Pre-OBDTF Lunch ~ 3/4

[orange-n-brown 365]

Shame on you kids getting kicked out of Ponderosa
Glad you all had a good time! Some day I promise to meet you all! FIDO maybe your next trip home we can meet up shhhhh don't tell the Queen I don't want her to be mad at us!

[biggdowgg]

sure glad Grandma1 was out of there before we got tossed,,,she has to live with them people in Jackson.


Ive never been so embarressed

I honestly dont think ALL of us should have been punished for the actions of one

[grndma1]

I thought YTB was kidding when he called and said they had been thrown out. No offense, but whatever happened couldn't have been worse than the Rotary Club's singing. It was great to meet FIDO and Boo. I felt sorry for FIDO getting choked on his tea. I think it had something to do with the comment on the number of stars on YTB's shirt. I guess when the OBDTF's meeting comes to Jackson, it will have to be at Cardos after all.

[biggdowgg]

I think the quote..was 487 stars

[orange-n-brown 365]

BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEST American flag I ever saw!!!!!!!

[OZZIEOHIO]

Thats a new one to the list, I have been booted from Movie houses, bars, roller rinks, even a all girl train car in Germany( I still thank god I jumped on the train that day. LOL!!!) But never a ponderosa....

I thought we had it under control with 4 Mods there.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

i'm never wearing my flag shirt to another function, you add 50 more stars every meeting, and i'm losing weight. (sic) may wear another tommorrow. fido, the hug , was out of respect for what you do for our country, nothing more, nothing less. . but i gotta admit i got a lil nervy, when you reached for your steak knife during our short embrace. sorry but that was a first for even me. i'm the brunt of many jokes but the real comedian is boo. great to see everybody today. sorry turkey you missed the minford's joe namath again. gotta leave the vfw sometimes.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

sorry , but i agree , with oz. thrown out of the jackson ponderosa, and i was not the guilty party, and tipped well. they've seen the last of ole bait. . fido, did you like how i messed with that waitress on the way out acting like i was handcuffed, did you see the look on the faces of the people in line, they really thought i was cuffed, until i passed them, i may have done that before.

[biggdowgg]

I dont understand why everyone thinks this was funny,I already sent a E MAIL, to their front office...they could have handled this a lot differently then they did....and maiking us exit through the entrance,,where they had a long line waitoing to eat was bull s t

[BigOrangeOne]

Did we REALLY get kicked out? I guess not being able to hear is a blessing sometimes.

Great meeting GM1 and her daughter and her son. Very nice folks.

I was very impressed with Fido. He is a great man and a great patriot and we all owe him and others like him a huge debt of thanks.

Thanks to BiggDowgg too. I understand he spent a couple of months in the Salvation ARMY and was stationed at Camp Bennett. Thanks Dowgg.

[BubbleGumTiger]

Well, I guess I should have laid off work to be there yesterday. I cant believe what I am reading.......I can promise you it wont happen at BDUBs today.......

[orange-n-brown 365]

http://www.ponderosasteakhouses.com/lets_talk.html
here you guys are post away Athens no longer has my business they were rude to us lost our order the last time we was there the management lied to us.. told us they send a gift card to ease our pain HA never saw that so I tell everyone I know!
Now with Jackson I've never had a bad meal there that shocks me but I will let people know they treated you all bad! poo on them!

[grndma1]

I guess I can honestly say that I WAS the only innocent one. I left before it happened. After reading everyone's stories, no one seemed to be involved or even realized they were being kicked out. Someone must have done something or maybe it was all the laughter drowning out the Rotary meeting. With the Sheriff and police chief both there, I'm surprised they didn't have them escort you out. And I agree about the food. The last two times I have been there it didn't seem as good as it usually is.

[OZZIEOHIO]

Just goes to show what a hard job TTT has dealing with you all. LOL!!! We try to have a get together with out him, and get thown out. You all should respect the Grand Poo Bah a little more now.

[BubbleGumTiger]

Just goes to show what a hard job TTT has dealing with you all. LOL!!! We try to have a get together with out him, and get thown out. You all should respect the Grand Poo Bah a little more now.

