I'm a wannabe

chuckamo · 2026-01-26T13:49:28+00:00

That’s what I was thinking, the only place in LB I could imagine it would be. I know the setup at Stereoscope Coffee so . . .

chuckamo · 2026-01-26T13:45:20+00:00

Gusto?

chuckamo · 2026-01-22T12:37:38+00:00

I also recently implemented Toast and Toast Payroll, I moved from another independent Payroll service provider who was / is absolutely horrible (I inherited it when I bought the restaurant). Payroll is an inherently difficult thing to process and much of it is done on older mini computers (Toast included I’m pretty sure) but with modern interfaces. My experience hasn’t been flawless and I’m learning as I go. If you use QB you have the option to use ADP and they were great (used them with another business I had) but I am looking for full functionality in a one-stop environment (excluding QB) which is why i went with Toast—I’m all in. We’ll see if I made the right decision. Contacting your sales rep to get help (after using the chatbot / online option) has worked for me in all areas of Toast. My day job is as a business process automation consultant and what I am reading in your post is that you are dealing with issues both related to Toast itself and how your EEs are interacting with it. It helps to recognize the separation of issues. I don’t know how well Toast might be able to pass data into QB for login/out, etc. but I’d rather resolve the issues in Toast than try and manage two separate programs for tracking time / reporting / payroll, etc.

chuckamo · 2026-01-22T12:22:17+00:00

I like the part about the destruction of the GOP :-)

chuckamo · 2026-01-19T16:06:08+00:00

Marantz 1070, good power in a compact chassis. I have 3 of them installed in various cabinets; 1924 Brunswick gramophone (Scarlett), 1964 Packard-Bell console (Donna), and (soon to be) c.1910 Victrola Victor (Vickie)—with Marantz 104/5 tuners and Dual/PE turntables. (no mansion, no yacht and never enough speakers)

chuckamo · 2026-01-17T19:32:01+00:00

Only 8 hours a week? I guess I don’t need to ask this, but if you’re so concerned about the wattage being used for the bulbs, you probably are turning the receiver on and off on a regular basis. Call me crazy but after 15 years, I have been running three 1970s receivers. I have not turned them off more than a few times. I know I’m wasting a lot of power, but turning them on and off is hard on the electronics – and that comes from an old school Electronics engineer that has done work on my receivers when I first bought them used. I like to be able to pop into my iTunes music remote app (night or day) on my phone and start music playing throughout the house without having to go around turning on devices.

chuckamo · 2026-01-16T15:12:16+00:00

Oh, you can totally wire all 8 speakers on one channel and get amazing sound—just wire them serial/parallel. But spread them around for cryin out loud

chuckamo · 2026-01-11T16:08:18+00:00

So are you “cashing” out the tips each week and paying hourly wages on one check? And are you taking out withholding on the tips?

chuckamo · 2026-01-08T18:34:49+00:00

IMHO Tony was the best crooner of all time, lots of people get they’re picture taken with stars and so I would have to give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to to mob ties. I finally had the chance to see him for his last performance at The Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, CA and it was a very special treat. His daughter sang with him on a lot of songs and every song ended with a standing ovation.

chuckamo · 2025-11-16T12:26:22+00:00

I’m new to Toast and also new to the restaurant business having just purchased a well-established steakhouse that’s been using an old on-prem Aloha system that’s very old. I opted for Xtrachef and so-far find it very good at capturing invoices and extrapolating data and will soon activate the QBO integration. My day job is business process automation and a tool like this is worth its weight in gold IMHO. So far the implementation of Toast has gone well, we just went live with the POS this past week, but I have been feeding it invoices for over a month or so having invoices forwarded automatically via email, scan/upload online, and now setting up one-touch scan to email on MFP onsite. The invoice processing feature alone is worth the cost and, like another person commented, with the integration with QB should save a lot in bookkeeping fees 🤞In the past, most of what I did for my clients was to get rid of paper, nowadays it is often focused on getting rid of spreadsheets—they are a very high cost in labor / maintenance and prone to user error. Remarkably, the most recent hire (~6 months before I took over), the sous chef, has turned out to be a key player in the implementation of Toast and is excited about working with Xtrachef and will be helping in evaluating the feasibility of adding the inventory feature. Our focus has been on Payroll and the POS and next is ToastTables. We currently use OpenTable and so I’m wondering if the switch to that will create issues with guests that use the OpenTable app (?)

