A Night Out with the Wifey
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (92028)
United States
November 16, 2024 7:13am CST
Wifey and I rarely go out, so last night was the exception with the only aside being we went out last week as well when we met up with my sister and brother-in-law at a local bar and restaurant called Charlie's Place.
I told her it won't be an every week thing, but maybe getting out every once in a while will be a nice change of pace.
Last night we decided to hit up our favorite Mexican restaurant in the downtown area where we live called Margarita's. I had a combo plate, which is per my usual, and she had a taco salad, and for drinks she got a strawberry margarita and I got my traditional Sol with a lime in it.
Yummy stuff. And it didn't set us back too badly. $63 with tip.
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@porwest (92028)
• United States
16 Nov
@2ndchances24 The stock market paid for it. You don't think I'd actually spend money out of pocket do you? 
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@2ndchances24 (9115)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
16 Nov
That's what I'm saying, That's cause he can afford such
high mighty luxury & SAY he doesn't waste $ yea o.k.
H3ll if I COULD afford such luxury I wouldn't do it.
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@wolfgirl569 (107146)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Nov
We don't go out much anymore. Used to go every week. But way back the place we went to started raising prices.
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@wolfgirl569 (107146)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Nov
@porwest We went out most Saturdays even after getting married until she started charging more. It wasn't as much the price as the game. She had a steak with sauteed mushrooms, onions and sweet peppers. First she started charging extra for the onion. Then charging extra for the others. Just raise the price. Don't play mind games
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@porwest (92028)
• United States
19 Nov
@wolfgirl569 I can't stand "hidden fees and charges." You're right. Just tell me what the price is and if it has to be more, fine. But if it's more than I thought it was going to be because you said one thing and charged another? That's when you lose my interest, and thus, my business.
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@LindaOHio (180086)
• United States
17 Nov
I am taking my husband's 2nd cousin out to Red Lobster after my doctor's appointment on Thursday....yummy stuff there too!!! Have a good day.
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@LindaOHio (180086)
• United States
18 Nov
@porwest Thanks. Plus I don't like shrimp; and they have tons of shrimp on the menu. They should call themselves Red Shrimp. They need crab cakes (which they discontinued), clam strips (which they discontinued), etc. and more lobster.
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@porwest (92028)
• United States
20 Nov
@LindaOHio They discontinued crab cakes? That was always a staple on their menu. I have not been to a Red Lobster in ages.
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@allknowing (137111)
• India
17 Nov
Eating out occasionally is a refreshing experience.
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@RasmaSandra (80269)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Nov
Glad you both had a good night out, Hope you can make it a tradition at least a couple of times a month,
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@aureategloom (10292)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
16 Nov
it's always nice to go out with your spouse - as long as you can afford it
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@porwest (92028)
• United States
20 Nov
@Dreamerby It's complicated. Part of it is that restaurants run on VERY low margins. Usually around 2%. So, if they paid more to the waiters and waitresses, the food would be so expensive no one could afford to eat there. So, they are allowed to pay the waitstaff less and it is made up for in tips, and actually, once tips are accounted for, MOST waitstaff end up making WAY more than the minimum wage. It is not unheard of for waiters and waitresses to actually make up to $20 an hour.
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@Dreamerby (5365)
• Calcutta, India
18 Nov
@porwest But that's not a good system. The restaurant is solely responsible for paying the waiters because they hired them. Why should customers be 'forced' to pay tips to the waiters?
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@2ndchances24 (9115)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
16 Nov
It didn't set you back to bad ? ARE YOU KIDDING ?
I have & WOULD NEVER go to a place that cost that kind of
$ not even if it was a family get together, I'd stay at home &
make it a family night out in the back yard it's a lot cheaper.1 person likes this
@porwest (92028)
• United States
17 Nov
@2ndchances24 I agree with you mostly. But you have to live too. I have made a nice bit of money for us over the years. What's the point if we can't enjoy some of it? Our reward was buying the camper, enjying some camping trips through the summer, enjoying a little bit of gambling, and the occasional night out. It doesn't break us, so why not?
We scrimp on so many things. It's nice to breathe every once in a while and enjoy what we have worked so hard to achieve.
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@2ndchances24 (9115)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
16 Nov
@porwest I'd rather starve or eat at home B-4 I pay that kind of $
it's a H3LL of a lot cheaper to buy the foods you can cook at home
& stop supporting high rate places to drop their prices.
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@dgobucks226 (35647)
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16 Nov
With a name like Charlie's Place, you can't go wrong. Kind of like All in the Family's "Archie's Place" a bar venture Archie Bunker bought and ran. 
Maybe in time we can afford more dining out experiences now that there's going to be a new president in town. 
Margaritta's are yummy!
Maybe in time we can afford more dining out experiences now that there's going to be a new president in town.
Margaritta's are yummy!1 person likes this
