A local mom & pop restaurant runs Fox News on all TVs in the dining room

[Orrex]

We love the restaurant, but holy shit I can't take the programming. I live in a small, rural town that votes deep Red, so there's no chance of getting them to change the channel.

My wife & I are getting breakfast tomorrow and will make every effort to be out of there well before the apocalypse begins at noon.

[ret5hd]

1. If it helps I'll come over early and cook a few eggs and bacon.

[Orrex]

2. Thanks, but the waitstaff is half the reason we go!

Very nice people. I tell myself that they're bleeding-heart Liberals forced to air Fox in response to local demographic pressures.

[ret5hd]

4. Just as well...I lost the belt to my bathrobe last week.

Things might have got embarrassing.

[True Dough]

5. Hopefully sausage wouldn't have been on the breakfast menu

[Thor_MN]

10. Do NOT fry bacon until you find that belt...

Just sayin'...

[sharp_stick]

3. Unless it's a sports bar

I hate restaurants with TV's. I find it really takes away from the food and company.

[True Dough]

6. Yeah, people are too busy

reading and typing on their smart phones to pay attention to the TV screens in restaurants anyway.

[sharp_stick]

7. No shit, we can't be disturbed by Gretchen Carlson

or whatever blonde they're now sexually assaulting on Fox can we? I've got to set up the proper framing of my Bacon and Eggs for Instagram. No likes means no friends right?

My wife and I caught ourselves doing this at a diner a few weeks ago, perusing the phone not Instagraming food, and I'm someone who's been pretty quick at mocking people that do it. We made a promise not to pull out electronics in restaurants and phones are banned in the dining room for us and the kids.

[True Dough]

8. My wife and I have the same policy

No use of gadgets when we're at dinner, either at a restaurant or while seated in our own dining room. But we do both spend a fair bit of time surfing the net while sitting in the living room in the evening.

[Orrex]

9. Thankfully the volume is muted, but subtitles

[Kali]

11. they put fucking tee vees into the gas pumps in my little town

[Initech]

14. OMG, I hate that too!

And they do nothing but show fucking advertisements! I'm getting gas. I do not want to be bombarded with the same commercials I try to avoid the rest of the day!

[Orrex]

12. So we had an amazing surprise this morning

It was about 8:00AM when we got there, and the place wasn't very crowded. At one table were four older white men, and at the next table two more.

We sat down, fully intending to avoid any political commentary despite the multiple tvs.

About 20 minutes later another man came in with a walking cane shaped like a Louisville Slugger with a handle. He clearly knew all the other men already there, and he brandished the cane in a batter's stance and said that he figured he might need it today.

My wife and I exchanged a glance but said nothing. Then the cane guy went on:

"I might have to deal with some radical Republicans today," clearly referring to his three friends at the table.

They all laughed good-naturedly, and one of the guys at the other table said "We Democrats have to stick together."

The cane guy acknowledged that this is "their day," so we all should let them enjoy it.

"Grab onto the train," noted the other. "We're going for a ride."


It was a remarkable tension-breaker, and very welcome. After that the atmosphere in the place was much lighter.

It's easy to forget that there are other Democrats in my town, so this was a welcome reminder that we're not alone.

[JudyM]

13. Good story. If you see them again maybe you could start a little local groundswell of resistance.

[Initech]

15. If I'm at a place and Fox is on I'll usually ask to switch to sports or something similar.

Fuck Fox.