To the McMoms who sat in the corner at the Quinpool fast food restaurant and chatted while your kids ran wild around the place, screaming and annoying other patrons: They’re your kids, look after them! Their racket and disruptive behaviour went unnoticed by you until one of them fell off of a chair and split his lip, at which point there was a chorus of “What happened?” If you had been paying attention, you would have KNOWN what happened, or even stopped the kids from spinning each other around on the chairs while they shrieked at the top of their lungs. —Deafened Leppard
This article appears in May 26 – Jun 1, 2011.
Hey idiot, it’s a Playland kids are supposed to be loud and enjoying themselves so STFU. Rotten Tonnies caters to kids.
Rugrats running amok in sector 7-G. Prepare to execute Crowd Control Protocol Alpha Q – Niner, “Operation Evil Clown”
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When I lived abroad, McDonald’s in that region had re-branded away from the kiddy-aesthetic, I presume McD’s is trying to shake accusations of making gazillions of dollars at the cost of selling junk food to little kids wokka wokka wokka. My most-frequently visited McDonald’s had lovely leather upholstery and a hardwood/limegreen colour scheme inside. Can’t wait until that starts happening here, too 😉
While I agree with your general sentiments, Tim, parents still have the responsibility to watch out for their kids when they’re playing. It doesn’t seem like they were playing in playland and just jumping off of chairs and generally doing things that could harm them (as evident with the fall and split lip). Sure kids need to tumble and fall to learn things, but what if this kid had smashed his head on the corner of a table on his way down and ended up hitting his temple and dying? The parents would likely be the first ones to blame the restaurant rather than their own inadequate parenting.
I get that Mcdicks is designed for families, and usually I, myself have no issue with that, but my GOD you still have to look out for your kids!
Hay OP: if you want a generally kid-free mcdonalds go to the SGR location. Hardly any kids there in any large numbers.
No but you get your gauntlet of “homeless kids” in their thousand dollar wardrobes asking for money.
Toss them a plastic bag with a teaspoon of Drano crystals in it and watch the freestylin’ begin.
Thank fuck I never have a reason to go to McD’s. I’d be punting ankle-biters right, left and into the deep fryer.
I wonder if they’ll sue over the split lip?
Nice litle Irish place in Dartmouth, starts with Jamie***’*, place is crowded, a table of about 8, including a 5-7 yr old who has big-time ‘ants in his pants’.
As a server passes by, the kid flails his arms, knocks the tray out of her hands, dumping hot coffee all ove himself. The staff was great, grabbed the kid and started first aid before the table could even react.
Here’s te kicker, instead of being concerned about the child’s burns, his family were screaming (yes screaming) about how they were going to sue.
Mickey Dees has a play room for a reason.
BTW – In more that a few places throughout the world, you can buy beer at McDonalds & Burger King 🙂
In places like McDs and other fastfood establishments I expect there to be children. I expect the noise level to be high. What I don’t expect, however, is parents blatantly ignoring their children, allowing them to run amok over the place getting in the way of other patrons. The tables etc are not play things. Teach your children to behave appropriately. I have zero issue with them playing at their own table, laughing and having fun. I have an issue, however, with them climbing over/under the table I am sitting at, or reaching over the partition and throwing things at me/my party. At the very least, teach your children to apologize if they happen to get in the way of another patron. If little Timmy turns and says sorry after he darts out in front of me causing me to nearly trip over him, or after he spent the last 10mins throwing french fries my way, I have less of an issue with it than if he just busted out and kept on going.
News flash, parents: public places are not freebie babysitting services for you. They are public places. Watch your children. If you can’t watch ’em, don’t have ’em.
I love how people are all “I’M GOING TO SUE!” whenever something happens that causes injury. Do people realize it’s not exactly easy as 1-2-3 to sue anyone? Do they realize that while lawyers will work on a contingency basis, you still have to pay costs of filing, costs of doctor letters and medical files (which can be hundreds of dollars in themselves), etc…? And if they don’t see any promise (like in hugo’s example) you’ll have to pay a retainer, which, is, uh, kinda expensive (because no lawyer is going to work on a contingency basis when your case is shit, but they sure as hell will take your thousands of bucks as a retainer)? Do they realize that lawyers charge hundreds of dollars an hour? And do they realize that they pay outs aren’t really all that much IF you can get one and that it takes forever, especially if there’s no settlement and it goes to court? AND do they realize the other party can sue if the judgement is for the plaintiff in which case it can be years before any monies are received, which means years of lawyer bills?
