Never mind all this stuff with the economy and the wars. Let's talk about something important.
This month, the Souplantation chain (which calls itself Sweet Tomatoes in some areas) is doing a special "Our Guests Choose Our Best" promotion. Each week, there will be special menu items that have been the subject of customer requests. I don't understand why, if customers like this stuff so much, they don't offer it year round…but hey, there are a lot of things in this world I don't understand. Anyway, the schedule says that they'll have my favorite — their Creamy Tomato Soup — the week of October 20-25. Guess where I'll be eating October 20-25.
It sounds like a six-day week but it'll really be seven at most outlets. The Souplantation officially changes its menu on Mondays but they give their managers the flexibility to put out the new items a day or two early if they're running low on the items that are being taken off the bill of fare. A new item could be available as early as the Saturday before and could even linger into the following week. So call ahead.
And if you eat there and like my favorite soup even a little bit, ask to speak to the manager and say something like, "I'll be back again in March or whenever you have the Creamy Tomato Soup again…but until then, I'm not setting foot in this dump." Even if you plan on setting foot in that dump without it, tell them you won't and maybe they'll get the message.
I'll remind you again later in the month.