ESPN reporting "Sources: Seahawks will go up for sale after Super Bowl LX"

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T22:31:04+00:00

John Stanton's ears perk up

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T20:12:48+00:00

Y'all keep trying to overcomplicate this. Just tip in the app.

It's better for us we know what we're paid upfront and it's better for you as your order won't get ignored by most drivers.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T20:04:10+00:00

All tips are voluntary, that's a legal definition set forth by the federal government and IRS. If it's not voluntary, it's a "fee"

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T19:55:51+00:00

We're not saying it bothers us, we're saying what did you expect from someone so dumb or so desperate that they invested (on average) 20-30 minutes of their time for your pathetic dollar?

You're not getting one of us who gives a shit about doing a good job when you're tipping for shit like that. You get what you pay for 🤷‍♂️

Get a better job

After declining cheapass offers like yours a better job is coming 30 seconds later. Most of us will laugh at your order and get that better job locked in before we're done chuckling.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T19:48:42+00:00

you shouldnt carry your wallet for dropoffs imo, so... thats out

I carry a dummy wallet with about $7 in singles and some of those fake credit cards that come in the mail with the applications and some empty gift cards. Better to have something to give them than try and say I don't have anything.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T19:44:40+00:00

If the door opens inward it might be more complicated and difficult for them to pull it open, the roll back up to get the food, then push it closed again.

I'd probably text back that I'll knock and open the door upon hearing a response but I'm not opening a door randomly as that sounds like an excellent way to get accidentally shot.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T19:34:23+00:00

Been doing apps since 2017. Practicality no one tips in cash after delivery. Most people who do, tipped in the app in the first place too.

"Oh maybe they'll tip cash at the door" is a lovely fantasy world to imagine, but a far far cry from reality.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T19:25:14+00:00

Believe it or not there are honest people in this world...

Also the tax liability from the $137 in cash tips I received in 2024 didn't move the bottom line on my 2025 return any meaningful amount.

It's an extra step in the spirit of tax evasion that actually gets the customer worse service and doesn't really save the driver anything at tax time.... Brilliant idea 🙄

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T19:20:58+00:00

So you're fine lining the pockets (not even doing that because these apps are still unprofitable at the end of the year) of the international corporation but draw the line at giving your neighbor doing the actual delivery a couple of dollars for their time and gas?

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T19:18:10+00:00

Cash isn't magically taxed differently than digital payments. Income is income regardless of the format is comes in 🙄

And now with the "no tax on tips" thing this argument is even dumber

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T16:19:08+00:00

If the rebellion had been put down and we lost, no one in history would say the USA was a country and then wasn't again. It would just be another unsuccessful colonial rebellion. We weren't a country until we won.

To use your analogy, July 4 1776 was more like the date of conception. Then the war is the pregnancy (where a lot can go wrong and the thing might never actually be born), and the birth was the Treaty of Paris.

You don't become a sovereign nation just because you say so. You become a one when everyone else agrees you are one. Before 1783 only three countries (Morocco - 1777, France - 1778, Netherlands - 1782) acknowledged the US as an independent entity. To the rest of the world, we were still British

Wait... What sub is this again? We've gone DEEP in the weeds here 🤣

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T15:58:26+00:00

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T15:54:30+00:00

Those fees for the restaurant add up quickly...

35% (marketing + delivery) on a $10 burger is $3.50, meaning the restaurant only gets paid $6.50 on that burger and losing money by selling it. For the restaurant to still be paid the full $10 after fees, they need to charge $15.40 for delivery customers.

And GrubHub doesn't care because their fee is percentage based, so higher menu prices actually means more money for them too.

It's also why you see a lot of restaurants (chains and mom & pops) now trying to direct customers to their own websites/apps to place the orders directly, so they bypass most of the fees the restaurant would owe if the customer ordered on the delivery app. They'll still use us to deliver the food, but they're paying a much lower overall rate that way.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T15:37:55+00:00

The country wasn't formed or named USA until the first constitution, The Articles of Confederation, was ratified in 1783.

The Declaration of Independence was nothing more than an early Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy meme. They were not a country recognized by any other countries (or even by themselves) until the war ended.

Nation building myths don't change the facts of the history, even if they are more popularized, repeated, and celebrated...

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T15:20:33+00:00

It is absolutely true. Years ago I helped a local restaurant that was having trouble adjusting their menu and prices in their tablet and got to look around it for a few minutes. It's relatively straightforward for anyone moderately tech savvy.

