Of course. In my case I was speaking merely to the technical details. Ideally the restaurant owner would let it go, at least waiting to see it the seizure was real or not. And ideally the customer would get out of the hospital and then go back and pay the bill. And ideally the owner would say "Oh, no, I wouldn't hear of it". That is what would happen if I were in either place.

Ideally.

Agreed, a slipup. Not appropriate.

? Doesn't make sense to me.

Meh, I just get annoyed by the phrase "fire the manager" since I am a manager. Customers vary, but some really suck. :haha: Ignore me.

I'm with ya Neal, since I'm mostly into tourism...I sometimes need to practice my patience not to bash some clients/customers on the heads for their stupidity.

and I can tell ya....some aren't qualified to drive on 2 wheels at all :damn:

like...for unknown reason they already dropped 2 of the 3 new Suzuki V-stroms we now have in the rental on the side...just by stepping off and on the bike.....How!?! and WHY!!!:wah:
thank god they came with good defenses and the damages are limited to some minor scratches and the indicator and one of the handles that broke off.

HunterICX

Ugh, Learn To ride a bike. I say you should have a rule, IF you don't have a motorcycle permit you can't get on and off the bike. :nope::nope:

We can't/do not rent out bikes to whom that do not have the proper driving license.

So that's got me slight mad that these idiots who have a Class A driver license (european motorbike license) still manage to drop a brand new suzuki V-strom on the side when mounting the motorbike :damn:

HunterICX

Personally I would agree with you but that doesn't help in deciding if there was an intent to defraud at the outset.

Only sure way to successfully prosecute a case is to prove to the magistrate they had insufficient funds at the outset/time of ordering to pay for what they consumed....hence the intent is then more or less proven.

Many years ago I was enjoying a 'lock in' at a friends brothers pub and at 2 in the morning we decided to go for a curry.

I was in a drunken state and as the meal was served I felt sick and got up from the table to go to the toilet.

A couple of the Indian waiters literally jumped on me and held on to me whilst the Police were called and in the meantime I vomited on the floor.

The Police arrived, assessed the situation and allowed me to show them my wallet (pre police career days, hence no warrant card) which had plenty of funds within...the outcome was a strong reprimand to the restaurant establishment for acting too hastily and without justifiable provocation, an advisory comment on how to behave/react in the future and with a wry grin from the officer, further advice on looking for a decent carpet cleaning firm.

I never did eat that curry :DL

At the end of the day, the restaurant wasn't right or wrong in my opinion. Sure, they have the right to bill for services rendered.

However, they WERE undeniably stupid. There is such a thing as bad publicity in the dining industry, and this just makes them look trite. I would never visit an establishment worried about their $20 while a man is being loaded into an ambulance.

I mean, for real - if they are this picky over a few bucks, how do you think they'll handle your order if they screw it up? Good businesses exercise good judgement.

Exactly, in the end they'll lose more than 20 bucks through the negative publicity they get now, which will prevent many people from visiting them.

wow. then those people shouldn't be anywhere near a bike, Class A licence or not