Eating out

We're retired. With all the free time on our hands and staunch promises we made to ourselves to do some home cooking, we have finally arrived at the stage of 'eating out' for both socialability, as well as sustenance.  This is a very big Florida event, but other places have this event going on.

When we arrive at our eating location, the first line of questioning of the server has to do with, do you offer a senior discount?  This is a very honorable question since it has much to do with looking for the ultimate bargain.

We might next proceed to ask all sorts of other questions some having to do with food, such as, can I have large napkins, is the bun buttered, do you have whole wheat bread, are there extra pickles, followed by statements such as, I have diabetes and can't have sugar or salt or whatever goes with our state of health.

The servers are now saddled with far too much information on us. But that doesn't deter us seniors. We go into personal mode and begin to fire questions at them about their personal lives, such as, do you have children, have you seen the latest Robert Downey movie, do you like working here?

Our own children haven't been around enough because they live a distance away or are busy working and we need to establish some close parent/child relationship with someone. We have chosen the youth who are employed at the restaurants we frequent.

Now, this entry might sound like a knock against retired seniors when in fact it is a true assessment of what was overheard at a number of restaurants during all feeding hours and days of the week.  Part of the reason I am such an expert at reporting this information has to do with my own involvement. Yes, at times the person I am referring to in this blog would be me, and my eating partners and certainly many, many others at all eating times and days of the week.

Now, about the servers, some have warmed nicely to the barrage of questions and others have maintained a professional stance. For the most part I would judge that fun was had by both servers and servees.

Bon apetite, all you retired seniors, see you at the eating establishments.