Comments for The Frog Blog http://blog.frogandpeach.com Official blog of New Brunswick NJ's The Frog and The Peach Restaurant Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Gringo Under Glass by Beth Blecker http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-416 Beth Blecker Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:57:01 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-416 Well I am the "Beth" in the story and finally getting around to comment. Betsy that was a wonderful and accurate version of what happened that night. Everyone involved was wonderful, concerned and helpful, including Betsy (as I was her guest). Looking back it was an unbelievable experience having such a large piece of glass fall on your head. Other than a little bang and a small headache, I walked away with only a few small cuts. As Betsy said everyone from waiters, to owner, to guests were concerned and helpful. However like Betsy I believe if this did happen in America there would at least be serious talk of a law suit, even if the injuries were considered minor. However I am very upset about one thing, I was really looking forward to my main course. A fabulous looking chicken dish, that the men who saved me from the glass were eating when I was ordering. I guess Betsy I need another invite and we will go back to Trotters...indoors this time. Well I am the “Beth” in the story and finally getting around to comment. Betsy that was a wonderful and accurate version of what happened that night. Everyone involved was wonderful, concerned and helpful, including Betsy (as I was her guest). Looking back it was an unbelievable experience having such a large piece of glass fall on your head. Other than a little bang and a small headache, I walked away with only a few small cuts. As Betsy said everyone from waiters, to owner, to guests were concerned and helpful. However like Betsy I believe if this did happen in America there would at least be serious talk of a law suit, even if the injuries were considered minor. However I am very upset about one thing, I was really looking forward to my main course. A fabulous looking chicken dish, that the men who saved me from the glass were eating when I was ordering. I guess Betsy I need another invite and we will go back to Trotters…indoors this time.

]]> Comment on Gringo Under Glass by Ingrid Rubio http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-415 Ingrid Rubio Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:47:13 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-415 It was really frightening when our mutual friend Nancy Hokenson rang to tell me about the accident - I feared the worst - but on arrriving at your home realized that it was more the fright that had shaken you up - what a relief!!!! and having known Wayne Trotter and his son Paul for many years I knew that they would take care of you, as they did. Thank you very much for asking me to join you and your friends from New York, the lovely hairdresser and the other ladies, that I am sorry to say I don't remember their names. It was a lovely dinner and the food was exquisite. As you say, us Mexicans are not litigious people. We try to do things as best as we can and when unfortunate accidents like yours happen, we care. Thank you Betsy for your friendship, and see you in August. It was really frightening when our mutual friend Nancy Hokenson rang to tell me about the accident – I feared the worst – but on arrriving at your home realized that it was more the fright that had shaken you up – what a relief!!!! and having known Wayne Trotter and his son Paul for many years I knew that they would take care of you, as they did.

Thank you very much for asking me to join you and your friends from New York, the lovely hairdresser and the other ladies, that I am sorry to say I don’t remember their names. It was a lovely dinner and the food was exquisite.

As you say, us Mexicans are not litigious people. We try to do things as best as we can and when unfortunate accidents like yours happen, we care.

Thank you Betsy for your friendship, and see you in August.

]]> Comment on Gringo Under Glass by betsyalger http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-412 betsyalger Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:19:24 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-412 Of course Patsy if any of those things happened I would be telling a different story. But they didn’t. That I was pretty much unhurt is a miracle. That there are not building codes that require the use of safety glass is a problem! I am not saying that it’s a good thing that is not a litigious society. That’s just how it is. My point is that following my ordeal I have a different outlook on how to react when people in my restaurant freak out because the server mistakenly presents the comped “Happy Birthday Mom” to grandma rather than mom, or launches a hate email campaign because the menu changed, or shouts at the hostess to expect a call from their attorney because the umbrella they left here 3 months ago is no longer in the lost and found. I mean, in the overall scheme of things, it’s just not worth getting riled up about. Worse things happen. It’s not always necessary to blame someone. I guess it took a near death experience or two for me to learn how to manage my stress level. It’s much better now! Of course Patsy if any of those things happened I would be telling a different story. But they didn’t. That I was pretty much unhurt is a miracle. That there are not building codes that require the use of safety glass is a problem! I am not saying that it’s a good thing that is not a litigious society. That’s just how it is. My point is that following my ordeal I have a different outlook on how to react when people in my restaurant freak out because the server mistakenly presents the comped “Happy Birthday Mom” to grandma rather than mom, or launches a hate email campaign because the menu changed, or shouts at the hostess to expect a call from their attorney because the umbrella they left here 3 months ago is no longer in the lost and found. I mean, in the overall scheme of things, it’s just not worth getting riled up about. Worse things happen. It’s not always necessary to blame someone. I guess it took a near death experience or two for me to learn how to manage my stress level. It’s much better now!

