Author: Patricia

The caption is spot on and absolutely relatable. 😢💚

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So, my birthday was on a Tuesday, (3/4) and we had a small celebration at home with just my little family. On Sunday though, I had a gathering at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery, with about 12 of us. It was a lot of fun, good food, good convo’s and GREAT friends.

It went really well, until I got a text from my credit card company stating there was a pending charge of $300.31. Um, say WHAT?

The groups total bill was $352.28. OF that, $51.97 was the server’s tip. It was already assessed at 18%, so that left a food/beverage bill of $300.31. The thing was, the only charge that was to be put on the card was MY family’s dinner, and my portion of tax and tip, everyone else paid cash.

When the server came to take care of the bill, she asked, “Cash first then the balance goes on the card, right?” I said Yes, thinking that was the obvious way to do the transaction.

She came back with the Merchant receipt, I signed it, then I asked for my copy of the paid receipt. The server said, “Oh sure, no problem,” and came back with a copy of the receipt.

It wasn’t until the hours of the morning, as I was helping my daughter get her papers together for a court appointment she had, when I got the ding from a notification alerting me of a pending charge on my credit card.

I became INFURIATED, irate, livid! My poor daughter was like, “Mom, focus, we gotta take care of this, there’s nothing you can do right now about your situation, you can take care of that when the restaurant opens.” She was right. I helped her with her stuff, and as soon as we were done, I looked up the restaurant website and left an email for them.

I had to take yesterday off to babysit my grand baby, but I was also taking care of this situation. The restaurant opened At 11am, I called shortly after that, ready for bear! I asked to speak to the manager, and he told me that he had just been reading my email and he will be investigating the situation, the Director of Operations is involved and also investigating and he will call me back approx. 3pm. The manager told me that protocol had not been followed, asked me of I had signed anything, said i was valid in the feelings that they will be speaking with the “team member in a little Bit” and will keep in touch.

I sent the manager a copy of the receipt I received along with a long email. Part of what I asked was, WHY would she do this when it wasn’t what we agreed to, why would she even THINK if my bill was $352.28, that I would give her a $258 and change TIP?

I can’t say for sure, but I think my email got to him because I spoke to him at 12:42, he said he wants to make it right, he’s going to credit my card for $200 (it was actually $201.97) and is offering me a courtesy card via email for me to use. He was very apologetic. I asked if they had cameras they could check to see that there was cash involved and exchanged. He said that is why the Director of Operations was involved to investigate all that.

If I could have, I would have had her arrested for Petty theft, “PC 488, a criminal act to steal $950 or less” but the Sheriff’s Dept. that I called for that area, stated I could sue her in small claims court, there was nothing they could do about it.

ALL in ALL, I was glad BJ’s Management were on it. This was a first for me, it caused me MUCH stress, but I’m glad it was handled expeditiously and professionally.

WHEW….how was YOUR Monday? LOL

Did I never say anything?? I know I mentioned something last November, but WHAT? Nothing before that?

SO, in June, 2024, I became a GRANDMA for the first time! I still pinch myself, as does my daughter and my son, who is “Unc Unc.”

My granddaughter was born June 9, 2024, coming in at 6lbs 13 oz and 20 inches long! She was born at 22:03! I was so proud of my daughter, she was so strong! She had the baby natural and it was quick! I’ve never seen movement so fast of the nurse and I’ve never seen a room fill with doctors and nurses just as quickly! When my daughters water broke, it seemed like it took hardly any time before the baby was here! I know it was a little bit of time because of what was going on, but WOW.

ANYWAY, my sweet baby granddaughter, nicknamed MJ (her first and middle initials) is now 8.5 months old, and MAN, she is just the best and makes me laugh and smile every day! She’s crawling all over and pulling herself up to stand and really wants to start walking, WATCH OUT!

She’s a beautiful baby girl, and if you can imagine- she’s Filipino, Chinese and Spanish on her Daddy’s side and Chinese Portuguese, Malaysian, Mexican, Basque and Yaqui on her Mommy’s side.

I LOVE coming home after work to see her sweet face, and we have our own little screaming welcome when I walk in the door, LOL. It’s really me just mimicking her and she loves it! So do I 🙂

Anyway, just wanted to share THIS bit of news! Sorry it took so long to share!

TTFN,

P~

Do I have any Royalists/Monarchists followers?

I love the British Royal Family the most, but I also the Spains Royalty.

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I just learned about this yesterday! I don’t remember doing this experiment when I was in school and I don’t ever recall seeing it done at my job in any science class I’ve been in.

I heard a student talking about it yesterday and had to look it up, SO very cool!

Enjoy!

TTFN,

P~

However you celebrate, I hope you have an amazing day!