Are yall ready to order? -Yes- pause pause pause

I am sure that almost any server can tell you that it is really obnoxious when you walk up to a table after they have read the menu for about 30 minutes and you say, "Are you all ready to order?" They quickly answer, "yes, we are." As they begin to order they start discussing or looking at other things on the menu...This ordeal takes about 3 minutes but usually more. People with children are my favorite, because I say, "and would you like anything for the little one?" (I learned my lesson genderizing children ONE TOO MANY TIMES!) Anywho- they quickly realize they hadn't even looked to see what their child should eat. They start asking the kid, who doesn't know, keeps looking at me and just wants something fried. SO I end up standing there, listening to this jibber jabber for about 10 minutes (which in restaurant time is close to an HOUR!) and look around- all of my tables need drinks- they need napkins, just got sat again- TWICE!- it's like- if you say you are ready to order- then know exactly what you want. You have time to discuss when I am not there. Do you want a little extra input?
This could be because I am impatient- I dislike serving where I serve- and the customers are anything but classy (normally).

Yesterday evening there was a child who came out to eat with the fam. They let him get Sweet Tea. I set it down in front of him, by the time I was done taking the order he had drank all of his tea (which as an adult size cup). So I refill it, he sucks it down again after I have taken an order. For an appetizer they order cheese/bacon french fries and spinach and artichoke dip...Right before the meal comes- their kid gets sick. THey have no idea why.
HELLO?!?!!? You just fed your kid a heart attack plus the 3 glasses of sugar water probably DON'T help at all. Hello, America, WTF?

Let's take out vending machines in public schools because they allow children to make bad choices- but instead we will take our kids out to eat on a strict fried diet and sugar water.

Does this make sense?

Next thing- I saw on the news the other day that "organic" is pretty much a joke. I never buy organic stuff anyways but regardless for all of you out there determined that organic is much more healthy than regular produce and food. See this is the deal, there has been no defined guidelines for what constitutes "organic." It may just mean they don't use pesticides. They label things "organic" and jack up the price 3 to 5 dollars and we buy it because we believe the big corporations are not screwing us. How many tv shows/documentaries/news stories will we need before we realize- they just want our money (even though we don't have any right now).

That's enough of my ranting and raving. I have to go to work again tonight- should be interesting.