It wasn't as good as it used to be, and I decided to lose the hat

We went to a restaurant last night that we used to be regulars at, but haven't been to in maybe a year or two, during which time it had ups and downs, closed and reopened. We sat at the bar and the tender got our drinks wrong, then forgot to put in our apps order, then took forever to take our dinner order, which took what seemed like an hour to emerge from the kitchen. The owner, who always used to greet us, both in the restaurant and when we bumped into him now and then on the street, saw us, but didn't come over.

When we left and were a block away, I realized I didn't have my hat. I decided not to go back for it.
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