FREEPER FAMILY TABLE--May I Be Excused?

me | May 13, 2005 | grellis

[grellis]

Good morning, ladies!

[grellis]

Good morning, gentlemen!

[AppyPappy]

Good morning, gentlemen!

Oh, excuse me (steps out of their way)

[RAY]

Keep up the good work - its the right thing to do!

[grellis]

Big ol' thinderstorm is moving in, my fellow FReepers, so I'm shutting the pc off for a while. Thanks for all of the great discussions we've had in the past year! I should be able to let you know today who'll be "setting the table" from now on.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Nice story, thanks. (Your tip is in my tagline.)

[samiam1972]

What a great story! And so true! Just passing along a smile instead of screaming at the top of my lungs when frustrated with my kids goes a long way. :o)

[ctlpdad]

Good on ya! Some days it really is worth it to fight off the covers and head out into the cold mean world we live in.

[sarasota]

Sounds like the Golden Rule in spades. And maybe you even inspired a few colleagues. Well done!

[Gabz]

Good morning........sounds like you had a wonderful night last night.

sorry I have responded to your FReepmail of yesterday yet.........my phones were out yesterday and I spent most of the day on the cell phone fighting with Verizon.

My husband generally dilikes when I go into *itch mode - but realizes it pays off at times. Verizon did get our phones realigned last night instead of tonight, and gave us a 2 month credit on our bill because of the number of outages we have had since the first of the year.........

[Gabz]

slippy fingers this AM:

sorry I have responded to your FReepmail of yesterday yet..

Should read:

sorry I haveN'T responded to your FReepmail of yesterday yet..

[BizzeeMom]

How cool, you are so right, kindness is contagious. Good for you, for spreading it. :)

Love your wit and wisdom, lady, I hope you won't be a stranger!

[BibChr]

Miss?

A little more coffee here, please.

Dan
(c8

[apackof2]

So does this mean you are retiring from the Executive Committee?

[grellis]

ROTFLMAO!!! I think Shinkle is thisclose to giving me the boot, especially since I was a no-show for the Lincoln Dinner...

This isn't an opus, I post this thread each Friday but I'm handing it over to another FReeper. How goes everything, stranger?

[grellis]

"Did you have regular or decaf, sir? Will you be needing some more cream?"

Or how about the usual Denny's reply:

"I'll send your server right out with that!"

[elk]

Whew! Why is it that your hard work ethic is becoming more scarce? At least it seems that way to me.

When I witness a "server"/waitress/manager, etc., really doing their job, I'm sure to give massive thanks, because it seems they might not get it otherwise acknowledged.

[Yaelle]

Very nice, love it. I try to be like that myself, and I will especially try to today after your example.

[grellis]

I find, often enough, that it DOES get noticed, and when it comes to waitressing, there is a real financial payoff. I have more "regular" patrons than some of the staff who have been there for years, and I've only been there a few months. It's not that I really give better service; frankly, I'm somewhat sub-par at my job. For some reason, though, nothing ruffles me. If I goof up, I'm the first to admit it and make it right any way I can. Smiling and being pleasant can go a long, long way as well.

Very rarely, something will happen at work that will just get under my skin and fester. I keep smiling, while cursing (poorly!) in Italian or Yiddish. I feel better immediately.