Random Rants
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Triangle? Matt’s a calabi yau manifold of jerk
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Gestures everywhere
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with @Matt as jerk jedi master
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@Heavy_blue said in Random Rants:
We need to open a jerk thread
We have one, it's called "There's No Such Thing as a Stupid Question"....
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@popvulture or square the circle. That's real advanced shit
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Hi guys! After the weekend I'm in a lousy mood! Hands down. I won’t say anything more unnecessary. It's hard to keep emotions inside. There is almost no one to talk to. Today I put on my iron heart and trudged to work.
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@Walery-Smirnoff it must be hard to bear that there is no alternative atm, but at least he won't live forever
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@Walery-Smirnoff that’s sad.. and we can’t even imagine.. wish you luck and good health tho
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Thank you guys! Let's not break community rules. There is life on Mars)) Just speaking out. I hope all be fine.
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@Walery-Smirnoff You are a good man and nothing last’s forever. Stay strong and know that we support you.
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@Walery-Smirnoff With topics like these, I always find comfort in the poem 'Ozymandias' by Percy Shelly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozymandias
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@Walery-Smirnoff I feel ya. Been there myself a lot lately even with great shit that somehow can be hard to feel appreciation and gratitude for. I hope it passes soon.
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I live in the woods, so naturally our house is surrounded by gigantic trees of all sorts. There is, of course, a clearing around the house but we still had about 30 large trees (100' tall) within damage distance of the house, and some of them were pretty risky. Usually I handle this myself, but these were too big and too dangerous to do at my level, because they require lifts and a crew, etc. So I hired professionals who have been around for the past week, on a day-rate, and they've removed all of them safely (but expectedly left the yard a muddy mess from the tracked equipment and the rain). These guys were super professional and really hustled to get everything done without having to add more days. I was very impressed, and thought a tip was in order. My wife and I googled "tree removal service tips" and found drastically varying answers: from "not expected, always appreciated" to "20%". 20% would be a massive tip....thousands. Frankly, fuck that, sorry, it's excessive, the rate makes them plenty of money anyway. So, I went to the ATM expecting to pull out a few hundo, but there was a limit of $200, and we gave it to them. The foreman's response was "Aw, thanks but idk how to split it up since we had so many different crew members out on different days." Question is: Insulted? We got a pretty good deal on the job in general and were way under budget. Give more? or let it be? Or take the money and buy some IH?
"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
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IDK how it is internationally but IMO our economy for 'tips' is getting out of control in the US. Everyone asks for one now, regardless of the 'service'. Tips used to be something offered voluntarily for exceptional service or to supplement woefully low wages for food servers (for example). I think wages ought to be fair, and proportionate to skill, quality, or difficulty, like waitresses shouldn't make 2 bucks an hour and depend on tips. Minimum wage should always be the minimum, and tips should be deserved, not expected.
"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
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@WhiskeySandwich Same here...I don't mind for certain jobs and professions, but it's getting way out of hand.
Some employers are using the excuse to pay workers less and some are putting all of the tips into a general pot to be divided at the end of the month for all of the employees (including the employer taking their own cut). I'll end up banning myself if I say what I think about that practice...
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@goosehd oh i'm with ya. I guess this is what they mean when they talk about the times changing making you feel old. We're not the first to say "this new generation is taking the world to hell in a handbasket".
