Mother's Day=Stroller HELL

For some reason rich Manhattanites who decide to procreate think that NYC restaurants have more space than their apartments, so they don't realize it annoys the SHITE out of me when they all bring their strollers in, especially when it's magnified by 100 on Mother's Day!

ME: Miss, would you be kind enough to fold up your stroller, so I can check it?
MISS: Uh, I guess.

Yeah, like I have priority valet parking in our tiny coat check room with the other 10 strollers other parents decide to bring in.

Also, why do parents think it's ok to park a stroller in the middle of the dining room? Do they think the heavy traffic flow of bus boys, runners, and waiters with sharp knives and hot plates won't cause any serious injury??

Annoying comment of the day,"Oh, this restaurant is so stroller friendly."

Big eye roll from my maitre'd when he heard that one. Just because you see other moron parents bring strollers in and park them at the tables DOES NOT mean we are stroller friendly!

Gassy customers

There is a regular that comes in all the time. I personally think he's slightly sleazy, but whatever, he's loaded. He's also in his 70's.

My co-hostess wouldn't stand behind him because she heard and could smell his fart...twice during the night. Our hostess stand is close to the bar.

Why couldn't he be a silent killer?

Do you seriously don't know what a banquette is?

Tonight my maitre'd told me to give a four top two choices of tables:

ME: Miss, I can either sit you right here or upstairs.
WOMAN: Well, what's the difference?
ME: Well, upstairs is a table, but as you can see here this is a nice big banquette.
WOMAN: What's a banquette? (as she looks at the booth)

Is she for real?

Mother's Day...

I've agreed to do a double this Sunday: brunch and dinner. Black Sunday (i.e. Mother's Day) is coming up...what jerks will I be dealing with?

FUCK!