Re: 80th Celebration

On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:07:15 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
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On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:03:35 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
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On Fri Oct 25 11:40:19 2024 John B.  wrote:

On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:51:54 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:
 

On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:29:10 -0000 (UTC), Tom Kunich
<cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
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I celebrated my 80th

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Congratulations.
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I had Dinner at the Clairemont Hotel.

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That's odd.  You posted the your message to RBT at 3:29PM (PDT).  Yet,
the restaurant opens at 4PM on Thursdays:
<https://www.fairmont.com/claremont-berkeley/dining/limewood-bar-and-restaurant/>
"Sunday through Thursday | 4:00pm - 9:00pm
with bar service until 11:00pm"
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Check Please bay area had said that
it was reasonably priced and good food. Well, I would hardly call a $250
bill reasonably priced...

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I couldn't find a current menu.  The most recent I could find was for
July 14, 2023.  I assume prices may have increased in the last 17
months:
<https://theclaremont.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CLA-DiningRoomMenu-14July23.pdf>
By carefully selecting the most expensive main courses, you would have
difficulties reaching $120/person (including tax and tips), unless
you're including the bar tab.
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and that was the noisiest restaurant I have EVER
been in. I had to lean across the table and shout into Ann's face to be
heard and we were in the quieter section.
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Then to top it off, somehow I lost my credit card and the "Limewood"
restaurant hasn't had the decency to even respond about whether it got
left there.
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But it was nice to go to all of the great restaurants ikn the bay area
except the Top of the Mark. And I wouldn't even bother with that now.

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Most of your adventures include something gone wrong, where you were
the innocent victim.  If I have a problem with someone making too much
noise (usually kids), I walk over to their table and ask them to
reduce their noise level.  It doesn't work every time, but enough that
it's worth the effort.
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Think I'll go up to the bank and order a new credit card.

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Do you have as many credit cards as you have bicycles?  Getting a new
credit card every time something goes wrong is not a sustainable
solution.

 
 
80 years old...  Hearing loss...
 
It's called "Presbycusis"
 
"Untreated hearing loss has also been associated with increased rates
of anxiety, depression, poor mental health and lower life expectancy."
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Cheers,
 
John B.
 

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Only someone that has never had a brain would think that a restaurant that is so loud that even the man at the etrance who asks for your reservation has to lean foreward and ask you to speak up is a hearing loss. On your best day, Slocomb you can't even pretend to be as smart as an idiot.

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I can only assume that noisy restaurants is an "American" thing as
I've eaten in restaurants in a number of countries and never found any
of then to be as noisy as you describe. And, I might add, U.S.
tourists are well known for being noisy, talking in very loud voices,
although I've always assumed that was what seems to be a U.S.ian
belief that if you just talk louder the stupid (can't speak English)
foreigners will understand you.

We eat out at least a couple of times a week. We have a few favorite
restaurants, but we like to experiment with different places.

I believe the loud factor of a restaurant depends on two things.

1) The amount of hard surfaces that reflect noise. Carpet and sound
absorbing ceilings and walls help keep the noise down.

2) The type of clientele the restaurant caters to. Sports fans are the
worst. If we walk into a new restaurant and see TV sets all over, we
turn around and leave.

Of course, there still may be loud talking men and cackling women to
deal with. I've asked to move to a different table because of those
types. Babies and loud children are not a problem.

--
C'est bon
Soloman