Thanks Oz, glad someone recognizes someone with crowd control ability............On my way to Athens tonite I am going to stop in the Mayor's office in Jackson and apologize for the rowdy crowd yesterday.....it is the least I can do to try and keep our reputation above board............

[BubbleGumTiger]

The Mayor was at Ponderosa yesterday, and I had an occasion to chat with him as we dined.

Tell Randy, Steve says hi when you see him!

u got it.........

[orange-n-brown 365]

Here is a copy of the letter I just sent to the Ponderosa headquarters at the e-mail address provided by O&B365:

I still dont know what happened or why. We were there for about 2 1/2 hours meeting with a friend who was in from Iraq and having a great time. I even filled out a form provided by the waitress commenting on the great service and giving her three smilies across the board. It wasnt until we were leaving that I became aware there was a problem and even then I thought it was good natured kidding. The waitress was offended at something one of the people in our party had alledgedly said, and I attempted to smooth things over by telling her he is a great guy and didnt mean anything by it. At this point the cashier left her post (even though there was a line of people waiting to pay and be served) and she came up to us and TOLD us to leave. Not only that but she didnt want us to leave by the exit, but made a scene out of parading us past everyone in the restaurant and making us exit up the ramp where the line was of people trying to pay to get served. She personally walked us to the door and waited for us to leave without even so much as an explanation. I have no idea why she got involved, but it was at this point, as I saw her red face that I knew something was wrong. I dont see how we couold have been there for as long as we were, and been served refills and had our plates cleared off as many times as the waitress did that any problem was never mentioned until we attempted to leave. Something is not right here. It was mentioned by the waitress that one in our party had entered and sat down and ate without paying, but he had never ate there before and wasnt aware that you paid in advance. In fact, I know for a fact that he had money in hand to pay as we were trying to leave and he did pay, even though the cashier was rude to the point where I think she should have been fired on the spot. I dont live in Jackson, but it is a short half hour drive from where I live and I eat there as often as I am in Jackson. The buffet is usually excellent, but with the recent additions of Bennigans and Dakotas in Jackson combined with the terrible way we were treated at Ponderosa, I wont be back! I am still mystifyed as to if there was such a serious problem why it never was even hinted until we were leaving 2 1/2 hours after we arrived and after many conversations with the servers. Go figure! Ive never been asked to leave an establishment in my life and my embarrassment is only exceeded by my anger, to the point I am considering reporting this to the better business bureau in Jackson along with a strongly worded letter to the Jackson new media.

good letter I also include names if I can provide them that way that they can go after the right people I will pass this on to all my friends guess the new eateries in jackson will have their business!

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

I guess I can honestly say that I WAS the only innocent one. I left before it happened. After reading everyone's stories, no one seemed to be involved or even realized they were being kicked out. Someone must have done something or maybe it was all the laughter drowning out the Rotary meeting. With the Sheriff and police chief both there, I'm surprised they didn't have them escort you out. And I agree about the food. The last two times I have been there it didn't seem as good as it usually is.

I couldn't tell by the portions on the plates and the number of trips a few of them made to the food bar. Some seemed to really enjoy their lunch.

It was a very good time! Gahs4ever and BOO had me rolling. Choking on iced tea wasn't a very pleasant experience.

I couldn't believe how they all picked on YTB. I must admit your shirt reminded me of a star filled night in the desert! YTB also had me laughing. You said something about having someone but I can't remember the exact words.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

THEY DONE SEEN OLE YTB FOR THE LAST TIME, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I WAS NEARLY AT THE DOOR AND HEARD A COMMOTION, I CAME BACK TO SEE IF ALL WAS ALLRIGHT, THE LADY FROM THRE REGISTER FOLLOWED ME, PUT HER HAND ON MY SHOULDER , AND SAID OUR PARTY HAD TO LEAVE. SO I WALKED RIGHT PAST EVERY BODY IN LINE , ACTING AS IF I WAS CUFFED. I WALKED UP THE OPPOSITE RAMP, SO THE PEOPLE IN LINE COULD NOT SEE IF I WAS CUFFED OR NOT. WHAT A JOKE, AND I LEFT A NICE TIP. IT SHALL BE MY LAST TRIP THERE, AND I INTEND TO TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT IT.