I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

Today was a tough one. 

All the weather reports said severe weather from 4:00 to 6:00.  The last time they predicted this, it rained for exactly 12 minutes, then there was a rainbow, then I had a perfectly good patio empty for the night.

Chef and I debated it for a while today, and ultimately, I decided to bring in the staff and wait it out. 

Of course by the time the staff arrived the storm prediction had been moved to 5:00 to 7:00.  Chef was a little dubious that I was making the right decision. 

Around 5:00 it was growing dark and you could hear thunder.  Around 5:20 it finally started to rain.  Not hard, but rain. 

I go inside and Chef lets me know they’ve changed it back to 6:00.

Around 5:45 it’s really dark.  Lots of thunder.  No lightening. 

I was in the dining room at 6:00, when I noticed the sun was shining.

Outside I went, and sure enough, the clouds were still there, but in the west the sun was shining. 

At 6:15 I announced that we would indeed be opening the patio. 

At 6:45, our first table was sat.  By 7:15 all but one of our reservations was in, because of course the 7:30’s all arrived at 7:00.  The staff and I hustled for about 30 minutes. 

And then it was over. 

We sat our last reservation outside around 7:45.  They were all done by 9:30. 

I wasn’t sure I’d made the right decision but based on the money the staff made I’d say I did. 

Plus it was covers we’d have missed because there was NOT room inside for those tables.