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…

Right, it’s the use of the Spanish dialogue that adds diversity. Omitting subtitles is basically telling the audience (or at least that part of the audience that doesn’t speak the foreign language at issue) that this is not for them.

You must make dozens of dollars doing that

One of the plantiff’s - Wendy-Sue Rosen - appears to be a massive NIMBY advocate and litigant - Identifying herself as either Unemployed or a Community Advocate or Community Volunteer according to campaign donation records.
She has previously stopped another project and has another ongoing lawsuit against a third. She…

It would not surprise me if the group is really a front for big money interests; most likely big real estate and [of course] big oil. Too much to ask of a blogger to dig deeper, of course.

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?

Sociopath: a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.

“unencumbered by emotion” = sociopath.  That’s not an admirable quality and nobody should make excuses for it.  The place sounds like a cult or prison yard...I guess, in a way, they’re both the same thing.

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.

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?”