A Friendly Encounter

Good evening all,

yesterday while working at the restaurant, I met a family from Toronto. They had been driving for some time on their way home from visiting family for the holidays. The father was fatigued and so they pulled off the 416 and into Spencerville.

Their teen age daughter was sleeping in the car and the parents came in and sat down to eat. When the girl awoke she wasn't comfortable coming into the restaurant so her parents took dishes out to the car.

After the meal was over they thanked me for my hospitality and were so impressed with the food that they took a menu with them and promised that they would make a point of stopping in whenever they are travelling.

You may not think that working in a restaurant for minimum wage as a waitress is important but to these weary travelers a friendly face and good food was what they needed.

I enjoyed talking with them and I wished them a safe journey. I hope I will see them again. You never know when you live and work off the 416 Corridor who you're going to meet. But wherever you may be or whatever you're doing greeting people with a smile goes a long way when making  a first impression.

I would have never thought that a family from Toronto would be so impressed by a little Chinese restaurant in a little town like Spencerville.

Goodnight and God Bless