I am sorry for calling you mean, and saying that you sound insane. I shouldn't have done that. I was trying to lighten the conversation a bit, but my intended tone may not have come across. However, if you go back and re-read your posts, I think you will see a ton of insults towards me that really weren't necessary.

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Oh my god - you are like, the second meanest person I've ever encountered through Gawker/Kitchenette. You are funny, though. I like mean/funny people. Call me sometime.

Hi! No, I'm actually in Seattle, but thank you! I've met several very cool and smart people over the years through Gawker. Lots of great writers with tons of knowledge to share. I hope you get together. Have fun!

What are you even taking about at this point? I'm not a server and never have been. I don't care how much they do or don't get paid, and I'm not throwing any "tantrums" about it. My point is simple: If you purchase something at a restaurant, you have to tip. Are you even replying to the right person? You sound insane…

You're exactly right. I live in Seattle, where there is legislation happening right now to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr. People here who make $100k are like "whatever", but people who are already making $15/hr are PISSED at the idea that someone working at McDonald's will be getting paid the same as they are! It's…

The EMT can absolutely talk about his job. However, he's comparing his job to that of a food/beverage server (?!?) which is in no way relevant to what he does. We all agree that he should be getting paid waaaaay more than what he is. That's his problem. Why punish servers because of his shitty pay?

You sign on to the agreement any time you walk through the door of a bar or restaurant and order something. Everyone in America knows this. It's like good manners and politeness...a social agreement. It's the same as walking through a door and holding it open for the person behind you, or standing at the back of a…

It sounds really stressful to have an income based on whether or not people decide to give you money regardless of the work you do. And, those horrible people who unnecessarily put you through the ringer to make you "earn your tip", or people, like you mentioned, who simply don't want to tip, and make excuses not to.…

Thank you for the info! I do give the guys cases of beer sometimes...

Santa Fe sounds wonderful! I live in the Northwest, but have been considering Santa Fe as a place to move too. A gorgeous adobe style house with a yard of rocks and interesting plants sounds great. I come home from work now, and all I see are…

So, it sounds like your job should pay more. I agree. However, what you do for a living isn't relevant to another person's job. I partly agree that tipping is an outdated custom - particularly if the service isn't personalized. However, part of the social agreement of going to a restaurant is that you will tip. Until…

Great documentary btw...

Question: Are you referring to special yard projects, or general landscaping? I've always been a generous tipper, but I've never tipped the lawn people. It honestly never occurred to me. I wonder if this this why they're doing such a crappy job?

I'm grumpy about it too, because I can't stand people like her. How can she be so selfish? I worked in retail for 10 years and ALWAYS tipped well - even when I couldn't afford to. I felt it was part of a social contract; especially between other low-wage earners like I was at the time. If you want to go to a coffee…

And Republicans.

I just spewed coffee reading this. HAHAHAHA

So, is this the "My Sky" system? It appears to just be dual removable sunroofs. Some of the other trim levels are completely black above the side windows, continuing up and over the roof. I'm not sure if it's just a paint difference for those trim levels...but it almost looks as if the whole roof between the…

This is absolutely hilarious. I thought I'd heard of everything, but I guess not.

Funny - I was thinking about this conversation as well. And the scars seemed so obvious...how could Rust not have at least noticed that, or have thought "hmm...I saw a guy one time with really bad facial scarring...where was that again???"

I hope it's Michelle Monaghan. It would be hilarious and awesome.

I agree...it would be totally lame. Lawnmower guy will definitely be involved in some way - but an obvious scene with a creepy guy on a lawnmower at an abandoned school is way too cliche for this show (I hope).