Burn The Bill!

This was so funny and heartwarming that I thought it deserved a blog all it's own. After having a good visit at the IWK and being so proud of Melody for doing so great on C100Fm and donating 87 teddy bears to the sick children, (knitted by woman in our local area) I figured a fun evening for Melody was in order. We picked up our good friend Lisa and headed to Jack Astor's for supper. There's always such a great atmosphere there. The food was great and Melody really enjoyed herself. Our waiter was Tony and he was really nice. The place was packed! Once we were finished eating we could hear some cheering getting pretty loud on the pub side. It was growing louder and louder and getting closer but we couldn't make out exactly what they were saying. I thought somebody won a gold for Canada and Lisa thought it was someones birthday. Finally we had a view of what was going on. There was a single file parade of the (many) employees and they were clapping their hands and chanting "Burn The Bill" over and over. Finally it happened. After a couple of minutes of confusion it became clear about what was going on. They made their way over and stopped at our table and the manager (Dave) came through the crowd and told us that tonight we did not have to worry about our meal, it was on them. Then he put a bucket in the middle of our table and actually lit our bill on fire! "Burn the Bill" We were in shock, Melody was so amazed by the whole thing. It was great! Tony had heard a little of Melody's story and I guess he told his manager about her. Melody talked about that night for 3 days non stop. So I would like to thank Jack Astor's in Darthmouth for what they did for us. Melody is hooked and has decided she wants to eat no where else but there from now on when we make our long trip to the IWK. I don't ever think she will forget that evening. Thank You so much!