LizzieMaine
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It's funny because it's true. Remember, don't mention the war.
Meanwhile, I resisted the impulse to mutter a remark while eating lunch today at our local Applebee's, as the woman sitting in the next booth excoriated my favorite waitress because "the soup lacks body!" and "the bread is dense! Just feel that bread!"
You're at Crapplebee's, toots, not the Waldorf. Quit your bourgie whining.
Ah, I see that you are clean out of Waldorfs!It's funny because it's true. Remember, don't mention the war.
Bingo. If you're short of cash either don't go or choose a place that doesn't require more than paying the counter person for your burger, taco or chicken. Same with those who have the means but simply don't feel any obligation to tip. I've had this discussion with quite a number of people who vehemently disagreed. Their reaction tells me far more about them than their financial condition.In general, though, I’ve long held that if a person can’t afford to tip, that person can’t afford to go out to dinner and/or drinks and/or the cab ride to and fro.
Bingo. If you're short of cash either don't go or choose a place that doesn't require more than paying the counter person for your burger, taco or chicken. Same with those who have the means but simply don't feel any obligation to tip. I've had this discussion with quite a number of people who vehemently disagreed. Their reaction tells me far more about them than their financial condition.
It's a pretty good deal if you think of it this way: you invite your friends over, offer them A Pint, and you save two ounces on every pint. Have friends over, and your own pint is free. Or at least that's the sales pitch I use.
Ah, I see that you are clean out of Waldorfs!
20floz, is that all? That's a wimp's pint. You should try a yard of ale. (3 pints)
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If you look up a site called drink stuff you will find some amazing beer glasses. Here are three examples, the first is a coachman's, it holds a quart. The second is a pint horn and the last is a half gallon yard, that's an imperial gallon, as in four pints. Cheers!My dad had one along with a half yard, sadly both have broken over the years. I am on the lookout for replacements as we develop the bar area in our new home!
Most of that verify nonsense is just an excuse to accumulate ever more information about you. Whenever I have come up against a voice mail I stay silent, only once have I been cut off. When the human voice answers I get asked why I didn't press one for the money, two for the show. When I say it's because the 60 year old finger dial phone of mine won't let me, they will inevitably say: "Really?" Then I get the verify, three degree. All of which I pretend to not understand. They get the full Mr Magoo.I know that customer service jobs are low-paying and that some customers are even far worse than me. I never call them names or curse at them, but this "verify" thing has just got under my skin.
Today the 22nd of April is, get this, Happy Earth Day. That's what came up on Google. So Tony, now you know. No excuse for missing out.Here it is the 15th and it wasn’t until this morning that I learned that this is National Car Care Month.
To think I missed out on 14 days of festivities! It’s a moral outrage!
Most of that verify nonsense is just an excuse to accumulate ever more information about you. Whenever I have come up against a voice mail I stay silent, only once have I been cut off. When the human voice answers I get asked why I didn't press one for the money, two for the show. When I say it's because the 60 year old finger dial phone of mine won't let me, they will inevitably say: "Really?" Then I get the verify, three degree. All of which I pretend to not understand. They get the full Mr Magoo.
Waiting tables is hard work, and getting good at it requires physical stamina, real skill, and no small amount of brainpower.
My profession is that of Engineer in the field of RF, it is a job, but I don’t consider it to be work. I ask myself, what would happen if I stopped doing my job, would anyone notice? Probably not. Now ask the same question about the people who haul off our trash, grow & transport the food we eat etc. If you are living a comfortable life, it is because someone else is making it possible.