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Member since: January 2, 2010
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Merileigh19,
My name is Blake. I'm the owner of Back Alley Blues & BBQ. I'm terribly sorry for your experience with us. None of what happened is okay and it's not close our standard for service. It sounds like you were the victim of the perfect storm of frustrating new restaurant struggles. I would like to apologize to you myself and work to earn your business once again.
With each day, we're improving our service, our speed, and our food consistency. It often takes a new restaurant a little time to get these things worked out. We know this and are trying to be ready and equipped to handle these growing pains as effectively as possible. It appears we've let you down on many levels and I'm very sorry about that.
My number is 918.991.8252 and my e-mail address is blakeewing3232@gmail.com I'd love to speak with you personally if you'll give me that opportunity. I'm going to refund your past visit and invite you to come back for another complimentary visit to the restaurant. I'm confident that we will do better on your next visit and I'd be grateful for the opportunity to change your mind about us.
Please know that we're not a part of the McNellies group. They are our neighbors and we're appreciative of what they do as well. I would hate it if your bad experience at our restaurant tainted your feelings about their establishments. We're all working hard to grow a district of fresh, locally owned concepts. We're working hard to make The Blue Dome District Tulsa's best area for local dining and entertainment. New restaurant concepts take some time to get their footing. We're really committed to trying not to upset people along the way. When we fail, as we did with you, we're going to work to correct those mistakes.
Thank you for visiting Back Alley. I look forward to speaking with you.
Blake Ewing
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If the whole state followed this same line of thinking, all rural mobile homes would be required to be anchored 30 feet into the ground with red-iron, reinforced with diamond plate and Kevlar exteriors and constructed with materials designed to withstand high winds and tornadoes.
It's hypocritical to mandate hyper-vigilant safety in one residence, while ignoring the same principles in another.
We have to assume that when people choose to move into a certain place, they take on the risks of that home along with the benefits.
Want to live in a home that is truly mobile? That's fine. That's up to you. Just don't be surprised when it gets wiped off the planet some April. Want to live in a 90 year old three story apartment building close to downtown? Sweet. Just don't be upset when there aren't sprinklers inside. I think we need to be okay with people assuming some risk. We could simply make a law requiring potential tenants in those apartments to read and sign an agreement stating that they are aware of fire risks and lack of full fire protection. I'm pretty sure that wouldn't act as a deterrent. People will take risks. They choose to drive cars, jump out of helicopters and eat Chinese food delivery every day. Living is risky.
It's not acceptable to create an urban core that has no affordable housing for the very people who most want to live in it. Sprinkler systems are expensive and either drive up the costs too much to offer affordable housing or they make the building worthless. I wish I felt like our current city government was inspired to take on this issue.
As long as there are alarms and exits, people should be able to quickly leave in the event of a fire. Today's sprinklers seem as if they are designed to preserve the building itself, not just the people inside.
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Yep. Perfect. Couldn't have said it better.
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