It’s 43 here tonight. It was equally cold last night.

We had the usual complaints about the patio last night.

At 5:15 a man comes in for his 5:30 reservation. He is told that it’s outside, which he proceeds to protest, saying all the things everyone says. He didn’t know. He doesn’t want that. Etc.

I explain that he booked outside and I will have no tables until 7:45. He books the reservation.

Then tells me he’s going to wait for the table. For 2.5 hours.

So he sits down on the sofa and waits. And waits. And waits. And waits.

His friend arrived around 5:45. She joined him on the soda.

And the waiting continues.

Until 7:30 when they are seated.

Around 8:00 I go in to count open menus and the server informs me that the same people don’t want to order yet. They’ve been seated for 30 minutes.

The weirdness never ceases to amaze me.