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Jul. 20th, 2003 11:53 pmWhile many of my filk friends were at Concertino this weekend, I had my own adventures.
Saturday 7/19: I attended a Mankind Project planning meeting in Columbus. I am part of a group of men who are working on creating a Satellite Center in the state of Ohio. We will also be holding another New Warrior Training Adventure in September.
After I came back home, I took the family to the Cox Arboretum. We were hoping to go to the Butterfly House, but it was closed by the time we got there. In the three ponds, we saw lots of fish (including golden carp), and turtles.
We had take-out dinners from Applebee's, and then went to Graeter's Ice Cream for dessert. I had Coffee ice cream; my wife had the Peach Sorbet (and shared it with our daughter, who loved it.)
Coffee ice cream brings back fond memories of childhood. One of my parents' friends used to work as a waitress at a Howard Johnson's, and would often bring home ice cream. When we went to visit them, she'd offer us some. I think this is why I like my coffee with cream and sugar (now sweetener since I've cut back on sugar).
Sunday 7/20: We had a late brunch at a local Perkins. I ordered steak (medium well) and eggs (over easy). The eggs were fine, but the steak came out medium rare. I asked to have it cooked some more. The waitress gave me a puzzled look for a second and said something about how she was going to bring the steak back to the kitchen. I suggested that she bring me an empty plate that I would put the steak on, which she did. Several minutes later, she brought me a new steak, but it was well done. She didn't even stay around to ask if it was okay as is; she went away to take care of other tables. She came back about two minutes later to ask how it was. This bothered my wife, who had a chat with the manager about it. The manager was unsympathetic; my wife was told, "That's our procedure", and also gave excuses like "We're short-handed", "It's a busy time", "She brings in $1000 in revenue", etc. etc. She didn't even get an apology. Nedless to say, we aren't going back to that particular Perkins. (I didn't notice any comment cards there. We later went to another Perkins, which was owned by a different management company, to get a comment card. When I described what happened to the other restaurant's manager, her eyes widened and was shocked.)
I wanted to go to the Dayton Air Show, but didn't care to pay the steep admission price (I think the at-the-gate price was betwen $15 and $20), and my wife didn't want to walk around in the hot weather, pushing our daughter in a stroller. Instead, we drove up near the airport, far enough away to avoid the traffic, but close enough to see what was going on. We first pulled into Taylorsville Reserve, but couldn't find a decent view. We did some more driving, and pulled into the parking lot of a small company that was about a mile from the eastern end of the airport. Several people were already in the parking lot, so we joined them.
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds precision flying team had already started their show. Unline the US Navy's Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds, which have 6 planes in the air at once, the Snowbirds have 9 planes in the air at once. They Snowbirds fly Canadair CT-114 "Tutor" planes, each powered by one General Electric J85 engine. A few of the planes flew over us and circled behind us, and we were able to see most of their show. I was favorably impressed. I've not seen them perform before, and I'd be willing to see them again. (They'll be in Toronto from August 30 to September 1, and in Niagara Falls (Ontario) on September 20-21.)
We had submarine sandwiches for dinner at Submarine House, and capped off the mean with custard at Ritter's Frozen Custard.
Saturday 7/19: I attended a Mankind Project planning meeting in Columbus. I am part of a group of men who are working on creating a Satellite Center in the state of Ohio. We will also be holding another New Warrior Training Adventure in September.
After I came back home, I took the family to the Cox Arboretum. We were hoping to go to the Butterfly House, but it was closed by the time we got there. In the three ponds, we saw lots of fish (including golden carp), and turtles.
We had take-out dinners from Applebee's, and then went to Graeter's Ice Cream for dessert. I had Coffee ice cream; my wife had the Peach Sorbet (and shared it with our daughter, who loved it.)
Coffee ice cream brings back fond memories of childhood. One of my parents' friends used to work as a waitress at a Howard Johnson's, and would often bring home ice cream. When we went to visit them, she'd offer us some. I think this is why I like my coffee with cream and sugar (now sweetener since I've cut back on sugar).
Sunday 7/20: We had a late brunch at a local Perkins. I ordered steak (medium well) and eggs (over easy). The eggs were fine, but the steak came out medium rare. I asked to have it cooked some more. The waitress gave me a puzzled look for a second and said something about how she was going to bring the steak back to the kitchen. I suggested that she bring me an empty plate that I would put the steak on, which she did. Several minutes later, she brought me a new steak, but it was well done. She didn't even stay around to ask if it was okay as is; she went away to take care of other tables. She came back about two minutes later to ask how it was. This bothered my wife, who had a chat with the manager about it. The manager was unsympathetic; my wife was told, "That's our procedure", and also gave excuses like "We're short-handed", "It's a busy time", "She brings in $1000 in revenue", etc. etc. She didn't even get an apology. Nedless to say, we aren't going back to that particular Perkins. (I didn't notice any comment cards there. We later went to another Perkins, which was owned by a different management company, to get a comment card. When I described what happened to the other restaurant's manager, her eyes widened and was shocked.)
I wanted to go to the Dayton Air Show, but didn't care to pay the steep admission price (I think the at-the-gate price was betwen $15 and $20), and my wife didn't want to walk around in the hot weather, pushing our daughter in a stroller. Instead, we drove up near the airport, far enough away to avoid the traffic, but close enough to see what was going on. We first pulled into Taylorsville Reserve, but couldn't find a decent view. We did some more driving, and pulled into the parking lot of a small company that was about a mile from the eastern end of the airport. Several people were already in the parking lot, so we joined them.
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds precision flying team had already started their show. Unline the US Navy's Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds, which have 6 planes in the air at once, the Snowbirds have 9 planes in the air at once. They Snowbirds fly Canadair CT-114 "Tutor" planes, each powered by one General Electric J85 engine. A few of the planes flew over us and circled behind us, and we were able to see most of their show. I was favorably impressed. I've not seen them perform before, and I'd be willing to see them again. (They'll be in Toronto from August 30 to September 1, and in Niagara Falls (Ontario) on September 20-21.)
We had submarine sandwiches for dinner at Submarine House, and capped off the mean with custard at Ritter's Frozen Custard.
