THIS is my problem.

At every HEB I’ve visited in Texas, they hire full-time grocery baggers in addition to cashiers. They bag my groceries in a systematic way that I find ideal for unpacking. They’ve never put chemicals in the same bag as my food, never put non-frozen and frozen food together, and never made a bag so heavy that it…

or to avoid human interaction

IM BUYING IN!

I love this column and C.A. Pinkham's choices mostly, but I have to agree here. I worked at a Texas steakhouse named after a kind of steer for three days one summer and had to quit after I saw a manager spit in a customer's Coke. That shit don't fly with me.

I was a cook, then a restaurant chef (for a hotel), then finally a sous chef for another hotel chain, 7 years in kitchens before I finally burnt all the way out. And in my experience, it's seldom the special requests themselves, its the timing/attitude. Here are my unsolicited tips:

I was a cook, then a restaurant chef (for a hotel), then finally a sous chef for another hotel chain, 7 years in kitchens before I finally burnt all the way out. And in my experience, it's seldom the special requests themselves, its the timing/attitude. Here are my unsolicited tips:

Booo, all the love for the waiters, waitresses, people that have to work for tips (etc), yet, i get a shitty tip because this guy is a douche and I get hated on???

Look, a lot of us who hate it have worked in food service. Fucking with people's food is an asshole move. I'm sorry you don't understand that.

I used to deliver pizzas part-time (yes, in the Mustang...I know, shoot me, but she did her job and I alway kept her clean and maintained, as I still do now). ANYWAY, I had this one customer who barely tipped me, if anything gave me nothing and walked out. He lived in an apartment in town, he did not seem to be out of…

overly cheerful servers give me the Heebie jeebies. In fact, I hate it when I go to a place often enough to know the servers. It feels all awkward cuz it's like, you're a "friend" I ccit chat with and now I'm making you get me more coke. I prefer my pseudo servants to be strangers with high turnover.

I'm actually not a fan of the "extremely friendly" server. I won't deduct from the tip for it, because I don't want them to be punished for my tastes, but beyond refills, answering what few questions I might have, and making sure the food comes out on a timely basis, I really don't want to interact with anyone other…

I didn't read anything you just said, past the first sentence. You said THIS.

I didn't read anything you just said, past the first sentence. You said THIS.

Weird. You said you were done, and yet here you are again!

Weird. You said you were done, and yet here you are again!

This is hot. Talk dirty to me more. Want me to add you on twitter so you hit that double-digit follower mark? It will be even hotter if you say yes.

This is hot. Talk dirty to me more. Want me to add you on twitter so you hit that double-digit follower mark? It…

Oh I don't want to have actual sex with you. You already have a stick up your ass, so I couldn't have sex with you if I wanted to....

Oh I don't want to have actual sex with you. You already have a stick up your ass, so I couldn't have sex with you…

Given that it's not an ad I would not do that.

Given that it's not an ad I would not do that.

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I agree!