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Originally Posted by rdret1
....None of this is an attempt at garnering pity. It is an attempt to maybe get some people to evaluate a situation before they make a judgement that may be flawed. ......
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The judgement may be flawed but that does not change the cause or the result.
I arrange to have a nice date with the wife at a cozy out of the way place because it's our anniversary. Right before the food arrives the kid at the next table starts screaming and continues to scream as we start to eat.
Once again, who has more "rights"? The kid or all the other people trying to eat? What would be the "right" thing to do? Part of the price I'm paying goes for the atmosphere. The atmosphere should not include screaming kids.
And adults as loud as kids? Surely you jest. I've been in Buffalo Wild Wings at BB Time with all kinds of loud adults and when a toddler in the family section cuts loose a shreek it cuts through everything. Everybody stops talking, gives the "What the Hell was that" look and then goes back to making their adult noises.
While food places around Fayetteville can afford the Odd POed customer or three, plenty of hungry GIs to fill the tables, still they can be shut down by word of mouth getting around that they are not a good place to go. It does not take much bleeding to impact the bottom line in food service.
And all of the above was said as a new Grandfather who takes the 2 month old out to eat with us.
And while we're on the subject - how about movies? Yes, the texting lights coming on and off can be distracting and people coming and going can block your view for a second or two - but a screaming kid? That's it.