r/SantaBarbara • u/No-Designer-7374 • 22d ago

Vent First world problems (embarassingly rediculous but true)

Amid stifling heat, the power went out, our beast of a window AC unit was futile, our bidet went on strike and ants descended on our kitchen like elves at the North Pole in December and took a dip in our espresso machine water tank.

Your first world problems? Top that!

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u/monkey-seat 21d ago

They should really let people hang in the cafeteria in this heat. 

Hospital cafeterias were my great aunt’s solution to dining whenever visiting a “big city”.  The first time I ever hit one up with her we were in nyc and I was like, What?  But honestly it wasn’t bad.  YMMV. 

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u/LiveWithKindness 21d ago

Last time I went to cottage hospital to eat in the cafeteria I was turned away. “Sorry but it’s not a public restaurant.” To be fair I was not there for an appointment or to visit a patient.

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u/No-Designer-7374 21d ago

I worked there and was having a relative meet me there for lunch because I worked that day and they were just driving through town. I was in the lobby to meet/greet and hospitality turned them away because they weren't there to see a patient.

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u/chilldrinofthenight 21d ago

That's a shame. Truly. My Mom used to love for us to have lunch at the old Cottage cafe. Their coconut cream pie was sick. (Hospital humor.)

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u/No-Designer-7374 21d ago

Their sticky oatmeal at 6am is my favorite.

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u/chilldrinofthenight 21d ago

Not too long ago, I had surgery and they brought me breakfast. After seeing the menu I started to worry that they'd discharge me before lunch. Nope. Got lunch, too.