I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

Ugly with a chance of rain.

Why do people lose their mind over valet parking?

And it’s not the driver of the $100,000 car.

Tonight it was the owner of a Rav 4.

And a Mazda.

at 3:50 I go to my old restaurant.

I do pre shift. Check in with my staff.

Come back to the new restaurant.

I got back at 4:45 today.

To find out the first table of the night has lost their mind because they have to valet park their rav 4.

They have calmed down by the time I get back.

At 5:15 a couple pull the Mazda in to the handicap spot. And are told they need to give him the keys so he can move the car.

They lose their mind.

We’ll he loses his mind.

Tells all the ways this is illegal. Inappropriate. All the ways he doesn’t have to do this.

He’s making a scene.

I can see aka sense something is going on outside so I step out of the front door.

He’s being rude.

He finally says he’s parked, and he’s going to keep his keys and then we CANT move his car.

I explain that we can have it towed.

His wife ushers him in. Tells him to let it go.

They are seated.

What seems like 12 minutes later, the first table leaves.

On their way out I ask how their dinner was.

Uh oh.

One man loses his shit again.

Telling me all the ways this is a fucked up policy.

They never has to valet park in the old days.

In the old days things were better.

He’s shouting at me.

He finally leaves.

Around 7:15 I’m standing at the end of the bar when the second table leaves.

And do I wish that I’d missed that.

When they came in it was the husband who was on fire.

Now the wife is coming to her husbands defense.

She starts by telling me that I’m rude.

Then she tells me the guest is always right.

And that since her husband is a senior citizen and Vietnam vet I should have treated him with kindness.

I explain that I wasn’t rude until he was rude.

I’m reminded again that the guest is always right.

I say not always.

She lets me have it for at least 15 minutes.

They are going to call the police department to see if I can have a car towed.

I reply by saying that it’s sad that they have let this consume their wonderful meal. An otherwise excellent night has bed. Ruined by their need to be right.

They finally leave.

This exchange has taken place at the end of the bar.

I’m front of guests.

And last night repeats itself.

Two groups at the bar apologize for the behavior. And tell me I’m the reason the restaurant is doing so well.

I know they are right.

But it gets old being beaten up every night.

Which is why….

I’m taking tomorrow off.

My first time having two days scheduled off since April.

I’m going to sleep till 7:00 pm.

Then figure out what to do with the rest of my day.