First for me - stolen reservations

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #16  
Old 12-19-2021, 04:01 PM
JMintzer's Avatar
JMintzer JMintzer is online now
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: No matter where you go, there you are.
Posts: 10,361
Thanks: 480
Thanked 8,177 Times in 4,234 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
"a few years ago" ??? time to let it go.

(ps: on weekend, my name is nancy)
I thought your name was McGill...
__________________
Most things I worry about
Never happen anyway...

-Tom Petty
  #17  
Old 12-20-2021, 05:51 AM
banksupply banksupply is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8
Thanks: 0
Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts
Default Whoops! It happens.

My husband and I were in Italy and needed a car to take us to the train station only a mile away. The hotel said wait outside and someone would be there shortly...we did and there was a black Lamborghini waiting...the driver came over - took our bags and away we went. Got to the train station and tried to pay this well dressed chauffeur and he said it was already paid. We tried again (since there was a communication issue) and again, he said no. Wondering if it was part of our hotel stay, we got out and only LATER did I think, maybe we got the wrong car...Was there someone else waiting for a top notch ride? Thank goodness our ride was really short. He would have had time to go back and get the correct people.
  #18  
Old 12-20-2021, 06:03 AM
DaleDivine DaleDivine is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,679
Thanks: 516
Thanked 876 Times in 532 Posts
Talking

Quote:
Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
"a few years ago" ??? time to let it go.

(ps: on weekend, my name is nancy)
I get lots of calls from Virginia for a Nancy. Are they looking for you DW?
  #19  
Old 12-20-2021, 06:07 AM
bowlingal bowlingal is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 845
Thanks: 2
Thanked 713 Times in 378 Posts
Default

that's exactly why doctors offices ask for your date of birth. Maybe, restaurant reservations desks should ask the same question?
  #20  
Old 12-20-2021, 07:23 AM
DIver0258's Avatar
DIver0258 DIver0258 is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Southern Oaks
Posts: 125
Thanks: 3
Thanked 165 Times in 68 Posts
Default

We had a similar situation, I had a V8 and everything was ok!
__________________
The quieter you become the more you can hear
  #21  
Old 12-20-2021, 07:40 AM
Luggage Luggage is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jul 2021
Posts: 914
Thanks: 47
Thanked 607 Times in 335 Posts
Default

It's really very funny and if I were you, I would have sent over a bottle of wine
  #22  
Old 12-20-2021, 07:40 AM
Luggage Luggage is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Jul 2021
Posts: 914
Thanks: 47
Thanked 607 Times in 335 Posts
Default

Further, I would have gone to the table introduce yourself and ask what part of the family and where they were from
  #23  
Old 12-20-2021, 08:03 AM
Bill14564 Bill14564 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Village of Hillsborough
Posts: 4,767
Thanks: 1,261
Thanked 5,307 Times in 2,026 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Luggage View Post
Further, I would have gone to the table introduce yourself and ask what part of the family and where they were from
I actually considered something like this but was talked out of it. The bottle of wine would have been a nice touch and I wish I had thought about that.
__________________
Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works.
Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so.


Victor, NY
Randallstown, MD
Yakima, WA
Stevensville, MD
Village of Hillsborough
  #24  
Old 12-20-2021, 08:24 AM
Kgcetm Kgcetm is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 226
Thanks: 165
Thanked 178 Times in 85 Posts
Default

The hostess should have asked the couple if their party had arrived. The couple knew very well what they were doing.
  #25  
Old 12-20-2021, 08:30 AM
SFSkol SFSkol is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Da Villages
Posts: 591
Thanks: 2
Thanked 61 Times in 33 Posts
Default Pod People?

Did one look like Leonard Nimoy?

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film - Wikipedia)
  #26  
Old 12-20-2021, 08:43 AM
Cliff Fr Cliff Fr is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 199
Thanks: 134
Thanked 141 Times in 74 Posts
Default

Is your last name Smith?
  #27  
Old 12-20-2021, 09:16 AM
Boomer Boomer is offline
Soaring Parsley
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,222
Thanks: 147
Thanked 2,204 Times in 740 Posts
Default

If you have a common name, you might want to use a different one. Mr. Boomer and I have very common first and last names. And there sure are an awful lot of Boomers, especially in TV.

Remember the old days when restaurants called your name over a speaker when your table was ready. . .

Well, I used to tell the hostess our name was Donner and wait to hear the loud announcement, “The Donner Party, your table is ready.”

Easily amused Boomer
  #28  
Old 12-20-2021, 09:19 AM
Two Bills Two Bills is offline
Sage
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 5,620
Thanks: 1,668
Thanked 7,279 Times in 2,480 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer View Post
If you have a common name, you might want to use a different one. Mr. Boomer and I have very common first and last names. And there sure are an awful lot of Boomers, especially in TV.

Remember the old days when restaurants called your name over a speaker when your table was ready. . .

Well, I used to tell the hostess our name was Donner and wait to hear the loud announcement, “The Donner Party, your table is ready.”

Easily amused Boomer
My brother always booked in as Mike Hunt.
Always sounded good when called!
  #29  
Old 12-20-2021, 09:23 AM
Petersweeney Petersweeney is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 469
Thanks: 289
Thanked 454 Times in 207 Posts
Default

Was Larry David sitting there with Cheryl?
  #30  
Old 12-20-2021, 09:31 AM
fdpaq0580 fdpaq0580 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,683
Thanks: 339
Thanked 3,536 Times in 1,460 Posts
Default I love this!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer View Post
If you have a common name, you might want to use a different one. Mr. Boomer and I have very common first and last names. And there sure are an awful lot of Boomers, especially in TV.

Remember the old days when restaurants called your name over a speaker when your table was ready. . .

Well, I used to tell the hostess our name was Donner and wait to hear the loud announcement, “The Donner Party, your table is ready.”

Easily amused Boomer
Absolutely hilarious! Very clever and funny. Made my day. Thank you!
Closed Thread

Tags
reservations, looked, table, people, set

Thread Tools

You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:09 PM.