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I Got A Talker...
By: Generic Date: August 10, 2024, 9:49 am
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Ugh! All they want to do is talk to me. I'm working, making
breakfast, dealing with a dietary concern and they want to talk
to me. I'm busy. Let me do my work. Talk to the other innkeeper.
Leave me in peace! Won't even ask Google for the weather.... we
have to do it for them. How hard is it to say "Okay Google,
weather" and listen? Where is the self sufficiency?
They misquoted me yesterday to other guests and I was SO upset.
No, I sent you to this bakery not because I recommend it, but
because the other places are bakeries and this is the only one
that also has a sandwich shop. Bakeries do not make sandwiches,
they aren't licenced as a restaurant. They can't make a sandwich
for you.
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Re: I Got A Talker...
By: Arks Date: August 10, 2024, 10:39 am
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My sympathy. I guess ear plugs are out of the question.
#Post#: 608--------------------------------------------------
Re: I Got A Talker...
By: Generic Date: August 11, 2024, 4:04 pm
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Yeah. Hard to try to cook breakfast with ear plugs in.
#Post#: 609--------------------------------------------------
Re: I Got A Talker...
By: Yellowbird Date: August 12, 2024, 4:55 pm
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Ask your fellow innkeeper to run interference for you! Talkers
used to drive me nuts when I was trying to make breakfast. I
would just stop. Put everything down and, with a smile say "I
can either make your breakfast or talk to you but not both at
the same time."
#Post#: 610--------------------------------------------------
Re: I Got A Talker...
By: gillumhouse Date: August 12, 2024, 8:55 pm
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Years ago I had an older gentleman who stayed several times who
would "talk your leg off" while I was trying to do breakfast or
when I was doing dishes. Every time he stayed, I broke a
Fostoria goblet. EVERY time. ebay loved him! I now had to pay
$10 for goblets I bought originally for $1. Truly was not sorry
when he stopped coming.
#Post#: 611--------------------------------------------------
Re: I Got A Talker...
By: Arks Date: August 13, 2024, 7:49 am
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I recall someone, it might have been Morticia, who was very
proud of their lockable kitchen door!
#Post#: 612--------------------------------------------------
Re: I Got A Talker...
By: JimBoone Date: August 13, 2024, 9:08 am
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I generally enjoy the talking part, but then I don't have to
cook and keep my mind on two things.
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Re: I Got A Talker...
By: Tom Date: August 24, 2024, 4:49 pm
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I'm solo so no one to run interference ... I've gotten rather
brusk, politely brusk, saying no breakfast if I don't cook.
Kitchen has effectively one-way screens so I can monitor the bar
and breakfast area but I'm at most a shadow. That really helps
reduce folk wanting to talk. But there are some who never quit,
and I sometimes set a timer when I go out to serve so they will
hear the beeping and give me an excuse to rush away abruptly.
#Post#: 645--------------------------------------------------
Re: I Got A Talker...
By: Thebeachhouse Date: September 17, 2024, 7:52 am
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I guess we were her next stop. A dozen questions when I
really wanted to get the eggs into the oven. Tick….tick….tick.
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