If I were to blatantly lie in my job, like the delivery services are lying about having delivered a package, I would no longer have that job.  I get that “stuff” happens, and packages don’t make it on time, but saying it’s delivered when it obviously is not is a completely different situation.

Maybe the young’uns frankly don’t realize that they should still tip on a counter-service order.

My rule: if I paid at a counter, I’m not tipping. Neither should these kids unless they’re sitting down with a menu, getting actual table service and paying at the end.

Mocktails are full of sugar. Id rather hurt my liver with alcohol than crap like virgin daquries or fruit juices. 2 shots of vodka are WAY “healthier” than one pineapple orange juice drink. If you dont do the vodka everyday. Ordering sugar is the worst advice ever. I think the takeaway here is bar owners don’t want…

You must make dozens of dollars doing that

I don’t know, this guy works in a grocery store, probably gets paid as much as the barista MINUS the barista’s tips, and you want him to pay an extra dollar on top of whatever he’s paying for the discounted Americano that really ought to be free (or at least one freebie/shift)? Eesh. I wouldn’t want that dollar.

I do hate that the answer is always “yes, tip” even in cases where the person is making an actual wage with benefits. At some point, we do want to discourage tipping culture because it’s shitty. 

I have better things to do than pay for overpriced coffee drinks I can easily make myself at home.

Tipping for coffee is stupid. There are push button machines that do a better job than most people.

Did you actually think there was a even a remote possibility The Salty Waitress would tell you to not tip?

I’ve been seated at tables too small for my book, plate and glass of water - and positioned not two feet from another table. Not exactly relaxing.

This. I travel for work. A lot. Have been doing so for 20 years. I eat most of my meals alone in restaurants and have experienced the exact behavior you describe very often. I purposely go out of my way to eat during non-rush hours. Dinner at 5pm or 9pm. Breakfast at 10 etc. Forget about holidays like Mothers Day,…

Did you say “the English Patient” is a good movie? I would rather shoot myself that watch this crap again.

And this is precisely why we need driving tests (written and ride along) for EVERY motorist EVERY 5 years. Plan and simple.

And yet (as someone else mentioned) they didn’t use the existing Emergency Broadcast Alert on 9/11. The President just did a live broadcast addressing the nation during primetime. So if back then in 2001 smartphone technology was what it is today and we had a Presidential Alert, what would it have said? “We’re under…

Assholes with a lot of money and little common sense who use lots of drugs

Use it like a big sharps container for decades of festivals to come?

Or, ya know, the body shop can just take the car to the dealer after repairs and have them clear faults and calibrate sensors like they have been doing for decades.

You have others beyond weather? Weather alerts are pretty useless. I always gotten the alert after the storm had passed thru.

Here’s the reason: distilled white vinegar is neutral. It doesn’t change the flavor like champagne vinegar would. It’s like saying “why add salt when you can add truffled salt?”