Trial And Error

Tip for first date: if you arrange to meet someone at a restaurant, it’s a good idea to show up at the right restaurant.
Last week I call up date victim and we agree to have dinner. I ask if there’s a particular place she wants to go. She says, “Yes, there’s a Mexican place I like on Lost Street. At the moment I don’t remember what it’s called, but it’s not X.”
So at the appointed time I roll into Lost Street and notice that there are indeed two Mexican restaurants, X and Y. But for some reason my memory recalled date victim saying “it’s not Y.” So I promptly park at X.
I walk in, look around, but find no date. I wait for a few minutes at the door. Still no date. I go back inside and look around again. Still no date.
Finally, 20+ minutes after the appointed time, I get the brilliant idea, “you know, maybe I should go check that other restaurant.” So I head down the street, pop in the door, and alas–there’s date victim, where she’s apparently been waiting for the last 30 minutes.
Fortunately, date victim seemed pretty gracious, given the circumstances and the date proceeded without too much damage. But this is definitely something I don’t recommend you try at home.