Public Service Announcement

Natasha 98 has been telling Miss Tea for the longest time about the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park (http://www.shakeshack.com/). However, Miss Tea has never had a desire to try it out because of the habitual long line of a block and a half.

Finally last Friday, since Miss Tea and Natasha 98 both found some free time, we headed over there. The menu was interesting: they served beer and wine along with burgers, hot dogs, and frozen custards. Gone for an hour and a half, it probably took us 45 minutes to stand on line and 10 minutes to down the soda, fries and "Shackburger." To be quite honest, Miss Tea still thought the burgers at Burger Joint were better. But at least we got to sit in the park on a nice, sunny day.

Unfortunately, Natasha 98 was having unusual issues with our dining neighbors - a father and daughter duo - where the girl kept on feeding fries to the pigeons. Now, this was quite annoying because these pigeons flapped away between us, vying for a crumb. And these "New York" pigeons clearly have no fear of people as Miss Tea has personally seen one swoop down and almost scratch a man's head.

However, Miss Tea deals with the birds as one of those NYC things, like oddly black squirrels in Washington Square Park. Natasha 98, on the other hand, has a vehement haterid for these 'loathsome' creatures. "Why are they allowed to roam free?! Why aren't they kept in a zoo?!"

So while Miss Tea shooed these pigeons away with a folding chair (because there was a flock of them gathering between our tables), Natasha 98 remarked out loud, "It's her! She keeps on feeding them!!!" Miss Tea has never seen Natasha 98 so upset that she was shaking. Thank gawd this girl got a clue and stopped feeding the birds because Natasha 98 was ready to bitch-slap her.

Let this be a lesson, everyone: enjoy the outdoors, the sun, the park - but please, DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS.