Regular_Joe
Regular Member
After approx. 18 months of OC'ing, I finally ran into my first negative experience:
My wife (CC) and I (OC) were in Manassas running some errands and enjoying some family time. We needed to work on a writing project, so after getting a great meal at Logan's Roadhouse and spending some time at Bull Run Library, we headed over to Chuck E. Cheese. The idea was to let the kids have some fun while we grabbed a table and sodas and worked through some ideas. We have both OC'd at Chuck E. Cheese many times in the past without incident - usually great service.
However, after sitting at the table for about 15 minutes, the manager on duty came over and said that a customer had complained about the gun. He politely showed me the Chuck E. Cheese policy regarding their prohibition on weapons and asked that I remove the gun from the store. He actually seemed a bit sheepish and apologized, but said that he had to enforce the corporate policy.
I had dress pants/dress shirt on, my wife was dressed nice, we had a bible or two with papers and a small computer on the table, drinking sodas - I guess I assumed we appeared harmless. I have to admit I first felt defensive, but the manager was very polite and I needed to represent well, right? My wife carefully read the policy and I politely told the manager that this had never been an issue at Chuck E. Cheese and that although we didn't agree, we would of course respect the policy and immediately comply. I locked the gun up in the car, we spent a half hour quickly finishing what we needed to complete, we spent way too much time at the rewards counter helping our little kids negotiate for the cheapest toys in the free world, and we left.
Dang...we are going to miss Chuck E. Cheese. Well, our kids will...
My wife (CC) and I (OC) were in Manassas running some errands and enjoying some family time. We needed to work on a writing project, so after getting a great meal at Logan's Roadhouse and spending some time at Bull Run Library, we headed over to Chuck E. Cheese. The idea was to let the kids have some fun while we grabbed a table and sodas and worked through some ideas. We have both OC'd at Chuck E. Cheese many times in the past without incident - usually great service.
However, after sitting at the table for about 15 minutes, the manager on duty came over and said that a customer had complained about the gun. He politely showed me the Chuck E. Cheese policy regarding their prohibition on weapons and asked that I remove the gun from the store. He actually seemed a bit sheepish and apologized, but said that he had to enforce the corporate policy.
I had dress pants/dress shirt on, my wife was dressed nice, we had a bible or two with papers and a small computer on the table, drinking sodas - I guess I assumed we appeared harmless. I have to admit I first felt defensive, but the manager was very polite and I needed to represent well, right? My wife carefully read the policy and I politely told the manager that this had never been an issue at Chuck E. Cheese and that although we didn't agree, we would of course respect the policy and immediately comply. I locked the gun up in the car, we spent a half hour quickly finishing what we needed to complete, we spent way too much time at the rewards counter helping our little kids negotiate for the cheapest toys in the free world, and we left.
Dang...we are going to miss Chuck E. Cheese. Well, our kids will...