"Don't you just hate it when you forget to bring the cow you're supposed to be milking?" I say as a woman walks by in a fluffy blue skirt and a puffed out white blouse. I sit back and appreciate the funniest thing I've probably said in days.

My Canadian Girlfriend looks up from Empire magazine, giggles and says "I have the best boyfriend ever, not only are you cute and have a killer body but you're also really funny." (I am paraphrasing as I don't normally pay any attention to what she says.)

We are sitting in a cafe in Manchester's stylish Northern Quarter waiting for someone to come over and serve us. This is a new cafe and, like every person on Property Ladder, is trying to tap into the young professionals market. It has succeeded. We are there and we are young professionals.

We sit waiting to order our meal and coffees.

We still sit and wait.

My Canadian Girlfriend gets that look in her eye that says "I'm from North America and this service is unaccepatable and I'm going to create a scene soon if someone doesn't come over here and serve us." This usually leads to me getting embarassed so I have to manage the situation.

I try to make eye contact with the waitress. I normally have a foolproof method of getting a waitress to come over. I look in her direction and flash her a flirty smile and a little wink. Nothing. She must be a gay. I try to make eye contact with the waiter, in case he is too.

Nothing.

Someone comes and sits on the table next to us. The waiter comes running over and takes their order.

"If he doesn't turn around and take our order straight away. We should leave." I agree to this course of action because it contains the least amount of me being embarassed. He does not turn around. We leave.

I am upset. I am going to miss out on my All Day Breakfast.

As we are walking away from the restaurant, a young man walks by with a full tracksuit on but no T-Shirt. "Don't you just hate it when you go out and forget to put a T-Shirt on." I say, remembering that even if I didn't get my Breakfast, I am still funny.