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Slims · 07-30-2003, 03:25 PM

A couple summers ago, I stayed in town for summer school and I stopped by the local diner (Mel's in Boone) one stormy night for a hamburger. Since I was alone I sat at the bar, where I could watch the cooks through the serving window and talk w/ the waitresses.

After I ordered my meal, I noticed that there was a stream of water leaking out of the ceiling and onto the serving counter (remember it's raining). The water was brown.

I continue to watch as the cook consistently places each and every order under that drip of water. The rest of the serving counter was clean and dry, but every single order went under the drip.

Then I notice that the water is dripping off the counter into the silverware tray. A couple moments later, a waitress picks up the tray, holds the silverware in, and dumps the water out. Then she gave me my silverware from the tray. Did I mention, the water was brown?

When my meal finally comes up, it too goes under the drip. When I complained, the waitress responded very reluctantly and kept trying to convince me that there was nothing wrong with the meal, and that it wasn't really dripped on, it just looked that way (there was brown water all over the plate).

Finally, I said suit yourself, but I am not paying for this meal. If you don't like it I will be happy to refer you to the 'health' department. Then I got up and walked out.

I have been avoiding that place ever since and telling all my friends not to go too.

It was really beyond belief how they could have such a complete lack of respect. Oh, I was the only one that could see all this since I was the only one at the bar, so most of the customers never knew what they were eating.

07-30-2003, 03:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	A couple summers ago, I stayed in town for summer school and I stopped by the local diner (Mel's in Boone) one stormy night for a hamburger. Since I was alone I sat at the bar, where I could watch the cooks through the serving window and talk w/ the waitresses. After I ordered my meal, I noticed that there was a stream of water leaking out of the ceiling and onto the serving counter (remember it's raining). The water was brown. I continue to watch as the cook consistently places each and every order under that drip of water. The rest of the serving counter was clean and dry, but every single order went under the drip. Then I notice that the water is dripping off the counter into the silverware tray. A couple moments later, a waitress picks up the tray, holds the silverware in, and dumps the water out. Then she gave me my silverware from the tray. Did I mention, the water was brown? When my meal finally comes up, it too goes under the drip. When I complained, the waitress responded very reluctantly and kept trying to convince me that there was nothing wrong with the meal, and that it wasn't really dripped on, it just looked that way (there was brown water all over the plate). Finally, I said suit yourself, but I am not paying for this meal. If you don't like it I will be happy to refer you to the 'health' department. Then I got up and walked out. I have been avoiding that place ever since and telling all my friends not to go too. It was really beyond belief how they could have such a complete lack of respect. Oh, I was the only one that could see all this since I was the only one at the bar, so most of the customers never knew what they were eating. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence