My bar is next to a river, and customers are allowed to take their drinks and sit by the river, but we have two rules
Rule 1
Children are not allowed by the river. We are not insured in case something happened to them. People have ignored the rules and kids have fallen in before, we've had nothing serious, the river is quite small, but that's not the point, a child could easily drown.
Rule 2
Food is not allowed by the river. This is because of geese. Some customers leave their food lying around, and geese travel up towards the pub. I don't know if many people have had encounters with geese, but they are very volatile creatures. Customers that have snuck down to the river with food have been attacked before.
So, here is where the story begins.
Me = poor long suffering employee
SM = Sucky Man
SW = Insane Sucky Woman
A man walks up to me.
SM: Hi! I was just wondering, your sign that says "No food or children beyond this point", is that optional?
Me: Optional?
SM: Yeah, can we take our meals and kids down there anyway?
Me: No, I'm really sorry, we're not insured to have children down by the river...
SM: Oh dear.
Me: And, you're probably going to think this is funny, we're not allowed food down there because we've have incidents with customers being attacked by the geese!
SM: Oh! We don't want that do we? Haha!
The man walks away, and that was the end of the conversation.
About a minute later, an insane looking woman belts up to me, complete with pushchair and screaming child inside.
SW: WHY AREN'T WE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE RIVER WITH OUR CHILDREN??
Me: *Shocked* I'm sorry?
SW: YOU told my husband we are not allowed to enjoy our day by the river, WHY?
Me: I'm sorry, it is one of our policies.
SW: I DONT CARE! I WANT TO ENJOY THE DAY WITH MY CHILDREN BY THE RIVER!
Me:I'm afraid we can't allow that. We are not insured if something happens to them, and it is not only our policy, but it is a policy of the council.
SW: What are we going to do? It's a beautiful day! WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? SIT INSIDE?
Me: No. The children are quite welcome in the patio area, and you are also welcome to eat your meals up there.
SW: I WANT TO EAT BY THE RIVER!
Me: Well, I'm sorry, you can't.
SW: YOU HAVE RUINED OUR DAY! IT IS BEAUTIFUL OUTSIDE, AND WE WANT TO ENJOY IT! NOW WE CAN'T!
And she ran off, taking the screaming child with her.
Rule 1
Children are not allowed by the river. We are not insured in case something happened to them. People have ignored the rules and kids have fallen in before, we've had nothing serious, the river is quite small, but that's not the point, a child could easily drown.
Rule 2
Food is not allowed by the river. This is because of geese. Some customers leave their food lying around, and geese travel up towards the pub. I don't know if many people have had encounters with geese, but they are very volatile creatures. Customers that have snuck down to the river with food have been attacked before.
So, here is where the story begins.
Me = poor long suffering employee
SM = Sucky Man
SW = Insane Sucky Woman
A man walks up to me.
SM: Hi! I was just wondering, your sign that says "No food or children beyond this point", is that optional?
Me: Optional?
SM: Yeah, can we take our meals and kids down there anyway?
Me: No, I'm really sorry, we're not insured to have children down by the river...
SM: Oh dear.
Me: And, you're probably going to think this is funny, we're not allowed food down there because we've have incidents with customers being attacked by the geese!
SM: Oh! We don't want that do we? Haha!
The man walks away, and that was the end of the conversation.
About a minute later, an insane looking woman belts up to me, complete with pushchair and screaming child inside.
SW: WHY AREN'T WE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE RIVER WITH OUR CHILDREN??
Me: *Shocked* I'm sorry?
SW: YOU told my husband we are not allowed to enjoy our day by the river, WHY?
Me: I'm sorry, it is one of our policies.
SW: I DONT CARE! I WANT TO ENJOY THE DAY WITH MY CHILDREN BY THE RIVER!
Me:I'm afraid we can't allow that. We are not insured if something happens to them, and it is not only our policy, but it is a policy of the council.
SW: What are we going to do? It's a beautiful day! WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? SIT INSIDE?
Me: No. The children are quite welcome in the patio area, and you are also welcome to eat your meals up there.
SW: I WANT TO EAT BY THE RIVER!
Me: Well, I'm sorry, you can't.
SW: YOU HAVE RUINED OUR DAY! IT IS BEAUTIFUL OUTSIDE, AND WE WANT TO ENJOY IT! NOW WE CAN'T!
And she ran off, taking the screaming child with her.
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