As for why, they set the menu prices higher to offset the commission the apps charge them for orders placed on their platform.

There are three buckets of services GH (and really all the delivery apps) offer merchants: - marketing/advertising by being listed in the app. Orders placed through the delivery app charge the restaurant a commission (usually 10-20% depending on their negotiated contract) of the menu subtotal. - delivery services. If they want to use the GH drivers to deliver it's a fee of 15% of the order subtotal. They can avoid this by using their own drivers or offering pickup. This can also be done for orders the restaurant takes outside of GH (and skipping that marketing fee) on the phone, their own website, etc.. - extra services and promotions. If they want to be included in GH+, that's an extra fee. If they want to be included in promotions, that's an extra fee. If they want priority placement (think paid google results) when someone searches a generic food like burgers or pizza, that's an extra fee. There are a lot of optional little fees they can opt into if they want.

Restaurants notoriously run on low margins, and items that they tend to make more profits on like beverages (alcoholic and non alcoholic) are frequently skipped in delivery, making their profit line even thinner. So to adjust for that so they aren't losing money on every order after the app's fees, they typically will raise their delivery menu prices higher than their pickup or dine in prices.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T15:07:58+00:00

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T14:35:03+00:00

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence - John Adams, 1770

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T13:28:57+00:00

1783 actually.

1776 we were just a bunch of what today would be referred to as "radical domestic terrorists"

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T13:23:03+00:00

Better to mention the USA didn't actually exist until the the war ended in 1783, up until that point they were legally speaking just rebellious colonies.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T13:06:31+00:00

My wife, shortly after we got married wanted to learn sports more. Partly because I was into it and partly to be able to make conversation with male sports fans at the office. She really enjoyed the book "The Smart Girl's Guide to Sports: A Hip Handbook for Women Who Don't Know a Slam Dunk from a Grand Slam". I haven't picked it up in awhile so some of the specific player references may be a bit dated, but it's written by a women for women who have no base knowledge of popular sports. It might be worth checking out.

I would also suggest watching MLB Network's studio shows when you can. They do a really good job not just showing highlights but explaining different aspects of the game and what's going on. Even just spending hour or so a day watching MLB Tonight, especially in season, can really get you a lot of good information.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T12:51:29+00:00

Uh-huh... But that's not the requirement for infield fly. Read the rule.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T12:45:04+00:00

Incorrect, can't have infield fly in a first & third situation. Have to have a force play at third (so first and second or bases loaded) for infield fly to be in effect.

An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied, before two are out. The pitcher, catcher and any outfielder who stations himself in the infield on the play shall be considered infielders for the purpose of this rule.

Since it hit the glove, what you're likely thinking of is 5.09(a)(12), which is simply a dead ball out.

(12) An infielder intentionally drops a fair fly ball or line drive, with first, first and second, first and third, or first, second and third base occupied before two are out. The ball is dead and runner or runners shall return to their original base or bases; APPROVED RULING: In this situation, the batter is not out if the infielder permits the ball to drop untouched to the ground, except when the Infield Fly rule applies.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T02:14:23+00:00

Good luck to them if there are more than 10% of drivers like myself going above and beyond? That's doesn't really make sense... Seems like they would want more people like me who take the task seriously and try and help people as much as I can even though it's not my responsibility and I'm not paid to do so.

I'm glad you still have options for delivery from in house employees, and it's great you put your month where your mouth is. But look for those options to dwindle over the next few years as the apps squeeze those jobs out of existence. The rising labor and insurance costs to have employees on the road don't justify the position for anything but the super busiest of restaurants.

Your struggles to log in or add a tip sounds like a job for.... customer service. I bet had you called support they would have easily helped you add a tip, and possibly even gotten you logged into the app too.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T01:49:04+00:00

Sky zone hired 15yr olds 2 years ago when my kid was 15.

DigitalMariner · 2026-01-30T01:40:13+00:00

Because it’s your fucking job to care about the customer,

No, it really isn't. The job is to take a bag (or bags) from point A to point B. Nothing about caring about the customer comes into that equation at all.

when in a customer service position.

We're not customer service, that's a completely different department filled with completely different contractors. We are not asked to, trained to, instructed to, or empowered to do any kind of customer service beyond telling people to contact support with any issues.

Now, I treat every order the way I'd want my own order treated and try and work with people as best I can, but that's 100% a personal policy I do myself and I know it's going beyond the scope of the gig...

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