THE RED GLASS

Hey There,

I was so excited last Saturday because right after work we were planning a trip to the Tri-Cities to pick up a new Hobart dishwasher. Oh Happy Day!!! No more doing dishes by hand or in a dishwasher that takes three and a half hours per load.

It all started on Friday evening, I made motel reservations at a Motel #, it was cheap only $50.00 per night for a queen bed. We had actually stayed there a couple times before and it wasn't bad.

So we get to the motel and into our room, it felt like it was 95 degrees when we opened the door.
Ok so the husband goes over to turn the heat off and the whole front of the heater/air conditioner falls onto the floor. While he is working to get that back on I thought I would take off my work shoes and put fresh socks on and some sandals. I walked to the bathroom and eeeeekkkkk, I couldn't tell you if the carpet was wet or just sticky. So I washed my feet, put on clean socks and my sandals. Out the door we went, I was so eager to do some shopping I just was like floating down the stairs.

So we went shopping, what a night, the craft store was having a huge sell with special numbers on the floor. Everyone was there, it was so crowded I just couldn't get into the whole shopping thing. So we left that store and oh my gosh, what do we spy, HOBBY LOBBY! What a great store, I could have spent the whole weekend just shopping in that store, I can't hardly wait to go back, psssst without the husband.

From there we went to Michael's, yes I was looking for something and no we never did find it. So I guess I will just have to get out and do a little more shopping someplace else, oh darn :)

My husband says, "hey how about having dinner at Granny's Buffet?" " Well I was hoping since we were staying in such a cheap motel we could go out for a nice dinner." "Granny's is nice" OK DEAR.

We walked in together and as we got closer to the counter I told my husband that I was going to the restroom and would catch up in a minute. So I come out and walk to the tables and I spy him, he has a red glass. I asked, "What's up with the RED GLASS?" He informs me that they have now separated the beverages from the meal and he bought only one beverage, so she gave us one glass.

We go up and get our salads and we are enjoying them, I tell my husband that I think I want something cold to drink and asked him if he would like something. He said no that I should use the glass and go get something.

So there I am enjoying my dinner and my cold root beer, when the bus girl comes up to our table and says, "OH NO YOU HAVE POP IN THE RED GLASS" yes I am enjoying a root beer with my dinner. She then told us that she was going to have to charge us for the pop. WHAT THE HECK!!! I showed her on our ticket where it said one beverage, I told her we bought a beverage and I am enjoying a beverage with my dinner. I proceeded to drink my nice cold root beer. She then said, "It is against our policy for you to drink pop out of the RED GLASS"

Well I have to say I was getting pretty upset at this point and it was all down hill from there. I think the best way to really get the story across is to put it in server said I said kinda thing so here it goes.

Me: YES, we paid for a beverage, I am drinking a beverage (me taking a drink)

Server: Well I am going to have to charge you for that pop

Me: LOOK, I am picking up the ticket and pointing out to her that we bought a beverage and I am enjoying that beverage.

Server: It is against policy for you to drink anything out of the RED GLASS except water.

Me: We paid for a beverage I am having a beverage, (pointing to ticket) one beverage, lifting glass and telling her see one beverage, we bought one beverage and I am having one beverage.

Server: well I am going to have to go get the manager

Me: YES, GO GET YOUR MANAGER!!!!!!!!!!

Manager: OH NO your drinking pop out of the RED GLASS

Me: YES, we paid for a beverage, I am having a beverage (I am standing up at this point)

Manager: I am going to have to charge you for your pop.

Me: LOOK!!! we paid for a beverage, I am having a beverage (me pointing to ticket) one beverage, I am holding up one beverage.

Manager: It is against policy for you to drink pop out of the RED GLASS. You can only drink water out of the red glass.

ME: I AM REALLY MAD AT THIS POINT. I lift my DANG RED GLASS and I tell him,
LOOK, we bought a beverage, I have only one beverage it doesn't matter if the glass is blue, pink, purple red, polka dot or clear. We paid for a beverage and I am enjoying one beverage with my meal.

Manager: I am going to have to either charge you for the pop or I will take it and put it in a clear beverage glass for you.

ME: I am looking him right into the face and I say, "I will do it myself" I turn and walk to the pop machine. I grab a clear glass and it has lettuce either in it or on it and so I throw it on the floor. I pick up another one and pour my pop into it and fill it up. I then turn to walk to my table and as I turn he says;

Manager: I am going to have to take that red glass.

ME: I paid for this red glass and I might want to have water. I walk to the table

Manager: brings a clean red glass

Husband and I are done eating, this whole thing has just ruined our night out. we couldn't eat another bite if we wanted to but there is always room for ice cream. So I fix us both an ice cream cone. I ate half of mine and then I dumped the rest into that dang RED GLASS.

Now I have to tell you I had to really control myself that evening, you see I don't usually get mad. I mean it takes a lot for me to get that mad but I couldn't believe it.

All the time we are sitting there the server girl was smiling like, 'I GOT YOU IN TROUBLE"
OH I came so close to getting out of my chair and going up to her with my cat claws out. Every time she walked by our table it was that same stupid smile, ha ha I got you in trouble. That girl just doesn't know how close she came to have that pop thrown into her face. In fact someone just said to me that I should have thrown it on her.

Oh I have pop in my glass, oops well there isn't now. Then she could go and get that whiny manager.

OH NO YOU HAVE POP IN THE RED GLASS, idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!

The next morning I get up and start to get dressed, husband asked where are you going? I am going out for a cup of coffee. Don't worry about me I will be just fine, I can't sleep anymore and I need to get up and start moving. I actually slept in because it was like five a.m. So I get into the car and start driving, you know there really is no place to just sit and have coffee that early. I went to Richland, just a little drive, to find a great bakery called, "Spud Nut" Oh I finally found it, you know they open at 4:00 a.m. just like an old fashion bakery use to. I was so excited to have a fresh donut and a hot cup of coffee. WHAT they are not open on Sundays, oh bother.

I am driving and driving and finally decide I need to stop and ask "how in the world do I get back on George Washington Way"? I am lost, I tell the clerk in the gas station, she gives me good directions and I am on my way again. I get back to the motel and we pack up and head to the Restaurant Supply business where we are buying the great dishwasher. Then we went out to breakfast at a nice cafe' called Chefs, it was very nice like an old fashion diner. The food was great and the waitress was very pleasant and after what we had gone through the night before having a good breakfast experience was very important to us.

On the way home I said to my husband, "You know this is all your fault, I think you set me up again" He said, " now I know where the kids get their tempers".

A couple came in today for lunch that I had told the red glass story to and when they had left I was cleaning off their table and what do you think was on the table, a red glass.