I have been in a restaurant where a kid was sitting at the table, screaming it's head off non-stop, and the parents just sat next to the little foghorn for 15 minutes without even noticing it.  The manager finally came out and told them to get the hell out. No debate, just pack up and leave.  The moment they picked up the kid, he stopped screaming. They could have simply told the kid to stop 15 minutes before, and the kid probably would have. But the parents were just that lazy and didn't care that their spawn produced more noise than a chorus of jackhammers. Also, long time no see! I've been gone way too long; I've missed everyone here. And I need to figure out where left my flair.