Applebee's

No need to go all the way to Africa be one of the contestants on the next 'Survivor' - to be tortured and treated with disdain! There is a much easier solution!

You can go to the Applebees Restaurant on Sam Rittenburg Blvd. in Charleston, SC. There the staff will prepare a wonderful adventure for you by spilling a mess on the carpeting - so it will blend in with its surroundings and you won't suspect a thing - until you step down onto the step and slip right off the end into the pool of ick at the bottom. (And the waitress will say 'You have to get up! You are in the way!')

Yes, you too can break your foot and spend a month in a cast while you try to master the skill of caring for your three children and work your full time job! You can grow from the challenges of being treated like nothing by their staff and ignored by their management. You can live with a foot that just isn't the same for the rest of your life - and buy all new shoes because the old ones no longer fit. And at the end of the adventure - they are gonna vote you off so you walk away with practically nothing.

Don't worry, they are going to admit right away that it was their fault - they knew about the hazard...they will agree to pay your medical bills and your attorney and give you a little pocket money so you can eat in their restaurant again - but truly negotiate for what you will receive for your physical, emotional, and social losses - oh, no! Now their insurance company says that the insurance company would negotiate - but Applebees has instructed them not to...They wouldn't want to insult you like that! Better to let you sue so that you can also enjoy the education that comes from an intimate involvement with the American Judicial system - which may take 3 years to settle. OR - you can agree to accept the scraps they throw your way - because after all, you do have those medical bills waiting to be paid...

Oh, and don't bother to contact the corporate office - they don't deal with these complaints - they just refer them back to the franchise - which is where you had all of the fun in the first place! Or at least that's what Dennis told me when I called there...and the letters I sent them - well...just an exercise in writing, I guess.

Boy, Applebees sure has made MY life fun! So next time you want to eat out...think CHILIS or SHONEYS or ANYTHING but APPLEBEES!