So, Bike Week came and an amazing 10 days it was! But truly amazing is this story of some bikers with hearts of gold…
Drifter’s on the River in Astor is owned by friends of mine and they were packed, when a large group of bikers rode in. They knew the food was good, and that there would be a wait by the full parking lot but decided to stay and eat anyway. They happened to be served, after a 45-minute wait, before a table who had been seated before them. The man at that table was livid. The waitress apologized profusely and, in the end, told the man with a large table she would personally pay his bill! Whether the wait was slightly longer because of the food choices, or amount of peeps at each table, or maybe she even forgot to put his order in…I do not know, but her graciousness was witnessed by the bikers and his rudeness was too. His table ate, drank and took leftovers to go all on the waitress and then didn’t leave a tip.

The biker table started throwing in money to pay for the rude table’s meal and even some for a tip, as well as tipping her for her service, hard work and kindness for their own meal! Here is the best part of the story. As they exited the building, the rude man was still in the parking lot holding his leftovers! His car had been towed for parking in the Bridge Master’s parking spot!! One of the petite blondes with the bikers went up to him and let him know Karma is a bitch, and that they paid for his table’s meals. He just stood there with his BIG mouth wide open!!
Just gotta LOVE good people who deliver justice in a kind way while leaving a positive impression of bikers!! And a waitress who probably would have lost money that day trying to make his wait acceptable while tolerating his rudeness for being a better person than most!

Enjoy this beautiful spring weather, do a kind deed, and don’t forget your sunscreen!