Was there anything I could have, or should have, done in this restaurant situation?

This was not a fancy restaurant, by any means. Just a local cafe. Went in and sat down. Placed our breakfast order. Then two old people came in and sat in the booth right behind me. They had obvious health issue regarding their respiratory systems. They coughed wet, slimy, phlegmy coughs most of the time. They blew their noses, loudly and sloppily several times. A few times they didn’t blow, just sucked all the tons of snot back in. It never stopped.

I know they couldn’t help it. They were permanently ill but…I couldn’t eat. I wanted to change tables, but didn’t, because I didn’t want to hurt their feelings, and I certainly wasn’t about to say anything. It wasn’t their fault.

So, I just sat there, picking at my food until my husband was finished, then I got it all to go. Nothing better than left over eggs-over-easy, you know.

What would you have done?