“. . . you think they won’t make a scene in public”

And once they’re in the room, they can call the front desk and complain that they’re locked out of the safe. There will generally be someone on site who has the ability to unlock the safe in case the batteries die, the unlocking mechanism malfunctions, etc.

When my mother was filling out pregnancy-related insurance paperwork, one of the questions asked “Was this a work-related incident?”

Withholding comment until The Salty Waitress and Rude Negro weight in.

The CRV doesn’t pay for the product to be recycled either. It’s just an incentive for people to drop it off for recycling.

I kind of like this idea. I’m also glad it wasn’t a thing 20 years ago because my mom would have been really into it and she also would have brought it out every time teenage/young-adult dlthewave brought a date home.

You don’t pay them to carry out the recycling process, though. You pay for your recyclables to be collected but after that they’re at the mercy of the free market. When the recycler finds themselves with a truckload of dirty plastic bottles on their hands, they dispose of them in the most profitable way possible,…

Target will hand over the used seats to Waste Management, which recycles the parts so they don’t end up in landfills.

I keep a spreadsheet with my current checking account balance at the top and a running list of every upcoming bill and paycheck for the next year or so, like a digital check register. I update the balance once a week and delete anything that has already posted to my account. This allows me to see my projected balance…

Anyone who’s built a proper burger bed will tell you that the sliders should be disassembled and the buns and patties arranged to give the right amount of support in the right places. 600 pieces gets you a decent toddler bed. Do they not teach this in shop class anymore?

One of my first laptops was a used Toshiba that came with an empty bay for a second hard drive. When I tried to install the drive, it turned out that there was no place to plug it in. Apparently they didn’t solder the connector to the motherboard unless you ordered the extra drive as part of the initial configuration.

Nuclear-Powered Vehicle Concepts from the Mid-20th Century has eight ideas that are dumber ideas than the cell phone wallet therefore the cell phone wallet is not the dumbest idea in the world ::mic drop::

This is non-negotiable if you live in a small apartment with a single-bay sink and no dishwasher. There was a time when I would regularly come home to a sink filled to the brim with wet, dirty dishes left by various roommates. They never thought to plug the drain first, so the only solution was to first transfer the…

Was there a cover charge for the live music? I feel like that would make a difference, but it still wouldn’t entitle him to an entire table.

Yes. Next question

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The correct answer is “yes, but tip as if you had ordered a full meal.” This applies to all situations that would stiff the waitstaff such as splitting a meal, only ordering an entree, just ordering drinks, just ordering water, not ordering anything, walking past a restaurant without going in, making a home-cooked…

Because you left the Instant Pot in the kitchen instead of on your nightstand. Classic rookie move.

The problem is trying to cook the same dish using a different method and expecting the same outcome. I can cook beef on the grill or in a crock-pot, but I wouldn’t throw a steak in the slow cooker and expect it to come out seared.

These advice columns tend to attract polite people who constantly worry that they’re breaching some unspoken piece of etiquette. The people who actually need the advice don’t ask and wouldn’t listen if you told them.