This place used to have an outpost in Beacon, NY. It served relatively good Dim Sum. But they couldn't make a go of their suburban location. Luckily the original establishment survived, and that it takes credit cards. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to meet there with one of my Facebook friends.
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The other day, I confirmed getting together with one of my Facebook friends for a Dim Sum dinner. However, she needed a place which would take credit cards. Since I'm "old school" and use cash for many of my transactions, we couldn't go to the Nom Wah Tea Parlor as planned. So I had to hunt around online for Chinatown restaurants that I am moderately familiar with AND which take credit cards. Even though I've never been to Dim Sum Go Go in Chinatown, I was at their former Beacon location. So I figured that they would serve an acceptable meal at a reasonable price.
Around 3 pm, I moseyed to the LGBT Center and did my weekly volunteer stint. Today's assignment was to tag contact list entries as having attended the 2019 Transgender Forum. And if it weren't for a long winded conversation I had, I would have completed this task by 6 pm. Instead, 1/3 of my list was left to be completed.
From the LGBT Center, I drove to Pelham and missed another late train. I wasn't worried, as the next train was expected around 6:30. However, the train was not on time, as it was 15 minutes late. (BRRRR!!!! It was awfully cold on the platform while waiting for the train.) This was not the only problem. Once on the train, we were further delayed by a situation which required police activity. I felt lucky that my friend asked me to change our meeting time from 8:00 to 8:30.
Once I got to Grand Central, I took the express downtown and walked to the restaurant from the Brooklyn Bridge station. Then I decided to wait inside the restaurant because I was 30 minutes early. And wait I did. Little did I know my friend was trying to reach me on the phone I didn't carry with me, and wasn't going to leave her house until she reached me. So I ended up giving up hope for a dinner for two, and enjoyed a Dim Sum dinner for one. Because I figured that it was a typical signals crossed situation, I wasn't angry. I wasn't even frustrated. Instead, I realized that I screwed up a little, and it was a "no harm, no foul" situation. So when I was done with dinner, I walked back to the subway and headed home.
I entered my apartment around 11:30 pm, and found a series of messages on my Facebook page. My friend was trying to reach me, but this avenue was the one avenue I don't have available to me on my cell phone. So I texted her, and we chatted online for about 30 minutes.
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Tomorrow, I'll be going into NYC with GFJ to see the American Gangster Museum. After that, we'll go to eat. I'm not in the mood for a serious conversation, as I expect to hear bad news. And I don't want to deal with that bad news until after the Holiday season. But if I have to deal with it, I will....
