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Weather was warmand going out to eat so it was an open carry evening.
Went to Longhorn Steakhouse in Southpoint II at Massaponax for dinner. As we approached the entrance, one of the gentlemen working the reception area came out and greeted us as he held the door open for us. As weentered we exchanged pleasantries. The hostess then seated us. As we were looking over the menu, the other gentleman working the reception area (he seemed to be directing things so I assume he was one of the managerial staff) came over to our table and asked us if we had been there before. I answered in the affirmative. He replied he thought so, that he recognized my sidearm from previous visits. He said our waitress would be with us in a few minutes and, in the meantime,he would take our beverage order. We had a great meal. When we left, the gentleman that had held the door open for us when we arrived, held the door open for us as we exited. We briefly discussed the weather (there were some ominous dark clouds to the south and east). He then said to please come back soon. I replied we would.
After we left the restaurant, the wife said she wanted to get some ice cream so we headed to Cold Stone Creamery just down the road in Southpoint II. She likes to get two or three quarts to take home. As we entered, one of the guys behind the counter welcomed us back. It took awhile for them to make up my wife's order. While we waited, people were coming and going, some with kids. We joked around with one lady whose two little boys were very excited about getting ice cream (one wanted the "blue" and the other one wanted the "green"). We paid and the wife dropped a tip in the tip jar. As we left the counter guys sang a little ditty to acknowledge the tip. Then we went home.
No problems. A very pleasant evening interfacing with some very nice people.
