Re: The value of being a regular

[Guest guest]

So glad to hear that is happy! That's really what we want for all our

children.

I agree with you Laurie that having a village just makes life that much more

enjoyable. It is what I remind people that want to move elsewhere for better

services because, with hindsight, it is what we left behind in France and took

time and energy to build here. I am pleased to say that it is worth the effort

because we have similar experiences in Quentin's favorite places. I might add

the importance of being involved in your community. As an example, Quentin was

enrolled in Yoga. He stopped going because I didn't think he was getting

anything out of it until one day when we went to Starbucks the barista said " Hi

Quentin, when are you coming back to yoga, we really miss you "

I am really touched by the number of people who come up to Quentin because they

know or recognise him from somewhere in our " village "

Thais

[Guest guest]

Love it! My daughter has pizza night most Saturday nights. She has her regular

pizza place, her regular order (always the same) and when she calls they usually

ask her the same question, " do you want your usual " ! Don't want to rock that

boat.....

Kathy

The value of being a regular

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

community. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

loves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order.

Ok, now don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any

human being probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there

at least several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they

all know her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and

they repeat what that is.

Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

their booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting, because we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped

would like the new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes life

that much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

L.

[Guest guest]

Laurie, that is fantastic! Culver's is Angel's favorite spot. The Downers

Grove location is very supportive of those with disabilities (Angel's had a

couple of meltdowns there and the staff were VERY helpful). The owner now owns

the Darien location (even under previous owners, that location was disability

friendly also).

They don't address Angel by name, but they do recognize us when we go. Angel

still loves the kids meal because she has to have the ice cream custard cone.

Chicken tenders used to be her favorite, now she's into the grilled cheese.

Now the Darien TGI Fridays knows Angel by name and the same thing with the

Aurelios in LaGrange.

>

> A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in

your community. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

loves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her

order. Ok, now don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more

than any human being probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she

goes there at least several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but

now they all know her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your

usual?’ and they repeat what that is.

>

> Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over

to their booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting, because we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped

would like the new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

>

> It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes

life that much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

>

> L.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

and I are regulars at Chili's in DG and also BWW in Woodridge (where he is

job training by the way :-) and they know his order too, although he orders a

different flavor of wings at BWW each time (and yes, he's tried them all). But

they know he doesn't want celery or ranch and blue cheese.

H.

The value of being a regular

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

ommunity. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

oves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order. Ok,

ow don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any human

eing probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there at

east several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they all

now her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and they

epeat what that is.

Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

heir booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting,

ecause we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped would like

he new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes life

hat much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

L.

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[Guest guest]

Good to know we’re not alone in consuming unhealthy fast foods! Although

Thais had to go and share that her son takes Yoga...spoilsport!

From: sunshinebeaches3@...

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 2:51 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: The value of being a regular

and I are regulars at Chili's in DG and also BWW in Woodridge (where he is

job training by the way :-) and they know his order too, although he orders a

different flavor of wings at BWW each time (and yes, he's tried them all). But

they know he doesn't want celery or ranch and blue cheese.

H.

The value of being a regular

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

ommunity. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

oves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order. Ok,

ow don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any human

eing probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there at

east several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they all

now her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and they

epeat what that is.

Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

heir booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting,

ecause we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped would like

he new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes life

hat much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

L.

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[Guest guest]

LOL and he could get free lunch at BWW 3 day's a week, we decided to limit it to

Friday only and a drink to go the other 2 days. I've had to pick my battles

with (as I'm sure many of you have) and gave up the food one years ago :-)

Re: The value of being a regular

Good to know we’re not alone in consuming unhealthy fast foods! Although

Thais

ad to go and share that her son takes Yoga...spoilsport!

From: sunshinebeaches3@...

ent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 2:51 PM

o: IPADDUnite

ubject: Re: The value of being a regular

and I are regulars at Chili's in DG and also BWW in Woodridge (where he is

ob training by the way :-) and they know his order too, although he orders a

ifferent flavor of wings at BWW each time (and yes, he's tried them all). But

hey know he doesn't want celery or ranch and blue cheese.

ary H.

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rom: Jerue Family <mailto:jeruefamily%40comcast.net>

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ent: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 11:06 am

ubject: The value of being a regular

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

mmunity. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

ves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order. Ok,

w don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any human

ing probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there at

ast several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they all

ow her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and they

peat what that is.

ere’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

eir booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team meeting,

cause we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped would like

e new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

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at much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

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Oh Laurie,

Now I don't feel so guilty about the fact every Mcs within a 10 mile

radius knows Nick's order when they hear my voice in the drive-thru.  It got so

bad one drive-thru had a young man consistently taking the orders over the

course of a couple years. I think he may have been on the spectrum himself but

his great memory skills made him successful at his job.  His voice was so

monotone and he said the same things in the same exact way every time i ordered.

