Sunday, January 10, 2016

Good Idea, Bad Idea

Remember good idea, bad idea from Animaniacs? It was a one minute segment depicting two people handling the same situation, one intelligently, the other...let me give you an example: Good idea; calling out companies that you have a VALID grievance with, say, Greyhound for saying one thing, doing another, and in general, wasting your time for hours on end. Or, Wish, the shopping app that advertises super cheap prices but then scams you. If this happens to you, it is perfectly acceptable to vent your frustration on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or a good old fashioned letter (or, at least, email). Bad idea; calling out a company for not paying attention to you when there is literally someone dying in the same establishment like legend in her own mind Holly Jones, patron of Kilroy's Bar and Grill in Indianpolis, who went on a Facebook rant because she and her group were ignored because another customer was HAVING A HEART ATTACK. This offense was aparantly so egregious she used a good portion of her wall (and, I imagine, mental capabilities) to express her discontent. Holly's nauseating display of narcissism was countered by the restaurant manager's professionalism and wit, responding to Holly's psychotic rant by stating, in part, "I especially like feedback like yours so others can see the disgusting people that we sometimes have to deal with". I assume he's using the word 'people' loosely. In any case, if I ever find myself in Indianpolis, you can be sure I'll be visiting Kilroy's Bar and Grill. And, to the woman who suffered the heart attack, on behalf of the rest of the human race, I sincerely apologize.

No comments:

Post a Comment