Re: 80th Celebration

On 10/24/2024 11:51 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

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

I celebrated my 80th

 Congratulations.
 

I had Dinner at the Clairemont Hotel.

 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"
 

Check Please bay area had said that
it was reasonably priced and good food. Well, I would hardly call a $250
bill reasonably priced...

 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.
 

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.
>
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.

 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.
 

Think I'll go up to the bank and order a new credit card.

 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.
 

Your link has the menu, scroll down to the bottom
Might help if tommy spelled it right)
Lets say:
one of the $18 appetizers
A $20 cocktail
$32 chicken entree (unless he springs for the cheapest steak entree @ $85)
He could cheap out on the wine with the Trefethen
chardonnay @ $18
That's $88 staying on the low side of the menu, but one could easily spend well over $120 PP given that menu.
The question is why was this a surprise? Tommy should realize by now his interpretaion of "reasonable" is quite different from anyone elses. Also, why was it a problem? Is't tommy bringing in $12,000/ month? Why bitch about a $250 dinner bill to celebrate your 80th birth day?
Even treating himself to his own birthday, tommy is miserable.
so sad.....
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