years. Thankfully, I'm a Corporagte Administrator now and don't have to deal with that anymore. The ONLY time I've gone after patrons was when I KNOW I gave them excellent service, served ONLY that party while giving up other tables so that they had my undivided attention and put up with drunk people who treated me like I was their slave for the night. I don't fukkin THINK so. When you hand a party or group a bill that comes close to $1,000.00, you're damn straight I expect a tip!
But at IHOP? YO NO SEY! I think that's "I don"t know!". Friggin learn OUR language if you want to live and work here. Fukker is probably getting a paycheck with Social Security and whatever ... DAWN I think your Bostonian was perfect! It must have been a riot to watch!! three bucks - party on dude! jerk.

<p>yeah, the bill was only ...

yeah, the bill was only 30 bucks. so he ended up with a 10% tip anyway!