Considering how easy it is to grow your own wheat and grind it into flour I’m assuming you omitted those steps for expediency’s sake? /s

Since Angela prefers to tease us with a picture of a Sonic cup ornament that she doesn’t otherwise mention or link to in the article here is the link for purchase:

Have you actually tried vodka & eggnog - that sounds horrific

But after tasting the Boozy Eggnog ice cream from Jeni’s (which contains Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey) and encountering both Southern Comfort eggnog and some eggnog holiday chocolates filled alternatively with brandy and rum, I got to wondering

“I question just why those things wound up at a resale site”

If you’re giving someone a bag as a hosting gift there better be something in it. Tote/reusable bags are incredibly common these days and choosing a tote bag to use is as personal a choice as choosing your own clothing. TLDR: It’s really risky to hope that it alone will count as a “gift”. If you’re giving just a bag…

If opportunities were as slim as they were just prior to the “French Solution” that would make sense, but as upward mobility is still very much a possibility for most of us we’ll forgo the bloody revolution and just make better life/career decisions ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Utz, established in 1921, is a legendary brand in the chip and snack space, so much so that it has acquired most of your favorite snack companies over the years

Lol, recognizing the low skill set needed to perform a job is not the same thing as hating everyone who works that job. Also, pretty sure the servers we’re discussing aren’t the ones making the food. If you were to say “go carry your own damn plate from the kitchen to your table” that would make a whole lot more sense,…

Fresh pumpkin pie

Barefoot is swill, but I’m glad they’re striking while the cultural touchstone is hot - good on them!

Angela pointed out how it’s not at all like an Aldi’s. I only have access to TJs - how I wish for an Aldi’s, but that would be as a supplement to TJs and the other grocery stores I use, not a replacement.

Just like every other grocery store...

Red Lobster has been forced to raise the price from $20 to $25...The new price is admittedly much more in line with Red Lobster’s non-endless shrimp plate offerings, which range from $18-$29

I love how you seem to just ignore the fact that working in food service is not the only job opportunity people has access to - in fact the vast majority of us have managed to find jobs that are not in food service. If it’s not paying, make a better career choice.

Been there done that. I also have continued to work with servers across restaurants and regions and that experience has only convinced me more that that’s a correct assessment.

Human history would tend to disagree with you as would nature in general.

I love how in your world anybody working a sub minimum wage job only has that type of job as their one type of job option or else they’ll starve. With how incredibly inept you’re painting people with jobs like that I’m not sure if you’re pro-them or anti-them.

so $25 an hour or whatever is NOT going to be enough for what servers put up with

Those are hardly the only two career lines available to people if they’re seeking a “livable wage”. In fact, most people do not work in the food service  industry at all and most working people in the US make a “liveable wage” - what an odd coincidence...