]]> Comment on Gringo Under Glass by betsyalger http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-411 betsyalger Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:46:12 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-411 Nice meeting you too! I will never forget how sweet you were to me, inviting me to sit at your table and bleed all over the place while you calmly calmed me down. Thank you! Nice meeting you too! I will never forget how sweet you were to me, inviting me to sit at your table and bleed all over the place while you calmly calmed me down. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Gringo Under Glass by Luz María http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-410 Luz María Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:54:28 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-410 Well, I am the woman in the couple that was chilly and moved inside. If we hadn't moved, there would have been three people injured! In México we don't have many rules as "what to do in case of...", that is normal, and sometimes it could not be right...but I am sure there is allways people worried and we try to do our best to help... As you said, things happen. I was very surprised that nothing serious happened to you as I was that we moved 1 minute before the glass came down. I am happy to know that Paul Trotter, the owner, was interested in the case and took care of you! We will be happy to share moments with you in Mérida! It was nice meeting with you, even though it was in that situation!. Well, I am the woman in the couple that was chilly and moved inside. If we hadn’t moved, there would have been three people injured! In México we don’t have many rules as “what to do in case of…”, that is normal, and sometimes it could not be right…but I am sure there is allways people worried and we try to do our best to help… As you said, things happen. I was very surprised that nothing serious happened to you as I was that we moved 1 minute before the glass came down. I am happy to know that Paul Trotter, the owner, was interested in the case and took care of you! We will be happy to share moments with you in Mérida! It was nice meeting with you, even though it was in that situation!.

]]> Comment on Gringo Under Glass by patricia http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-409 patricia Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:52:19 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-409 I wouldn't dismiss our legal system so lightly. Imagine if those wounds hadn't been superficial. Imagine if you suddenly found that you were now unable to use your hand or your eyes any longer as a result of that ordeal. Imagine if the owner of that restuarant had NOT done the right thing and ensured that you got home safely and got pampered with a freebee to smooth things over. Imagine if, instead, while you were bleeding and scared, they had a representative arrive to fill out an incident report that would later be used as a piece of evidence against you. It's easy to say that our society is too litigious, but imagine if you were the one whose life was not just turned upside down for a few hours or even a few days, but utterly destroyed by someone not paying attention to business. Would you be willing to say "accidents happen" and move on so easily? I doubt it. I wouldn’t dismiss our legal system so lightly. Imagine if those wounds hadn’t been superficial. Imagine if you suddenly found that you were now unable to use your hand or your eyes any longer as a result of that ordeal. Imagine if the owner of that restuarant had NOT done the right thing and ensured that you got home safely and got pampered with a freebee to smooth things over. Imagine if, instead, while you were bleeding and scared, they had a representative arrive to fill out an incident report that would later be used as a piece of evidence against you. It’s easy to say that our society is too litigious, but imagine if you were the one whose life was not just turned upside down for a few hours or even a few days, but utterly destroyed by someone not paying attention to business. Would you be willing to say “accidents happen” and move on so easily? I doubt it.

]]> Comment on Gringo Under Glass by Barbara Kissell http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-408 Barbara Kissell Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:56:44 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-408 Glad to see the story continues with more positive outcomes! Glass, like life, appears solid but in fact is merely molecules in motion. To every action the is a reaction and you have so adroitly set the pace. Thanks for taking the time to tell the story with open eyes and heart, not to mention that you survived a few swipes at life! Keep up the action! Barbara Glad to see the story continues with more positive outcomes! Glass, like life, appears solid but in fact is merely molecules in motion. To every action the is a reaction and you have so adroitly set the pace. Thanks for taking the time to tell the story with open eyes and heart, not to mention that you survived a few swipes at life! Keep up the action! Barbara

]]> Comment on Gringo Under Glass by Karen Ferguson http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2010/07/22/gringo-under-glass/#comment-407 Karen Ferguson Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:40:57 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=239#comment-407 Oh...I'm so glad you got this story down. Thank you! Sounds like Trotters did the right thing and you of all people, understand. Whew. They were blessed: they could have gotten someone who is "never satisfied" as you have mentioned. It's a fact and glad we know it. Bravo. Great post. Now,I can't be the only one that wants to know what did you have at your special dinner. Or better yet, remind your chef that you need another recipe on the website. :-) Now, I'm completely happy. Abrasos! karen Oh…I’m so glad you got this story down. Thank you! Sounds like Trotters did the right thing and you of all people, understand. Whew. They were blessed: they could have gotten someone who is “never satisfied” as you have mentioned.
It’s a fact and glad we know it.

Bravo. Great post.
Now,I can’t be the only one that wants to know what did you have at your special dinner. Or better yet, remind your chef that you need another recipe on the website. :-)

Now, I’m completely happy.
Abrasos!
karen

]]> Comment on Not the Whiskey Sour of my Childhood! by betsyalger http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2009/11/06/not-the-whiskey-sour-of-my-childhood/#comment-406 betsyalger Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:24:11 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=205#comment-406 Okay okay okay. I just posted a new one. It's not about a favoirte dish... read "Gringo Under Glass." Okay okay okay. I just posted a new one. It’s not about a favoirte dish… read “Gringo Under Glass.”

]]> Comment on Not the Whiskey Sour of my Childhood! by Karen Ferguson http://blog.frogandpeach.com/2009/11/06/not-the-whiskey-sour-of-my-childhood/#comment-405 Karen Ferguson Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:45:01 +0000 http://blog.frogandpeach.com/?p=205#comment-405 Oh Dear One, I cannot wait that long. Tell me a little story and the most favorite dish that you like to eat. Off the top of your head, using your heart, you can knock this out in less than an thirty minutes and it's good for the soul...just like your little hang out there. It, too, is good for the soul. Like the Nike ad says, "Just do it." Hugs. Karen in Kalifornia Oh Dear One,
I cannot wait that long. Tell me a little story and the most favorite dish that you like to eat.
Off the top of your head, using your heart, you can knock this out in less than an thirty minutes and it’s good for the soul…just like your little hang out there. It, too, is good for the soul.

Like the Nike ad says, “Just do it.”

Hugs.
Karen in Kalifornia

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