You know, it never ceases to amaze me how inconsiderate
and downright mean some business establishments can be.
Below is a story shared on Facebook, and I have to
share the story with you. The story is
copied and pasted directly from the social site. If it's true, something should be done about it.
Needed to out Morton's Steakhouse in
Nashville, TN, because of an incident that happened last night that shouldn't
go unpunished. My company hosted their annual Christmas party last night at the
restaurant. We wined and dined and accumulated a bill to the tune of nearly
$2500. Near the end of the meal, a coworker of mine, who is battling cancer and
undergoing treatments, put on a black beanie to cover his head because he was
getting chilled, one of the many side effects of his treatments. When the
waitress asked him to remove the hat, he and his family kindly explained that
he had cancer. After getting a manager the waitress came back and said she
would need to see a doctor’s note before he could resume wearing the hat. Of
course this understandably upset his wife and children who then sought out the
restaurant manager, who in turn, asked them to call ahead next time so that
they could have placed us in a private room by ourselves. I had no idea cancer
was so offensive in restaurants that we need to be separated, did you? Due to
the rising emotions, the waitress then motioned over two policemen who told our
party that they needed to leave. We left our half eaten desserts and fresh
cocktails along with our PAID and TIPPED $2500 bill and left. Exactly which
incident was more disturbing to the restaurant? Bullying an emotional cancer
stricken family or allowing one man to wear a hat? The manager assured the rest
of our group that the cops hadn't been "called" for us that they just
happened to be around. He also told us that they could handle one person being
upset but "not everybody else" So next time you are battling a
potentially deadly illness make sure to call ahead to the restaurant you are
planning on dining at with a doctor’s note, so that they can put you in a room
by yourself. I've reposted my coworkers personal account on my wall if anyone
wants additional details.”
In
this day and age, with so much media attention given to stories like this, and
how quickly they can go viral on the Internet, it amazes me that businesses
still do things like this!
I
live about two hours away from Nashville.
My wife and I usually make at least one trip per month there,
but I can assure you that this particular restaurant won’t be seeing any of our
hard-earned money.
I
noticed in the comments that one person posted the story to the pages of
WSMV-Channel 4 in Nashville, and to WTVF-Channel 5, also in Nashville. Perhaps they will follow up with a broadcast
story.
You
know, I write about some really bad guys in my books – Esteban Fernandez comes
to mind – but real life incidents like this always makes me wonder
how people can live with themselves.
That’s
the entry for today, faithful reader…
Keep
reading!
Michael (T. M.)
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