The other day while I was eating in a restaurant, I noticed an elderly woman dining by herself.

Whenever a waitress or waiter would pass by, she would summons them to her table.  She would then grab their arm and proceed to talk to them for about 10 minutes.  And, while the staff was busy, they couldn’t get away because she had a hold of them.

After this happened several times, the staff seemed to avoid the table if possible.  Finally, the manager came out and sat with the woman for a few minutes.  This seemed to satisfy her and she left the staff alone.