 I stopped going to this particular Mcs when Nick changed schools, and it

was a good six months until I returned.  When he saw us, I felt like a movie

star returning to her home town.  His face lit up and it was the first time I

ever saw any emotion on his face.  Every time I think about his reaction, i

have to laugh.

Our kids our indeed their best customers!  Hmmm...maybe we should unite and try

some collective bargaining.

Carmel

________________________________

From: Jerue Family <jeruefamily@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:06 AM

Subject: The value of being a regular

 

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

community. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

loves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order.

Ok, now don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any

human being probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there

at least several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they

all know her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and

they repeat what that is.

Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

their booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting, because we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped

would like the new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes life

that much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

L.

[Guest guest]

Feeling like a movie star in a Mcs reminds me of a funny story my husband

tells. Years ago when and Mark were really little, it became a consistent

routine for him to take the kids out to the Chuck E. Cheese for Saturday morning

‘fun’ ( was obsessed with the furry costumed character). After a few

weeks of this, the young store manager started recognizing Jim and saying hello.

Months later, this same young man would sidle up to Jim while he was watching

the kids play games or climb through the tunnels, and he’d furtively hand Jim

some extra tokens...because he was such a regular, I guess.

Fast forward to Jim out to lunch with some of his law partners one day, a couple

of them having recently returned from a Las Vegas boys weekend. I guess they

were talking up all of the casino ‘comp’s’ they’d received & one asked

Jim, ‘That’s happened to you, too, right?’ and Jim replied ‘Yeah, I get

comp’ed all the time at the Chuck E. Cheese’.

Somehow these guys thought that was pathetic! Can’t imagine why. WE

thought it was hilarious.

Guess ya have to appreciate our dark disability sense of humor!

Have a great day,

L.

From: Carmel Marshall

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:46 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: The value of being a regular

Oh Laurie,

Now I don't feel so guilty about the fact every Mcs within a 10 mile

radius knows Nick's order when they hear my voice in the drive-thru. It got so

bad one drive-thru had a young man consistently taking the orders over the

course of a couple years. I think he may have been on the spectrum himself but

his great memory skills made him successful at his job. His voice was so

monotone and he said the same things in the same exact way every time i ordered.

I stopped going to this particular Mcs when Nick changed schools, and it

was a good six months until I returned. When he saw us, I felt like a movie

star returning to her home town. His face lit up and it was the first time I

ever saw any emotion on his face. Every time I think about his reaction, i have

to laugh.

Our kids our indeed their best customers! Hmmm...maybe we should unite and try

some collective bargaining.

Carmel

________________________________

From: Jerue Family <mailto:jeruefamily%40comcast.net>

mailto:IPADDUnite%40

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:06 AM

Subject: The value of being a regular

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

community. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

loves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order. Ok,

now don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any human

being probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there at

least several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they all

know her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and they

repeat what that is.

Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

their booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting, because we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped

would like the new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes life

that much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

L.

[Guest guest]

Laurie:

Loved the Culver's story! Please consider posting that on jj'slist if you get

the chance.

Noah is a HUGE fan of the M & M concrete...with chocolate custard of course! I am

quite sure he would love that chicken basket, too.

Thanks for sharing.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

[Guest guest]

I love all these stories and I don't know about you all but I lived on junk food

for the first 30 years...besides...as our buddy Rubin says, sad but true,

we must live one day longer than our kids...so bring on the Culvers, BWW etc...I

so love seeing my son so happy even if I know that the fries, hotdogs and ice

cream aren't exactly health food! It is one of the most normal things many of

our children and loved ones do...EAT! And great social opportunities are so

often around food and meal time.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

[Guest guest]

Oh my gosh I love it.

Thank you all for sharing.  Now I can sleep at night.  I was feeling so bad

letting my son eat out so often as that is what he LOVES to do.  I am always

saying, don't you want the salad instead of the cheese burger today?  LOL Now I

don't feel so bad.  And there are a few places that know him by name around

town too.

Shirley

From: Jerue Family <jeruefamily@...>

Subject: Re: The value of being a regular

IPADDUnite

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 1:09 PM

 

Feeling like a movie star in a Mcs reminds me of a funny story my husband

tells. Years ago when and Mark were really little, it became a consistent

routine for him to take the kids out to the Chuck E. Cheese for Saturday morning

‘fun’ ( was obsessed with the furry costumed character). After a few

weeks of this, the young store manager started recognizing Jim and saying hello.

Months later, this same young man would sidle up to Jim while he was watching

the kids play games or climb through the tunnels, and he’d furtively hand Jim

some extra tokens...because he was such a regular, I guess.

