Meet Tracy McCloud, a 40-year-old woman from Alliance, Ohio, who took the concept of “dining dissatisfaction” to a whole new level. Picture this: Tracy, sitting at Main Moon Chinese restaurant, staring down at a plate of what she deems inedible. The noodles are wrong, the sauce is off, it’s a culinary catastrophe. But Tracy isn’t your average disgruntled diner. Oh no, she has a plan, a plan so misguided it’s genius.
She whips out her phone and dials those three little numbers we all know: 9-1-1. But this isn’t a call about a fire, or a robbery, or any kind of life-threatening situation. No, Tracy has dialed 911… about her Chinese food. That’s right, folks, she honestly believes that her subpar General Tso’s is a matter for the authorities.
The poor 911 operator must have been baffled. “What’s your emergency, ma’am?” And Tracy, in all seriousness, launches into a tirade about the terrible egg rolls and the unacceptably mushy broccoli. We can only imagine the confusion on the other end of the line.
Well, the authorities weren’t amused. They showed up at Main Moon, not to avenge Tracy’s meal, but to charge her with misusing 911. Whoops. Guess that Yelp review wasn’t going to cut it this time.
We can’t help but wonder about the scene that went down at the restaurant. Did Tracy send her food back multiple times, only to have it returned in the same, offending state? Were the wait staff at a loss, trying to placate this bizarrely picky patron? Did other diners stare, mouths agape, as Tracy loudly proclaimed, “I’m calling the cops about this lo mein!”
Tracy, honey, next time, stick with the one-star Yelp review. Leave 911 for the real emergencies. And maybe, just maybe, try a different restaurant. Clearly, Chinese just isn’t your thing.
