"Who the fuck does that?" Incident @ a restaurant

If this restaurant has got the deets for quality meat which is that special or exclusive, then a walk-in breach by a homeless person doesn't make sense and is completely negligent on their end. What if she had been off her hinges and picked up a utensil to shank you or your friend?

You could hit them good with a negative Yelp review. Fuck a free cheesecake! :D Businesses pay attention to that stuff.

They should've at least comped you for the whole dinner or given you a free meal on a return visit if they were too stingy to serve you a replacement rib rack. If this shit happened here, there isn't a venue in town that wouldn't have comped you.

That I do not understand either. Especially when he was accompanied by a food critic!
 
If this restaurant has got the deets for quality meat which is that special or exclusive, then a walk-in breach by a homeless person doesn't make sense and is completely negligent on their end. What if she had been off her hinges and picked up a utensil to shank you or your friend?

You could hit them good with a negative Yelp review. Fuck a free cheesecake! :D Businesses pay attention to that stuff.

They should've at least comped you for the whole dinner or given you a free meal on a return visit if they were too stingy to serve you a replacement rib rack. If this shit happened here, there isn't a venue in town that wouldn't have comped you.

^^^^^This.
 
The last incident I had that involved dinner and a homeless person was me buying him dinner.

She needed it more than you so leave her alone and stop griping, you can buy another rack of ribs.

Last week I was in a MacDonalds in Lo Wu (on the border of Hong Kong and China) facing the window (better to check out the passing Chinese women) and my view is blocked by an old beggar in striped pyjamas. She was staring at what I was eating, then to the guy next to me eating, and back again, holding out a tin bowl. I watched a couple of foreigners drop a few coins in the tin. I finished my burger and had about 1/3 of a cup of chips left. I got up, walked out and placed the chips into her bowl. And she bowed slightly and thanked me.
I reflected on how lucky I was compared to her...and by feeling good, probably assuaged some of my guilt in the process.
 
There is always the thought that but for the grace of Bog go I.
 
Had an acquaintance who had a stroke. Affected his decision making abilities real bad. Went from middle class job as mechanic to living in group home and walking the streets. Not his fault. Purely a brain injury. Physically he seems fine but will wet himself and not bother to shower or change. Has a real dead look in his eyes.

Another self-employed, fell and broke his back. Now just has a tiny disability pension. Can walk but can't even bend to tie his own shoes or sit comfortably. Not many self-employed handy men have generous disability benefits. Most have none.

You never know what their story is. Very rarely are they just lazy and prefer welfare. That is the case sometimes. But the ones sleeping in allies are usually mentally ill.

American megacorp I worked for left town for Mexico. Good severance package. Older worker looking for work now. Have heart disease issue. Runs in family. And suddenly went deaf on right side. Real hard to find work under those conditions. Running out of money.

Still give when I can. Good karma.
 
Had an acquaintance who had a stroke. Affected his decision making abilities real bad. Went from middle class job as mechanic to living in group home and walking the streets. Not his fault. Purely a brain injury. Physically he seems fine but will wet himself and not bother to shower or change. Has a real dead look in his eyes.

Another self-employed, fell and broke his back. Now just has a tiny disability pension. Can walk but can't even bend to tie his own shoes or sit comfortably. Not many self-employed handy men have generous disability benefits. Most have none.

You never know what their story is. Very rarely are they just lazy and prefer welfare. That is the case sometimes. But the ones sleeping in allies are usually mentally ill.

American megacorp I worked for left town for Mexico. Good severance package. Older worker looking for work now. Have heart disease issue. Runs in family. And suddenly went deaf on right side. Real hard to find work under those conditions. Running out of money.

Still give when I can. Good karma.

I hear you!
But I have heard of beggars (and who knows how they became beggars in the first place) cutting off their leg (or whatever) to earn better money. It's a career choice.
 
No. Is there a problem with an escalating homeless population in Australia?

I was thinking more about what other editorial liberties you'd possibly exercised in the writing of the (very funny) OP.

You known, given the whole Narnia Lie.
 
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I've never met this homeless person before, but somehow she comes to my table and took a rack of ribs off my plate WITHOUT ASKING. She smiles at me and starts to take random bites out of the rack right in front of me. Me and my friend are speechless, just speechless.
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Was she attractive?
 
I was thinking more about what other editorial liberties you'd possibly exercised in the writing of the (very funny) OP.

You known, given the whole Narnia Lie.



Why are you questioning my editorial integrity? I'm hurt. I certainty have more integrity than you Jian Ghomeshi.
 
That I do not understand either. Especially when he was accompanied by a food critic!

I should give an update. Earlier today, the other partner/owner who was not there that day, called me and apologized for what happened, and for his brother the other owners disregarde for customer service. Me and my friend are getting a free meal. Supposedly this isn't the first time that homeless woman has done that.
 
I should give an update. Earlier today, the other partner/owner who was not there that day, called me and apologized for what happened, and for his brother the other owners disregarde for customer service. Me and my friend are getting a free meal. Supposedly this isn't the first time that homeless woman has done that.

Well, that does help explain things. Unfortunate experience for you. :rose:
 
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