As I am starting to regain a bit of strength I wandered over to Applebee's this afternoon. I am sick of the four walls of this damn hotel room and after being laid low by the flu I wanted to get out of it for a bit.
Holy shit is it cold outside! It's still sub-zero weather. That sounds bad but feels much worse. It's not a long walk over to Applebee's and I had bundled up for it but it was still a frigid, miserable walk. Naturally the wind was in my face all the way over there so my eyes stayed watered up to the point I could barely see. I'm lucky I didn't get run over.
I enjoyed a few cold ones there. My stomach wasn't too sure how to handle that at first but it soon settled down. Melissa was working and she even bought me a bowl of chicken soup which tasted great and helped more than you can know. I was sorry to hear that she's now coming down with a bug as well. I hope it isn't this same nasty ass flu.
I spent some time drinking a few brews, knitting, and watching football as well as the people who drifted in and out of the place. Ever notice how much wolves and babies have in common? If one howls from one location it isn't long before another howls from a different location.
During the course of the evening, about the time I was starting to really feel tired (I still haven't fully regained my strength) the guy who is filling in for the recently quit general manager was taking the bar inventory with the shift manager Dave (really nice guy). They reached a point where a SINGLE BOTTLE of booze was out of place. This asshole who is filling in called the bartenders idiots not once but twice. Right in front of me, a paying customer. Oh yeah?
Well, between not feeling well to start with, being tired, and having had a few beers, I was somewhat pissed off by his remarks. My initial reaction was to call him to task on it but as I enjoy stopping in there pretty regularly I decided to take a different tact and found out this asshole's name instead. As soon as I got back to my room I emailed Applebee's corporate office and expressed my displeasure at this guy's lack of professionalism. Ya see, I happen to know a little thing about their corporate policy; the customer is ALWAYS right. They live by this. Even if a customer who hasn't paid their check swears up and down they did their policy is the customer is right.
As a customer I expressed how friendly and professional the bartenders and servers are, and how unprofessional and rude this guy was to say this right in front of me. We'll see what happens.
Ya just don't dis my friends, ya know?