The rise of the vending machines.....

Luddite
and proud!

"Fed up with rude waiters?" asked some shiny person on Tuesday's BBC News.

That perked me up from my afternoon slumber. "Shite they are on to me" I thought. I half expected to find a camera crew outside.

"Well if so, maybe this restaurant in Germany could be for you!"

The screen cut to something akin to an automated factory. The BBC shiny person was "oohing" and "aahing" at how with the pushing of a few buttons you could have your food delivered, automatically, to your table. Thus, apparently, cutting out the need for waiters, rude, or otherwise. As if.....

If you visit the restaurant's website, 's Baggers, you have to check out their, "Philosophy" section. It states,

" ...is basically very simple: We would like our guests to feel totally at home with us."

Eh?

Hows that then?

Unless you live in a car factory that ain't gonna happen now is it?!

"No more rude waiters!" Exclaimed the Shiny Person, in that aren't we all friends and I'm just like you sort of way. Except they aren't and they wouldn't be seen dead in this or any other restaurant where oiks like me eat.

I switched to the radio.

They were discussing the bloody automated restaurant too. This time with a phone in.

"So would you prefer an automated restaurant to a restaurant with rude waiters and slow service?"

Oooh good question!

Why not follow it up with, "Do you want a bag of lovely candy or a fist up the ass?"

Gimme a break.

"Yeah well I fink it's a great idea, no more rude waiters blah blah blah....." Shared one mouth breather.

"That'll teach the rude waiters of this world...." Said another.

Teach us what?

What?

As if all of a sudden restrauteurs all over the world would be sacking their waiters and replacing us with glorified vending machines. Never gonna happen. And anyway you like us. More than like us, you need us. Not just to bring your food and wine but to massage your egos and make you feel better about yourselves. Admit it!

And have you ever eaten in a German restaurant? The machines will probably have better interpersonal skills and livelier chat too. Automated restaurant? Pfft.....

Michael Mack, you've just made the list.......

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With thanks to Daddy or Chips and Toast for sending me this. It is in fact very old news as Toast sent me info about it last year!