Jeez, back when I was poor and constantly getting my shitty cars repaired, it never even occurred to me to ask for a payment plan. I just had panic attacks in the garage in front of everybody.

I read a Yelp review one time that said the sandwich was delicious, she would recommend it to a friend, but the space was kind of small so "you might have to sit next to strangers." Two stars. WTF?!

I'm a veterinarian and people constantly want to not pay us, pay us "tomorrow," "when I get paid on Friday," ask us for payment plans (cause I'm going to extend credit to you when no credit card company would take the risk?). It just makes me feel better that it's not just us. Thank you for that post.

I use Yelp like the yellow pages these days, but I don't even look at the reviews for restaurants. Just look at the menus. I do read reviews for things like hair salons, mechanics, etc, but you always have to read between the lines with the bad ones on those, because half the time the customer is mad that a service…

Don't forget Freedom Fries!

That reminds me of the time I took my mom to a middle eastern restaurant. She had a very "I'm humoring you" voice when she agreed to go with me. As soon is she sits down she says "this place is owned by Arabs isn't it?" Well, yeah. Then she asked if they were terrorists!!!! She looked at the menu and said "this is all…

I LOLed pretty hard at the idea that Cracker Barrel is "off the beaten path." That path is beaten so hard there's no cobblestones left. But I like their pancakes.

I feel like the vast majority of baristas I encounter repeat back to me that I want an added eXpresso shot when I ask for an added espresso shot. It's so common I've caught myself saying it that way, and then I slap myself. It may be joining "literally" and "could care less" in that language drift people always talk…

I got this super-expensive personal trainer with a strength and conditioning coach (or something) certification, a master's in kinesiology, and who worked from a physical therapy clinic which also did fitness stuff. Really seemed like a great fit and to know his stuff about injuries (I have knee problems. And other…

I give off the illusion of being patient with people by screaming on the inside while they do whatever-it-is.

I've witnessed plenty of "bad boys" (not millionaire ones though) settle down with a lovely woman, have kids, the whole bit. I think they really do flip a switch where they get tired of their lifestyle and want to spend the rest of their life with somebody. My theory, however, is that it is wholly dependent on the…

Heh, I keep saying that's what I'd do if I did things over from the beginning!

It's not a "non-story" and I'm really sorry this happened to you. This is exactly the sort of thing that happens over and over that men (notallmen) think is ok and is NOT.

I do actually get to learn a lot of new stuff at work constantly, but I wish I could sit down and concentrate on it and dive into the nitty-gritty of things, instead of wildly scanning through references to get info to solve the problem ASAP and run on to the next thing. And I miss having an instructor crack the whip…

Yeah, but not being to get a job after a PhD is pretty rough, and then you're "overqualified" for things, and out 6 years lost income. If money was no object it'd be one thing, but I simply cannot do a program with such tenuous job prospects at the end. Which is too bad.

I don't care if this makes me weird... this post and the discussion is making me miss school. I had the whole studying thing DOWN. The real world.... still figuring that shit out. I've hit a ceiling on how much school I can go to though. I guess I could get a PhD, but those are damn near useless anymore. Well, off to…

Now I want to leave that AND a tip.

When I was in college, I did some fundraising for Amnesty International and knew a lot of very religious people. I had this idea in my head that they would be easy targets for me - they would be happy to give to charity, right? Yeah, no. I barely got anything from them. Not that anyone is required to donate to my pet…

"I know I am not the nicest employee, but I bend over backwards for so many great customers that I just have no time for the crap ones."

It's frustrating because this is how such people's behavior gets reinforced, and they keep doing it, but I feel for the manager just wanting them to go the fuck away.