Fast forward to Jim out to lunch with some of his law partners one day, a couple

of them having recently returned from a Las Vegas boys weekend. I guess they

were talking up all of the casino ‘comp’s’ they’d received & one asked

Jim, ‘That’s happened to you, too, right?’ and Jim replied ‘Yeah, I get

comp’ed all the time at the Chuck E. Cheese’.

Somehow these guys thought that was pathetic! Can’t imagine why. WE thought it

was hilarious.

Guess ya have to appreciate our dark disability sense of humor!

Have a great day,

L.

From: Carmel Marshall

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:46 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: The value of being a regular

Oh Laurie,

Now I don't feel so guilty about the fact every Mcs within a 10 mile

radius knows Nick's order when they hear my voice in the drive-thru. It got so

bad one drive-thru had a young man consistently taking the orders over the

course of a couple years. I think he may have been on the spectrum himself but

his great memory skills made him successful at his job. His voice was so

monotone and he said the same things in the same exact way every time i ordered.

I stopped going to this particular Mcs when Nick changed schools, and it

was a good six months until I returned. When he saw us, I felt like a movie star

returning to her home town. His face lit up and it was the first time I ever saw

any emotion on his face. Every time I think about his reaction, i have to laugh.

Our kids our indeed their best customers! Hmmm...maybe we should unite and try

some collective bargaining.

Carmel

________________________________

From: Jerue Family <mailto:jeruefamily%40comcast.net>

mailto:IPADDUnite%40

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:06 AM

Subject: The value of being a regular

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

community. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

loves their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order. Ok,

now don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any human

being probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there at

least several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they all

know her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and they

repeat what that is.

Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

their booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting, because we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped

would like the new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes life

that much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

L.

[Guest guest]

It is hilarious. And kudos for him for being a Chuck E. Cheese regular. I

thought I was brave for surviving one birthday party there.

Bonnie

________________________________

From: Jerue Family <jeruefamily@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Thu, September 22, 2011 8:09:31 AM

Subject: Re: The value of being a regular

Feeling like a movie star in a Mcs reminds me of a funny story my husband

tells. Years ago when and Mark were really little, it became a consistent

routine for him to take the kids out to the Chuck E. Cheese for Saturday morning

‘fun’ ( was obsessed with the furry costumed character). After a few

weeks

of this, the young store manager started recognizing Jim and saying hello.

Months later, this same young man would sidle up to Jim while he was watching

the kids play games or climb through the tunnels, and he’d furtively hand Jim

some extra tokens...because he was such a regular, I guess.

Fast forward to Jim out to lunch with some of his law partners one day, a couple

of them having recently returned from a Las Vegas boys weekend. I guess they

were talking up all of the casino ‘comp’s’ they’d received & one asked

Jim,

‘That’s happened to you, too, right?’ and Jim replied ‘Yeah, I get

comp’ed all

the time at the Chuck E. Cheese’.

Somehow these guys thought that was pathetic! Can’t imagine why. WE

thought

it was hilarious.

Guess ya have to appreciate our dark disability sense of humor!

Have a great day,

L.

From: Carmel Marshall

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:46 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: The value of being a regular

Oh Laurie,

Now I don't feel so guilty about the fact every Mcs within a 10 mile

radius knows Nick's order when they hear my voice in the drive-thru. It got so

bad one drive-thru had a young man consistently taking the orders over the

course of a couple years. I think he may have been on the spectrum himself but

his great memory skills made him successful at his job. His voice was so

monotone and he said the same things in the same exact way every time i ordered.

I stopped going to this particular Mcs when Nick changed schools, and it

was a good six months until I returned. When he saw us, I felt like a movie

star returning to her home town. His face lit up and it was the first time I

ever saw any emotion on his face. Every time I think about his reaction, i have

to laugh.

Our kids our indeed their best customers! Hmmm...maybe we should unite and try

some collective bargaining.

Carmel

________________________________

From: Jerue Family <mailto:jeruefamily%40comcast.net>

mailto:IPADDUnite%40

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:06 AM

Subject: The value of being a regular

A smile for the day...on the value of becoming a ‘regular’ at places in your

community. This story takes place at our local Culver’s Restaurant.

loves

their chicken baskets, with fries and a lemonade. That’s her order. Ok, now

don’t anyone judge us, but yes, she does eat out there more than any human

being

probably should. It’s her favorite lunch stop, and she goes there at least

several times a week. She used to order from her iPad, but now they all know

her, they greet her with ‘Hi , do you want your usual?’ and they repeat

what that is.

Here’s the smile...yesterday her wonderful PSW told me, a manager came over to

their booth and said ‘we were talking about you, in our last team

meeting,

because we’ve changed our chicken supplier recently, and hoped would

like

the new chicken...because you’re one of our best customers!â€

It really does take a village, guys. Or maybe having a village just makes life

that much more enjoyable. Either way, is happy.

L.