Ever walk into a chain restaurant on the weekend and become suddenly surprised when you're not force to wait a half hour for a table? No? Me either. That's because it doesn't happen. Well, at least it hadn't happened to me until last weekend. And all I can say is that, sometimes, a poor economy can be helpful. Last weekend, my wife and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. We took a drive to Baltimore to have lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. Based on past experiences, I had expected to wait at least an hour walking through the nearby stores while gripping a pager the looks like something out of Star Trek. Sometimes, my wife grabs the pager from my hand when I get so bored that I start beg Scotty to beam me up. At any rate, on this particular day, we did get a pager from the Cheesecake Factory but we only had to wait a total of 10 minutes for a table. Yes, 10 minutes. Sometimes, when the economy is poor and people shun restaurants, its makes it easier for us who are willing to pay $10.95 for bowl of pasta to get a table.
