tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post5059245921783146510..comments2024-02-06T09:15:39.401-05:00Comments on The Mother Load: There Is No Such Thing As A Free LunchAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16332125903937752882noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-70187455344222666022008-07-26T10:12:00.000-05:002008-07-26T10:12:00.000-05:00As someone who packs food and drink from home for ...As someone who packs food and drink from home for almost any trip, I am horrified. I once sent Bella to the zoo with my sister with such a well packed lunch cooler that everyone in the family was able to eat from it and they didn't have to purchase food all day. It's astonishing that they have the no-outside-food-or-drink policy, and it's even more astonishing that they enforce it. <BR/><BR/>Send the letter and spread the word. Word!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487791937532979173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-4556087153205609882008-07-26T08:00:00.000-05:002008-07-26T08:00:00.000-05:00Girlfriend! I'm honored that you wrote a post on ...Girlfriend! I'm honored that you wrote a post on your infamous blog dedicated to me, Friend D, who is one of your faithful blog readers though I don't always respond! Thank You! I must say the 'roar of laughter' coming from the kitchen as my husband read the article was D.E.L.I.G.H.T.F.U.L.! So, double-thank-you for that. Last but not least, it is sad that if 2 parents with 2 children want to visit this establishment, it would cost $18 just to enter the door...now add the cost of food, drinks and tokens for the arcade games! And that is if the 'guy' at the front desk charges correctly, since getting thru the gate is like wrestling with a crocodile who cannot add the number of children and adults coming in! The whole thing is truly insane! When shall we meet at Chik-Fil-A? (smile) Proud Friend "D"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-68389910900552974662008-07-26T01:05:00.000-05:002008-07-26T01:05:00.000-05:00I can't figure out what venue this is, so I'm goin...I can't figure out what venue this is, so I'm going to guess it is something that we don't have around here. Or, it is and it's not somewhere we go.<BR/><BR/>But, oh man, I literally burst out laughing at this: "Now I get to pay for sitting on a bench and praying? I can do that for free at church." LOLAngie @ Many Little Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846708503551936348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-10876520893286927302008-07-25T15:17:00.000-05:002008-07-25T15:17:00.000-05:00We don't have this place. Or I haven't discovered...We don't have this place. Or I haven't discovered it yet. That's just wrong. ALL of it. Send the letter, girl!<BR/>And no outside food? What about kids with food allergies? Should they just go hungry or should they just have an allergic reaction from stuff we buy there?ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12367131116081742274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-31823181257957050462008-07-25T09:14:00.000-05:002008-07-25T09:14:00.000-05:00I'm with you, Aimee. Our community pool (community...I'm with you, Aimee. Our community pool (community -- not private) charges parents to sit poolside. Like I'm just going to trust those teenage lifeguards and go elsewhere while the most precious people in the world go for a swim! Send your letter!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-76157998905383982092008-07-25T08:28:00.000-05:002008-07-25T08:28:00.000-05:00Charging for adults is ridiculous. Presumably the...Charging for adults is ridiculous. Presumably the little customers that are the bread and butter of the business could not be there unsupervised, so really they should be grateful that you are willing to bring the small ones. Perhaps they are charging adults b/c there is a limit on how many people can be in the building and they want to make every stinking penny they can. Send your letter and keep your commitment to take your business elsewhere.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605426195521274662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-74539799692275806482008-07-25T08:22:00.000-05:002008-07-25T08:22:00.000-05:00I hope you really sent them that letter!And you...I hope you really sent them that letter!<BR/><BR/>And you're right about Chick-Fil-A. BONUS: their employees are unfailingly polite, to customers AND to each other, and the place is immaculate. And no arcades!! Free refills too. You can't go wrong.<BR/><BR/>I loved the part about sitting on a bench & praying...so true. I have had to go on rescue missions more times with Middle Sister....as my revenge, I sent her on those missions when Little Brother got into some gerbil tube he couldn't handle. BTW, "gerbil tube"--genius!Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-47357719172113339462008-07-25T08:21:00.000-05:002008-07-25T08:21:00.000-05:00You are F.u.n.n.y.Very enjoyable. I am putting you...You are F.u.n.n.y.<BR/>Very enjoyable. I am putting you are GoogleReader asap.Diane Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092079647422617381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-44028436426230018132008-07-25T06:46:00.000-05:002008-07-25T06:46:00.000-05:00"Now I get to pay for sitting on a bench and prayi..."Now I get to pay for sitting on a bench and praying? I can do that for free at church."<BR/><BR/>I'm laughing outloud at this post but I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, you should send this letter to them. Perhaps they will rethink some of their policies.Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-8589097700432814442008-07-25T05:55:00.000-05:002008-07-25T05:55:00.000-05:00I know exactly what place you are discussing--you ...I know exactly what place you are discussing--you should send your note to them! I always assume sippy cups do not apply to the "outside food and drink policy" b/c typically the drink they sell is not for a baby! I will cross that place off my list!<BR/><BR/>-Lisa LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-4426554303570040662008-07-24T21:52:00.000-05:002008-07-24T21:52:00.000-05:00They charge admission for adults? That's crazy.Th...They charge admission for adults? That's crazy.<BR/><BR/>This is part of the reason we got a Y membership. Reduced price for swim or ballet lessons plus an indoor swimming pool for one family membership fee. Even though we don't get there often it feels like a bargain today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com