The Vegas Voice 9-20

May I Take Your Order?
By: Dan Roberts / Roberts Rules
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I did it! I did it! I shouted to the startled
restaurant patrons while my Rana lowered
her head in embarrassment for my antics.
First and foremost, my PILL (partner in love & life), yours truly and
everyone at The Vegas Voice hope that you and yours are staying safe
and well during these unprecedented times.
We can make jokes and even laugh, but make
no mistake, the pandemic is real and deadly.
I recognize that we should stay home as
much as possible, however to my surprise, I
am the one always pushing us to get out of the
house to eat. My Rana is content staying home
and “cooking” whatever has to be placed in
the microwave.
And while I normally have no problem firing
up the grill, staying outside in the summer
heat of 115 F is just crazy. Hence my dilemma.
Now while wearing our facemasks (by the
way, how many do you have? My Ladylove has
at least a dozen in all shapes and colors – and
she hates them all) as we go out in public, we are faced with a new
problem – how to get a menu.
Who would believe or even think there’s a new normal for obtaining
a menu?
Under the “old days” a hostess would give you one. Unfortunately,
like shaking hands, those days are apparently gone.
Now you have to play a game,. It’s called “Click the digital menu.”
And you need your cell phone to participate.
The “fun” begins when you take your phone and, using the camera
icon, you aim for the chicken scratch (it’s officially called a “QR Code”
– who knew…or cared?) and then, in theory, some banner magically
appears on your cell. Once you click that, the menu appears.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I detest this. Is it just me or have
you noticed that when getting the appropriate shot, your hands are
constantly moving?
And how stupid do we look spending time and moving around the
table and chairs to aim correctly?
Make no mistake, this is “ageism discrimination.” No doubt
millennials can do this without giving this a second thought, but for
my fellow seniors?
Due to the above, I hope you can now appreciate my joy and delight
in telling the 50% capacity crowd that I was able to accomplish this in
under 5 minutes. And then I ordered a hamburger.
Notwithstanding my new skill, make no mistake – as soon as the Las
Vegas temperature dips below 105, I’ll be back
to the Bar-B-Que.
* It has been over 5 months since our Vegas
Voice Spring Home Show was postponed due
to the coronavirus. We were sure that our
rescheduled date for a Fall Show on September
12 th would go off without any problems and be
a smashing success.
We tried… we really tried, and still cannot
believe what has transpired. In a million years
I would have never imagined that we would
still be under the COVID-19 grip.
While we have no doubt that it will not be
a “shock” to anyone, The Vegas Voice sadly
announces that our Home Show, once again,
will be postponed. We have rescheduled the event for Saturday,
March 21, 2021.
** On a positive note, while The Vegas Voice had to cut-back its
distribution around town due to the coronavirus, we are proud to
announce that our commitment to “age-qualified” communities
continues. We welcome Ardiente in North Las Vegas and Cactus Valley
Living in Henderson to our mailing/delivery programs.
Last but certainly not least, if anyone has any comments, suggestions,
and/or ideas how to resume life under this “new normal” (or more
importantly if they have a cure for this damn thing) please let me
know. Until then, stay safe, have some (more) patience and know that,
sooner or later, life will resume.
What Do You Think?
Do you agree with our columnists?
Did anyone get you angry, make you
think or simply put a smile on your
face? Please tell us by forwarding
your comments, thoughts or
suggestions to Publisher Dan at:
dan@thevegasvoice.net.
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