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During a recent trip to a restaurant one of the people dining with us knocked over his glass, sending the coke flowing over half of the table and down into a puddle on the floor. While waiting for someone to clean it up it occurred to me that we wouldn't have all had to jump back out of the way to keep
from getting soaked if the table had had a discreet gutter system built into it. A table like that would have rounded edges that had about a one inch gap halfway down the curve. All four gutters would be slightly angled towards one corner pocket which had a flat plastic bottle attached to it beneath the table. To clean up, all you'd have to do is run a towel down each gutter to force any remaining fluid into the bottle, unhook the used bottle, and snap in a replacement bottle. It might take a few more seconds after each meal for the busboy to run a towel down the gutters to clean them between meals but it would save the diners a lot of embarrassment and put those who brought children with them a little more at ease. It might also save the restaurant some money from slip-and-fall lawsuits too.
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Alternatively, use a slightly inward-slanting table and put a drink-catcher in the middle. Steeper for Extreme Dining. (no, I do not want a concave table, which would have a steeper angle at the rim). This would simplify things, and save having to clean the gutter. negative side: Nothing round could be placed in the center of the table that would completely cover it. |
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Table ditches? Perforated table with tubes leading to the middle? Large, thirsty cocker spaniel suspended by ropes overhead to drink up the stuff before it can fall? Rube Goldberg Drink Catcher? |
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alternatively you could have a super-absorbent table cloth. |
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Add downspouts and connect them to a floor drain for a maintenance free table drainage system. |
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