Large group of frequent fliers and no split checks...
I once belonged to an active online group of people with the hobby of being frequent fliers. We all had various strategies to earn free flights and travel perks and enjoyed flying all over the world. We would often fly with friends from the group, or meet up for a meal when we happened to be in the same city.
Once memorable time, a group of around 50 of us met up in a restaurant in San Francisco to spend a few enjoyable hours together before taking a flight.
We'd arranged things with the restaurant ahead of time and had the entire upstairs section reserved for us. The drinks and meals were delicious. 314
When it was time to pay, it turned out that the restaurant and the group organizers had miscommunicated somehow, and we couldn't have separate checks.
Surprise! 50 various meals and drinks, all on one check.
I had barely a moment to worry, though, before multiple group members began to debate over which of them would be allowed to pay the tab and be reimbursed. You see, these people all had credit cards selected for their generous frequent fliers awards, and paying this huge tab was the opportunity everyone dreamed of to earn a free flight or two. The meal was paid quickly, tipped well, and everyone left a bit of cash on the tables as well. Hopefully our group of flying geeks were a fun section that evening, instead of nightmare fuel. 540