[swimdawg]

I'm a person who is usually cold so I always bring a sweater or a wrap.

This summer, there was a letter to the editor in The Buffalo News which I related to. I cut out the letter from the paper and made copies. When the restaurant is too cold, I give a copy of the letter to the server and ask that they kindly give it to the manager.

This is the jist of the letter:

WHY MUST RESTAURANTS BE UNCOMFORTABLY COLD?

One of the things retired seniors usually have more of is free time. With it comes the desire to make this freedom more enjoyable. Eating out, as we call our restaurant visits, is one of these pleasures. It frees us from having to prepare our own food and often brings us together with family and friends. In the warmer summer months, however, restaurants often overcompensate by keeping the the temperature uncomfortably low, which can severely decrease the eating out experience.

"The meal was good but it was too cold inside the restaurant" is often the criticism expressed by those who are more sensitive to these extreme temp changes. The experience of cutting one restaurant visit short because of the cold may well prevent a return visit. Naturally, the working staff will react differently to the same temperature, but the comfort of visiting guests must remain a serious consideration.

I couldn't have said it better myself!