Bad Taste.

Last weekend, I decided to go and get some studying done at IHOP with my boyfriend. We sat down and placed our order, nothing out of the ordinary. Fifteen minutes after our meal arrived, I looked around the room and there was a family of four and a couple sitting behind us. What I thought was weird is that no waiter or hostess were in sight for a while. All of the sudden, a homeless gentleman walks in and stops in front of the table of the couple sitting behind us asking for money to buy food. The guy told him they had nothing to give and the homeless gentleman moved on to our table. He asked us for some change. When my boyfriend said we had nothing, the gentleman looked at our food. He then said, "You have food in front of you and if I wanted to I could snatch your fries right off your plate!"...... While this is going on, there is still no sign of any employees and the family of four got up and left scared.
Needless to say, we didn't enjoy our food and by the time our waitress came out to check up on us, the homeless man had already left with a bottle of ketchup and hot sauce in his pocket.
Now if the situation had gone differently, I would have given him my food, no questions asked. But the fact that he toward over us and demanded money just got me furious. And where was everybody else to prevent this from happening.
So now, even though I love IHOP pancakes, I think it will be a while before I can go again.

New York, New York

This spring break I am planning to go to New York, New York. I kind of have an itinerary in mind but I am hoping someone has gone.
I obviously want to see the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Times Square, and I would love to ride on a ferry. I have been told that it is not safe to make eye contact or I will get mugged. That sounds very vicious!!!
So anyone have any thoughts, I would appreciate any feedback.
Looking forward to a great spring semester.