well... tonight the family and i encountered the most adversity a group of folks could endure in an evening involving 2 toddlers. to keep this a reasonable length and to stay on track im gonna throw out a few of the facts and then get on with the analysis.
1. the evening was well thought out.... short trip to Olde Tyme Pottery for stuff, stop by the Kroger near there for infant ibuprophen, then to RichOs for a pint and dinner.
2. the wife and i were fully prepared with a well stocked diaper bag, expectations for a great time, and chipper attitudes (as this is our weekend outing)
3. at Olde Tyme Pottery our youngest became incredibly (by this i mean that the football field sized store was not large enough to make her fusses mild) fussy. we believe she was having some teeth issues. usually her discomfort is somehow transferred to her brother, who at the same time expressed his feelings with simultaneous yelps of dissatisfaction.
4. we decided to pick up the baby meds and some teething drops and forge ahead to dinner (im no quitter).
5. we arrived with the teething issues somewhat resolved (at the expense of our last nerves) and ordered a pint and dinner.
this is where the story becomes relevant to the forum. my wife, in trying to make sure that we were not impeding upon other patrons experience, turned away from her glass to talk to one of our children. at this time, the youngest (high chair) grabbed a full pint of 2 hearted and spilled it all over our table, herself, and my wife. wow! what a catastrophe! or so you would think... NOT SO! thanks to the diligence and absolute awesomeness of the wait staff of RichOs (Sportstime side) it really didnt seem all that bad. first off, when i was all freaked out because my little one had beer all over her shirt, one of the waitresses came out with some donor clothes she had brought for someone else and gave us a shirt to hold us over (what a sweetheart and what luck). second, towels and a mop soon followed and the mess was all but gone in minutes. third, one of the waitresses brings out a shirt for my wife because she is soaked with beer (again, how awesome). finally, our regular waitress brings a new pint of beer out to replace the one that was spilled (maybe i should have played the lottery today). oh, i almost forgot, they all stopped to ogle the kids enough that we could regain our composure while the whole fiasco unfolded. in my opinion this experience embodies what local businesses should be for the community. my hat is off to those three waitresses at Sportstime for the service we had tonight. in the past i have heard and read a few negative remarks about the service there, if that is the case, it was not so tonight for my wife and i. they were great. thanks ladies.
