Whew! Three days off in a row!

Wow! I just had three days off in a row! And it’s not like I didn’t know what to do with myself! I had a few gift cards to spend, so I did so with great delight. Did a little laundry, a little cleaning and some relaxing. Wait! What’s relaxing, it’s kind of like a foreign word.

Here’s what I didn’t do…..I didn’t have to listen to anyone complain about the table they were seated at, like the group on Christmas Eve. They had requested the Fireside Room. We don’t have a room that’s called that. We sat them in the alcove area of the lounge. It’s a quiet little area surrounded by windows with a beautiful marble floor. The ringleader of the group said it felt like being in someone’s basement. Really?!? ‘Cause I can show you the basement. It was built in 1908, has low ceilings, half logs as beams across the ceiling and a cement floor.

Anyways, we moved them over a table, the she started arguing about using a coupon. We don’t accept coupons on holidays. Funny how no one else at the table said a word. This one woman apparently appointed herself as the human bulldozer of arguments to get her own way. I found her to be rather tedious and soon quit paying attention. What this woman totally failed to recognize, is that everyone involved in her visit, from the hostess to the server, bartender and cooks, would much rather be home sharing the holiday with their own families. Give it up lady! Sit down, shut up and eat!

We even had a wedding reception (about 25 people) on Christmas Eve. Maybe that’s the only day they could out-of-town relatives to come. I don’t know. What I do know, is when you show up an hour early, and the room isn’t ready, don’t be surprised. We do things according to a schedule for a reason….the concept of which seems to be lost on you.

So, back at it today….a double shift.