Pete Theisen wrote:
> Hi Everybody!
>
> The last few months at our meetings at Latitude whatever - no one has
> said anything about our cleaning up our tables after ourselves. Ditto at
> Sarasota Coffee and Tea Company. But last night we were repeatedly
> scolded to clean up after ourselves by this haggard old woman who works
> there.
>
> She was there last month too, but she didn't scold us then, unless she
> scolded someone and I didn't see/hear it. It couldn't be time of the
> month because it is the *same* time of the month and anyway she is of an
> age somewhat beyond that.
>
> I was one of the last to leave, she had scolded me even before I left
> about cleaning the table. I had purchased a mocha something-or-other and
> a water and I am very sure I put both the containers in the trash, hell,
> she had just scolded me about it. I did not, however, run around and
> find a towel to clean the table as though I was on Latitude whatever's
> payroll for heaven's sake. Is this what I was supposed to do - clean the
> tables as though I worked there?
>
> Seems to me that the others at the next table had done pretty much the
> same as I had about tossing their trash and had not left any particular
> mess. Well, whatever I or some of the others did or didn't do - this
> harridan followed us into the parking lot and hollered at me as I was
> leaving that I hadn't cleaned up the tables.
>
> This left me with such a bad taste in my mouth that I turned around on
> my way home and checked a restaurant where another club I belong to
> meets to see if they have Wi-fi. Alas, they don't have it.
>
> If you go to McDonald's or Burger King they would for sure like you to
> toss your trash but if you don't they never mention it. No way do they
> ask you to wipe down your table. The drinks at Latitude whatever are a
> good five times what McD or BK will charge, seems that the terms of
> service should not be quite *this* micromanaging.
>
> This said, had she been a 17 to 24 year old hottie I would have taken it
> as a joke or written it off to inexperience. Given this woman's age and
> appearance, though, it just seemed like someone's bitter old man-hating
> ex-wife on the loose. Sort of a cross between an old Rosalind Russell
> character and the wicked witch of the West.
>
> Were we dissed? Should we be dissed, do we somehow deserve this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete
>
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It wasn't as bad as pete makes it out to seem. Those of us who were
still inside were asked to clean up after ourselves (not an unreasonable
request) and we did. (Mr. Limo was one of the offenders) It was no big
deal, but like any place like that, you're expected to at least pick up
your coups and such and deposit them where they belong.
They are kind enough to host our little group and are very nice people,
but I don't think we'll be welcome if we continue to make a mess and
leave it for the staff to clean up. Granted they're paid to keep the
place clean, but I for one was always taught to clean up my own mess.
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