Joy, Rapture and the Sun Guy

Last Friday I was lucky enough to encounter a rude customer who lead to a story, albeit a short one.

Guy comes in for breakfast (the special) and as soon as he sat down he ordered his breakfast. I pushed in the order, brought his coffee and he said to me : "If you see a Sun, pick it up!" Now I know what he means, but I play a little dumb and say, "Sure, why not?"

"Oh, and bring it to me, wouldcha?" Now people who know me have heard me say more than once "I'm your server, not your servant!" and the odds of me bringing this guy a paper, especially considering the way he asked me, are slight.

But I do bring him his breakfast. Which he eats and about 15 minutes later he asks for the bill. I bring him his bill (total 4.19) and he gives me a 5 and tells me to keep the change. He gets up and starts heading for the door. As he passes the pile of newspapers near the front of the restaurant he spies a copy of the Sun. He picks it up and heads back to his table. "I'm just going to read the paper and finish my coffee," he tells me and proceeds to do so.

Just to let you know, 81 cents does not entitle you to come back and take up a table... The Sun costs a quarter..... buy your own.

But that's just the view from my side of the menu.