Most of the time, it’s just. not. worth. it.
Fucking people are stupid. STUPID.
You’re right about the beer, hugo! A friend of mine celebrated his birthday in Italy and got beer with his whopper combo. I mentioned it to a friend of mine who travels all over the world for work and as long as there’s no straw in the cup, it’s not considered ‘open liquor.’
HAHA.
*the other party can appeal, not sue.
McMoms….. How fat were they and their kids? She’s probably waiting until some man goes back to her house with her to produce another kid she won’t have to keep track of.
I love that place Hugo. I especially groove on the fact that the Archangel Moroni points the way to it. I’d have kneecapped the little bastard’s litigation-happy family just to complete the Irish experience for them. *snort*
lolz I think that’s quite possibly the best loophole ever. 😛
Quinnpool Micks doesn’t have a playplace, but I guess you could consider the entire dining area a ‘playplace’ considering the clientelle and ‘dining experience’.
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The only McD’s I go to is the one one Spring Garden, usually at 3am on weekends. It’s much more civilized.
Give those kids a few years:
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just on spring garden at 3am on a weekend…
hmmmm….
I suppose this is what you’d call civilized then.
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Cheese and rice, if I was on sgr @3am on weekends, I DOUBT *I’d* be very civilized…. but maybe that’s just me. 😉
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Haha, yeah. I don’t drink beer though. You know my first love is t3h tasty smirnoff, PG!
And, I’m not all that lady-like when I have consumed copious amounts of liquor (and sometimes I cry! for serious) so if I really was a cat, I’d be like the cat in the lolcat I posted. ahaha 😛
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AHAHA. I do know annoying drunks. I also know the type of drunks that try to hump every thing they come across. I see this more with guys than gals, though.
I don’t tend to be annoying. I tend to get together with other drunk people and have deep conversations about life and shit. LOL. Usually drunk people I don’t know and/or never talk to.
I also find I get along better with girls when we’re both drunk. Weirdest thing.
And I laugh a lot.
When I get TOO drunk, I have an anxiety attack and start bawling. NGF’s witnessed this and it ain’t a purdy thing. 😀
i laugh a lot too, then go to sleep http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YGLQQZTHoU0/Sfxk…
Speaking of booze, my mom bought us some for tonight. Yup, that’s right, I’m drinking [fo free] with my ma!
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we’re having some libations but me ma’s not here. i love having cocktails with her
My sarcasm was lost I see
haha, sorry mel…i hear the freak show at that particular mckreepies is spectacular
the ones i get a kick out of, are the teeny kids, carting around 4 or 5 kids, not much younger than themselves. and probly all by different daddies. ah, but spryfield in the spring, gotta love it.
Welfare pay day = automatic trip to McD….and then on to NSLC….then buy smokes…then into Tims…. then into IGA for cooked chicken & fries…..and then off to the pawn shop with some piece of crap to get an extra $10…
I am part of that freak show ;D Ohh the people you meet and the free food you receive <3. Some people are so drunk, they forget their food :)!
IGA stores – I thought they went tits ups decades ago.
The parents would likely be the first ones to blame the restaurant rather than their own inadequate parenting.”
what do you mean by “likely”, PK?? Bullshit! I’ve yet to meet a parent who has sued anybody after their child has an accident in a public place. I mean, come on; that’s a once-in-a-blue-moon occurence! I’ve witnessed many bumps and bruises of children when out in public, and not once did I ever hear an ‘I’m going to sue!” coming from the parent. usually the frustration is expressed for themselves for not paying closer attention, or frustration for their child for not being more careful. When you become a mom, PK, you’ll realize that most of us blame OURSELVES when something bad happens to our children; it’s in our nature do do that even when it wasn’t our error that caused it to happen!
Annoying kids grow up to adopt the gay lifestyle choice like sebastian did.