I am told I wear my heart on my sleeve. But this is ridiculous. Last night, 7Pm walking into Main Street café for dinner and some tunes.
Waitress: “Dinner?â€
Me: “Yes, please. Can I sit here? (pointing to one of the many empty tables at the front)
Waitress: “No that’s probably taken.”
Me: (staring hard at all the empty tables now).” Probably? How about these?? Are they reserved?”
Waitress: “Well no. (pause) But they might be…..”
Me: (still confused… giving up)…â€Ok. I’ll sit at the Bar.”
Waitress: “Oh no, why don’t you sit here?” (points to the long table at the back where a man is already sitting)
She pulls out the chair next to him…
Me:  “But the bar is fine. And he’s sitting here?”
Waitress: “It’s ok. He’s single and very nice.”
Me: “I’m just looking for dinner. Really. Nothing more.”
Guy:  “I’m marriedâ€.
Me:  “I’m embarrassed. How do you do?â€
pseudo roadie
So, did you make a new friend … ? The blogmeister hardly had to categorize the post to attribute it to you — were this his own experience, the person’s full name and whatever intimacies were shared would be the day’s fodder …
However gracious it is of you to have us at hello, though, how WAS the evening and the company? Was the intro stumble buzzkill or buzz … ?
ko
“ko” = knock out = he left 2 minutes later…..
But the music and food and my own company was just fine.
maybe out of line
Bummer … I’ll second the acronymic inference, though — just differently than you meant it … !