PW had a craving for IHOP the other morning so we drove over and marveled at how filled the parking lot was at 10am.
We had just gotten seated when a party of 9 got seated nearby: grandma, grandpa, daughters, sons-in-law, teenaged boy, 6-ish girl, and a baby that was 4 months old.
There was a lot of shuffling around but they finally got all settled and ordered their breakfasts...and then all got up and left for a smoke break. We knew the new mother was a smoker because she had the baby carrier in one hand when she walked in and two packs of smokes in the other.
I looked back and the only ones left at the table were grandma, the teen boy, young girl, and the baby. I wondered out loud to PW if grandma had given up smoking or if she drew the short straw.
It wasn't long before we heard grandma ask the little girl if she wanted to hold the baby and then she bolted for the door to have her break too. They were all gathered just outside the entrance happily puffing away as we left the restaurant.
I heard them say that they were from FL and so an IHOP without a smoking section probably seemed weird to them but boy, am I glad ours doesn't have one!
Posted by bbarton at July 2, 2008 08:44 AMthat was supposed to say "in Florida" ... since that's where I am :)
Posted by: april on July 2, 2008 04:41 PMHope all is going well for PW as the end of pregnancy draws near. It sucks to be waiting when you feel MORE than ready. Hopefully it will be soon. good luck!
Posted by: Leigh on July 11, 2008 08:43 AM
You can't smoke indoors anywhere, not even most bars even if they don't serve food -- I think Georgia does, but my lungs and lunch are smoke-free :)
Posted by: april on July 2, 2008 04:40 PM