Hey, it's Storyworthy. Today on the show, storyteller Erica Blumfield talks about waitressing in New York.

There had been this man, kind of like a wiry professor looking type, who had been sitting at a table for hours.

And all he had had was a bowl of $4 soup. And I had brought him extra bread, which was breaking the rules,

and he still hadn't paid.

So I approached him politely and I asked him like, oh, we really need this table.

Could you please pay?

And he did not like this.

He like stood up.

He got very aggressive and neither was shouting, you know, you better not be expecting a tip and how dare you. And I just snapped and I was like, that's it. And I stormed across the cafe and I slammed the door open and I said, just get out of here. We don't want your money. He walked across the

restaurant and he stops, turned and he started to choke me. Today on the show, storyteller Erica

Blumfield talks about waitressing in New York. Stay close.

Hey, it's Erica Blumfield, and you're listening to Storyworthy.

Welcome to Storyworthy. Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.

With you're a longtime fan of the show of 14 years, where you're a brand new listener.

Welcome to Storyworthy. I hope you guys enjoyed the story last week with storyteller Jen Curseo.

Erica, you know Jen.

I do.

Yeah, well, Jen told a story last week about she almost got married on a second date.

Do you happen to know that story?

I love that story.

I love all Jen's stories, but that one is, yes, very. Hercio, she's so talented. She's so funny. She's smart and very subtle. And she talks about going to see the eclipse. Not the, not the eclipse that just passed, but the one in 2017 with a date. It was just the second date. And it was so magical, they almost got married.

But I mean, they would have gotten married. They walked to a church. They went to a church.

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