Post #806749 by TIKIGIKI on Sat, Dec 3, 2022 6:09 PM

Funny story: I knew the owners of a restaurant, and they had planned to take a short vacation. They asked me to look in while they were gone to check if the standards were being maintained by the staff they had left in charge. I booked in one night, (anonymously of course), and was pleased to report that both the meal and the service were indeed excellent. HOWEVER....the wait-staff consisted of two youngish females, who chose to take advantage of the owners' absence to inflict their own taste in music upon the patrons. Now I do not know if the rest of the world at that time was inflicted with what can only be described as the pre-menstrual whining of an individual who then basked in the singular name "Birdy", but let's just say that her vocal "efforts" and the volume at which it was being played were certainly NOT conducive to any fine dining! I could actually observe patrons being visibly distracted by the repetitive wailing. Apparently the owner had left strict instructions for what was to be played, but never let anyone else have access to the sound system would seem to be a good maxim. This also applies at any of your own gatherings!

[ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2022-12-04 14:00:31 ]