I believe that not leaving a tip is not making a statement for minimum wage reform.

Places that delay tips to the staff are doing so mainly because they run on such thin margins and can’t afford to float the cash. Either that or they are doing what Mario Batali’s group did and skimming staff tips for themselves.

There are a lot of experiments running in the industry right now to try out the things you are suggesting.

If you have legit allergies, it’s also a good idea, when possible, to let the restaurant know a day or two in advance so they can take steps to offer you alternatives.

I mentioned something like this above. Not only should you ave an idea of what temps you want, but why, for the love of god, would you insist on using your OWN system and what you expect those things to mean. I’ve seen so much “This is what MY medium rare means” arguments with servers who are simply trying to get them…

It’s OK to ask questions! I’d rather have someone ask than get mad later. I once had a dude throw his americano at me because he was expecting something that tasted like a frappuccino.

This is a CLASSIC move. Everyone has had this table: You check on them again and again, but they keep wanting more time to order. Then the microsecond they are ready to order, they complain “We’ve been here for 45 minutes!”. YEAH, AND YOU’VE BEEN SENDING YOUR SERVER AWAY FOR 43 OF THEM!

As far as food taking awhile, taking it out on your server is kind of like pounding on your horn in a traffic jam. The kitchen is backed up because it is busy and/or experiencing problems. Your server can’t really do anything about that. They can communicate to the chef that you are getting impatient, which they did…

Well, splitting checks CAN be difficult if your group pulls this move:

“I don’t get tipped, why should you?”

People also justify ripping off restaurant workers with arguments that are either bullshit (“They don’t pay taxes”. Really? Want to tell that to the IRS for me?) or beside the point (“Why should I have to pay them just to....” Well you don’t legally have to, but you knew that was the system when you came in here. If…

I’d rather work in a restaurant (and did for many years) than pump septic tanks, but the former does let you see some human behavior that you don’t get many other places. I often felt like people must have thought I was making shit up when I told them the constant stream of stories revolving around absurd behavior. A…

Cities were originally lit as an anti-crime measure. It does make a difference.

But let’s just laugh about something which actually does probably cut down on rapes, because Trump.

The “we can talk about this when it’s fixed” idea sounds nice, until you really think about what that means. We are supposed to not talk about why PR’s infrastructure was so bad until the people who maybe had a lot to do with why it’s so bad have finished with their plan to rebuild it?

My point is, sure, question this contract, but if you REALLY care, then question the fact that PR is run by favors and bribes on a larger scale. Question why things were that bad to begin with. Question the decisions they are going to make in the next few months or years that matter whether or not you can stick them…

“Then Michael Brown was shot in the street in the summer of 2014, and my world shattered. On social media, I watched Brown be tried and convicted in the minds of so many, before he was even laid to rest. I heard the opinions of many fellow congregants, quick to criminalize a black boy and beatify the police officer…

“Not sure the right thing has happened here...even if once again this administration has been made to look bad.”

And one would assume that the Whitefish project would be soon transmitting far more power than Solyndra ever did.

“Ah yes, the media conspiracy theories. Keep on trolling”

Am I the first commenter to make a “White Walker” joke?