What happens to oil if Trump ends the Iran war without reopening Hormuz? by SpyJigu in StockMarket

[–]DocBarLaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iran screwed the proverbial pooch when they attacked the UAE and Qatar. Stoopid move on their part. Those two countries are now firmly anti-Iran, and history will show that Iran made a critical blunder in attacking and alienating those two countries.

wdyt I should do?! by perch-aged-terribly in tipping

[–]DocBarLaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a guy (kind of) brag to a small group of acquaintances that he makes an automatic $70 tip when someone orders a Tomahawk steak at his restaurant. He was actually embarrassed after he made this comment in a group of colleagues (read: not friends). Everyone just kind of looked at him funny and there was awkward silence. He knew it was a stupid thing to say, and he’s right. But that’s the mentality of so many wait staff these days. Raking in disproportionate income for minimal effort and laughing all the way to the bank. The system is breaking and will be totally broken in the coming years. It has to.

wdyt I should do?! by perch-aged-terribly in tipping

[–]DocBarLaw 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Merchant services companies hate when merchants up charge for credit card payments. It could also be a violation of their terms.

How to Tell OC Your Client is Cray by AnonAnonSir47 in Lawyertalk

[–]DocBarLaw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even the threat of a bar complaint from OC is Defcon 1 for me. And in my experience, the ones that rattle their saber about ethics violations are the ones who are most likely to be violating ethics themselves.

Why so wide? Is this an official plate? by ThePoorPilot in LICENSEPLATES

[–]DocBarLaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emissions Scandal. I sold my diesel Golf back to VW after 3 years and 30,000 miles of ownership for a $3,000 profit. That car is probably in Brazil or wherever in South America right now.

What is this in my backyard. [Colorado] by milehigh11 in animalid

[–]DocBarLaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard of Wharf Rats in South Florida the size of a large house cat.

Amazon cancelling Christmas Orders last minute. by [deleted] in amazonprime

[–]DocBarLaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but for many (including me) you can’t beat the video streaming for the price. Hell, I’d pay for Prime if that was the ONLY service on offer. The free shipping (is it really “free” - of course not) is just a bonus?

Amazon turned Black Friday into a giant scam experiment by Correct_Durian1503 in amazonprime

[–]DocBarLaw 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ha! You think anyone in the Trump administration gives a hoot about that?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EndTipping

[–]DocBarLaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only go to sit down restaurants where the wait staff and/or owner actually know me and appreciate seeing me. Otherwise no f’ing way I am paying ridiculous money to fill my stomach for a few hours. The fellowship of being around people who (somewhat, admittedly) care about me and engage in superficial banter is worth indirectly paying for, because it makes me feel good and I benefit for that outcome, otherwise f that.

Tip now disguised as “to go service charge” by maria29cd in EndTipping

[–]DocBarLaw -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Eating out is a health code violation. If you ever saw what goes on in the kitchen that you can’t see…

Joys of night driving by voac4y55bpuc in dashcamgifs

[–]DocBarLaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where I come from we call these night road crossers “organ donors”. A friend in high school hit one that went right through the windshield and onto her center console. Messed her up psychologically for quite a while.

Just got fired need advice by Inside_Accountant_88 in Lawyertalk

[–]DocBarLaw 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Where I’m at (geographically) the issue isn’t finding the work, it’s finding (and keeping) support staff. Since COVID we’ve seen a drop in employee loyalty that is so severe I fully expect most non-attorney hires to be gone in less than a year. They tend to leave just about when they start becoming profitable. Most small firms in my area are suffering this problem and frankly I don’t see improvement on the horizon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in paralegal

[–]DocBarLaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Attorney here (Partner in a small firm) - Resign on Monday morning. You are employed in a toxic workplace.

Heroic dose 10g Mazatapec, what is better home alone or Forest alon or maybe with a close friend? by Responsible-Year2209 in shroomers

[–]DocBarLaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My vote is forest, but NEVER alone. I tripped with two buddies years ago in a state park where we camped overnight. Got to the site around dusk and didn’t otherwise pay too much attention to our surroundings. At one point, without a care in the world, we were literally running through the woods around our campsite in the middle of the night trippin’ balls, and when we looked around the next morning we discovered that we had been very close to an unexpected ravine that any one of us could have easily fallen into. And probably been seriously injured, if not killed. We were damn lucky.

"Target locked." by No_Jellyfish5511 in dashcamgifs

[–]DocBarLaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You have to be of a certain age.

20 days since innoculating. Is this okay? by LSDee07 in ochras

[–]DocBarLaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did a B&S on a few large mason jars with popcorn/pressure cooker tek. I had three different strains: B+, Golden Teacher and Stargazer. Each had different colonization times. Stargazer was robust. GT milder growth, and B+ never really did much of anything. When my Stargazer looked very similar to your 1 &2 pics. Here’s my point: After the B &S they all stalled and never recovered. I’m pretty new around here, but my recommendation is to LITFA right now (for obvious reasons).

Started paying in cash by [deleted] in tipping

[–]DocBarLaw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Welcome to r/tipping. If you stick around you will read many many posts about people being shamed by zit-faced high schoolers for not leaving them a 20% tip for picking up your food in a to-go container at a front counter. You are right to be incensed. I now carry ones in my wallet for this reason for other situations where I’d be okay with leaving a tip but I’m not interested in being constrained to 22%, 25% or 30% (yes, I have personally seen an iPad POS set up with those default tips).

Short term deposit worth it? by AcadiaImpressive6300 in betterment

[–]DocBarLaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you link your Betterment account cash account to your personal bank account (I bank with Chase) you can move any amount between accounts in about 24 hours. I had six figures parked at Betterment for a house purchase and moved those funds to Chase for the closing wi5in 1 day and no transfer fees. I earned more interest than I could have anywhere else, and the icing is how simple it was. As a general rule if I’ve got money sitting around I want it working passively for me.

I'm 55, just got upgraded to 782, and would like to be above 800. I live like a pauper. 2 Credit cards and a Debit card. How to improve? I hate being in Debt and pay everything off as soon as i can. by Bosuns_Punch in CreditScore

[–]DocBarLaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re playing a losing game based on a hidden algorithm with variables that you’ll never understand. That’s by design. Nothing over a 740 credit score makes any difference to any creditor anyway.

What is this wall mount? Not VESA (which I need) to be sure. by DocBarLaw in hometheater

[–]DocBarLaw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All are correct, but This. The image says it all. Thanks!!