RAGE witnessed at Breakfast Sunday
 

A group of couples from our village plays golf together on Sunday and then we have breakfast together. This last Sunday we chose Katie Belles. AND by the way it is a great breakfast for a low price. None of us had alcohol, in case you might wonder.

We all paid to leave, and had been sitting together by the stage, I think there were eight of us and we walked toward the door and in so doing we walked between two tables, not slithered but walked single file. After three or four of us passed a man seated at the table with a woman, angrily jerked out a chair and blocked our little single file exodus. I pushed the chair back in and leaned over and quietly said in his ear. "That wasn't nice". and he pulled it out again almost hitting me with it and said loudly or yelled and waved his arms... I think he said. "I am trying to eat my breakfast", but others in the group said it wasn't that nice.

In my whole life this was a new experience.

So sorry this happened to you Gracie. Evidently, something is troubling this man other than eating his breakfast.

Be glad you don't have to live with someone of this nature. :smiley:

Mean spirited to say the least.

Return to charm school, sir.
 

I wish I could have been there. Just imagine having to wake up next to that beast. He must not know THE VILLAGES theme song. Unhappy @ KBs? Preposterous!!

Obviously he did not who he was dealing with.........what time do we meet this Sunday?

I am so sorry he directed his anger towards you and your group, Gracie. As previously stated, I think something else must have been troubling him and you garnered the brunt of his dissatisfaction. I hope he comes to terms with whatever is bothering him. But then again, some people are perpetually unhappy for one reason or another... :confused:

Gather the posse !!!!!!!!!!!

Gracie I can't imagine anyone being nasty to you. And you remained so calm. I probably would have bopped him over the head with the chair. But that's me.

gracie - IF that EVER happens to you again...simply pick up the chair and take it with you! ;)

We should be able to get a few hundred volunteers from TOTV to add to the posse! :laugh:

Gracie maybe he found out that he could not afford to live in the Villages. I have never had that kind of experience in any restaurant. Not in the Villages nor anywhere else.

Gracie, look on the bright side. Katie Belles is open to the public on Sunday so maybe he was just a non-resident lacking good manners.

Sorry to hear about your experience Gracie :( Maybe you should have leaned over to talk to him again and OOPS!! "Sorry I bumped your water glass onto your lap" :)

If I were there Gracie I would have told You to make him an offer he couldn't refuse. Gracie, leave the gun take the canolli. He should Sleep with the fishs. CAPICE !!!!!!!

Perhaps he was off his psych meds or needs them!

Rage
 

Proving once again that sage comment "Stupid is as stupid does." Some people just don't get it, and let the slightest thing upset them. Good for you for keeping your cool, Gracie, but we would all expect it from you anyway.

Remarkable anger management resolution technique !!! Love it.

Hummmmmmm
 

When you're 6-6 and weigh 260 you don't get many chairs pulled out on you. I'm a loveable guy and don't mean to scare people sometimes. I probably would have picked up the chair and taken it to the front door with me . . . . . after one of those terrifying mean looks . . . . .:swear:

Some people get "Cranky" when they get old. The rest of us "Lighten Up".

Should have taken a seat and asked to share his breakfast :).

I think I would have picked up the chair he was sitting in and taken that chair to the door with me

Gracie - I once witnessed a similar situation with a slightly different outcome.

My family was very connected to the Chicago Outfit and about every other Sunday we went to dinner with Lenny Patrick (google him - an interesting guy). We would meet at DeLeo's - an Outfit owned joint. I think I was 10 or 11 years old when this happened.

My grandmother was a large woman and when we were leaving after our meal she upset some guy at his table. He made a nasty comment about my grandmother's size and how it upset his dinner.

Lenny was right behind Nana and heard the rude comment.

I was behind Lenny when he leaned next to the offended diner and with a slight smile said, "Let me help you with your meal." Then, very quickly grabbed the guy by the back of his head and slammed it..4 or 5 times into his plate...very hard - very fast - and very final. Then with pasta and sauce covering this guys face, Lenny leaned back over and whispered, "I hope that helped."

As we were walking out, the guy stood up and yelled, "Someone call the police" (I guess he didn't know this was an Outfit joint). The host, owner and 2 bus boys picked the guy up like a sack of dirty laundry and threw him out on the street.

As we were driving away, Lenny rolled down the window and gave him a Queen Elizabeth wave...then laughed --very hard and very loud.

My Papa, before our dinners, would whisper to me - "Gary, be good - be quiet - tonight we are eating with a killer." I thought Papa was just kidding. After that night, I knew he wasn't kidding.

This was the beginning of a long history with Lenny - who for some reason, took a liking to me. Given this history, I was amazed when I got a government security clearance...but, that's the government for ya.

Lenny - an incredible guy...and one never to cross.

My wise father used to say, "Some people aren't happy unless they are miseable".
He was right.

Probably a snowflake.

You could of had breakfast at Athens right next to KB's.


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Think I would be waiting for him outside. Never knew what hit him.

why do you disparage a snowflake like that?

There are dirtbags everywhere, even in TV. It's a shame that he made such a gentle, classy lady the object of his anger. Gracie, I'm truly sorry this happened to you.

People have to know that when they sit in an isle seat, you are going to have people pass by you and maybe bump your chair. When eat out, I always ask for a table out of the isle so I don't have to have my chair bumped during a meal. It does get annoying but I would suggest that he should have asked to be moved out of the way. It seems this man was less tolerant of his chair being hit.

I'd like to know as well.

:crap2: Obviously, he was not raised to know proper manners. Instead of being a cad, he should have been a gentleman and stood up to allow you to pass. He is a prime example of one of those folks that should have a "Stupid" sign hanging from his neck.

Most likely this was a tongue in check comment. Loosen up!

In NYC this would be considered polite request. If this is the worse you've seen in your life I want to move to where you come from :)

Since moving here full time about two months ago, I have discovered that 98% of the residents of TV really do make this the friendliest hometown. The other 2% make me wonder why they even bothered moving here. These are the people that can make a sow's ear out of a silk purse. :sigh:


Jim

(Oh my you are are a carbon copy of my Hubby 6'6" and 260lbs. Except the 20 years Airforce part.)

Gracie you have such Grace your parents gave you the right name for sure.
Sorry it had to happen though.

Tadpole in training.

Gracie, someone probably passed by him just before you did, passed gas and left him in a foul mood! http://forum.gopowerhungry.com/images/smilies/fart3.gif

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love it

Gracie--The guy probably spent some time at the pool where there's too much noise, then played golf behind some slow playing beginners, pushed to move on by some obnoxious ambassador, was hit by a cart on the roundabout, then fell into a sinkhole on his way to the Katie Belles.
Give him a break. He'll come around.

lets blame his :rant-rave: on the summer heat, oh yeah not summer anymore uncalled for

One of the 2% called my Honey an ass***e at Two Jays one morning because he asked the hostess a question when he was leaving......his morning golf game probably went badly...........so sad! Enjoy paradise while you can because we don't know what the other side offers!!!!!!!!!!

Let it run off your back, like water off a duck, until a remark is directed towards my wife. Then the Redneck would come out.

Hopefully a nice serving of prunes at breakfast will bring back his charm.

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