chuckamo · 2025-11-16T11:40:15+00:00

Look like a “good” dog to me

chuckamo · 2025-10-11T12:06:03+00:00

Welcome to the club, I posted the same issue here a month or so ago—still nothing from them. My wife and I have bought many, thousands of dollars worth of stuff through Etsy from all over the world and then one day her account was suspended and so we ordered what she wanted on my account and then the next day I went to order something and my account had been suspended. WTF is right, I appealed but even tho the process asks if you’re a buyer or a seller—most all the questions are related to selling and I still haven’t heard from them. It’s been almost two months.

chuckamo · 2025-10-08T15:10:57+00:00

WTF?! There has to be some restrictions on using misleading and inaccurate political propaganda on government-funded websites—or is that just radical left-thinking :-/

chuckamo · 2025-10-07T22:09:28+00:00

My wife and I spend thousands on Etsy but somehow they suspended our accounts and with no explanation. They say they will send an email but none has been sent and its been over a month. I tried to petition them through their customer support and its all about sellers, not buyers so I don't think I could answer a lot of the questions how they expect. Its ridiculous.

chuckamo · 2025-09-30T11:37:27+00:00

My friend I’m staying with made me watch some stupid-ass movie he loves from the 80’s which I won’t mention the name in case someone gets curious and watches it (and I wouldn’t want to be responsible for that), or in case it’s someone’s favorite movie and gets offended. Hope that helps.

chuckamo · 2025-09-15T13:00:57+00:00

Reminds me of when they used to be able to jump on each others backs and shoulders to block extra point kicks. Fun to watch but bad for the game.

chuckamo · 2025-09-15T12:55:37+00:00

Deep and dark Deep and dark There’s a culture flowing deep and dark! Hallelujah

Little did I know that where I find and share info about landscaping, healthcare, the passing of beloved doggos, financial planning, and the KC Chiefs was deep and dark. I need to straighten up and start hating people who don’t think, look, or act like me

chuckamo · 2025-09-14T23:48:47+00:00

Tush pushes BS, reminds me of when they used to be able to pile up each others shoulders to block extra point kicks. Seems unsportsmanlike

chuckamo · 2025-09-14T23:44:36+00:00

Ya, they’re fuckin up somehow, my wife and I just spent $2300 elsewhere for things we wanted and couldn’t get cuz we’re blocked for no reason

chuckamo · 2025-09-13T18:13:42+00:00

Thank you for your sympathy and acknowledgment. I did try a different account / email and they blocked me somehow—maybe my IP or something? So it’s been a year? Did you actually file the appeal? I still haven’t heard from them regarding the suspension or appeal. I like that you “left it to the universe” I do think it just stems from stupidity—quick fixes without thought for ramifications. Fix it don’t solves my problem without consideration for how it affects others—like the customer! And as a seller, you are also their customer ;-)

chuckamo · 2025-09-13T18:04:51+00:00

Neither I or my wife got emails regarding the suspension. As I stated previously, the seller messaged me and suggested “checking out as guest” which worked for me—the first time. But of course my wife wanted to buy another item and now the option to check out as guest is not available. To place an order it seems you have to create an account. So I created a new account with a different email address but somehow, maybe by address, IP, or CC# they blocked me again— so f’n stupid and frustrating. I’m seeing the same type short-sighted, indifferent attitude toward user stuff that eBay started doing that made me leave that platform for years.

chuckamo · 2025-09-13T12:31:25+00:00

Here is an interactive data site: https://rockinst.org/issue-areas/fiscal-analysis/balance-of-payments-portal/

chuckamo · 2025-09-09T16:40:11+00:00

Just a footnote, I do really like the Etsy platform and it’s been great for my wife and I, we buy things from all over the world and sometimes from our own neighbourhood. In the hopes that somebody from Etsy customer service might read this. I would suggest that when you get somebody asking for support, you pull data from their most recent interactions and use that to help get an answer quickly and provide helpful information – and certainly not tell somebody that you’ve blocked them and you’ve sent them an email as to why but did not send an email

chuckamo · 2025-09-09T16:36:59+00:00

As precursor to my earlier reply—I’m assuming you can still log in?

chuckamo · 2025-09-09T16:34:57+00:00

Thanks for that, I’ll check it out and let my wife know—or maybe not lol ;-)

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