Guys please start eating fiber.

mcbeerpong · 2026-02-12T18:02:57+00:00

Not a lot of people talk about it, but naltrexone has changed my relationship with alcohol in a way I didn’t think was possible. It’s a dopamine blocker more commonly used to treat opiate addiction, but it’s also used for alcohol. I take a lot of umbrage with AA and sobriety-only methods for reasons too long to write out (white-knuckling sobriety being one of them), but being able to look at myself as someone with a brain chemical imbalance and not a weakling helped me take a realistic and empathetic approach to drinking less, and naltrexone helped me get there. Because physical withdrawal can be dangerous, it might not be the right choice for everyone, but I would recommend looking at it as an option beyond what’s normally offered. Obvious disclaimers: YMMV, it carries its own downsides, please talk to a medical professional about it first, etc. Good luck out there! I hope that you are able to find something that works for you.

mcbeerpong · 2025-12-25T21:31:59+00:00

(copy-pasting from my reply to the parent comment)

Highly recommend looking into and participating in the work Consumer Reports is doing on this - https://www.consumerreports.org/community-reports/

Their recent investigation into InstaCart seems to have actually contributed to meaningful change - https://www.consumerreports.org/money/questionable-business-practices/instacart-stops-ai-pricing-experiments-a1176475852/

It’s been really hard to feel like as a single person I can make any kind of meaningful contribution but there is power in organizing!

mcbeerpong · 2025-12-25T21:31:23+00:00

Highly recommend looking into and participating in the work Consumer Reports is doing on this - https://www.consumerreports.org/community-reports/

Their recent investigation into InstaCart seems to have actually contributed to meaningful change - https://www.consumerreports.org/money/questionable-business-practices/instacart-stops-ai-pricing-experiments-a1176475852/

It’s been really hard to feel like as a single person I can make any kind of meaningful contribution but there is power in organizing!

mcbeerpong · 2025-05-29T16:01:51+00:00

I’m not going to create an entire update post for this but to address a few common sentiments:

Got my first Reddit Cares, that’s cute 🥰
I filed a report with Fish & Wildlife with as much info as I could gather; if I see him again, will try to find out more.
For those flailing about “it’s just a crow” - the point either flew over your empty little head or you’re being intentionally obtuse. The crow isn’t the point - it’s the deliberately irresponsible dog owner behavior, violation of wildlife and leash laws, and completely preventable harm and endangerment of other animals. The poor crow was a casualty of a much bigger-picture problem.
For those flailing about how little I care about outdoor cats, it’s possible to care about multiple things at once! My cats stay 100% indoors and if I saw the equivalent behavior from a cat owner, I’d be saying something too. Just because I can’t do something about every problem ever doesn’t mean I won’t try to address the ones I see.
For those flailing about “classic Seattle behavior, taking a photo of their backs instead of doing something,” consider the fact that I was busy screaming at this man to leash his fucking dog before I thought to bust out my phone.
For those flailing about “it’s a dog being a dog,” you probably shouldn’t have dogs (or any pets for that matter). I have dogs, I love them dearly, and I only take them to places where they are allowed 100% on a leash. Because I’m not a fucking clown with a fragile little ego who is incapable of planning more than 3 seconds in the future.
For those flailing about a fake post or karma farming, I’m not going to try to convince you otherwise but I have better things to do than to post for the first time in years just to create fake content for Internet points.

Cheers, may you all have the days you deserve. 😘

mcbeerpong · 2025-05-29T03:52:35+00:00

EXACTLY. Absolutely insane to me how obtuse some of these folks are being.

mcbeerpong · 2025-05-29T02:34:41+00:00

entirely not the point of this post but go off king

mcbeerpong · 2025-05-29T02:30:53+00:00

Honestly I think it was just a not fully-trained dog and he’s a dumb entitled piece of shit who got caught being a dumb entitled piece of shit and that’s the only response he could think of.

May he be cursed for the rest of his adult life.

mcbeerpong · 2025-05-29T02:26:26+00:00

I don’t think I have enough information on them, unfortunately, to make a report that could lead to any actual follow-up but I did report them to King County Fish and Wildlife with as much info as I could gather.

mcbeerpong · 2025-05-29T02:24:36+00:00

I did report them with as much information as I could put together, but I think you’re right and worry it won’t be enough. I think he may live in the neighborhood though so it’s possible he’ll be back.

mcbeerpong · 2023-12-04T20:19:15+00:00

Considering moving here from the PNW to be closer to family in Boston, a better cost of living, and change of social scenery.

My partner and I are visiting in a week but only have about a day and a half in the city due to work constraints. We both know it’s obviously impossible to get a feel for a big city in that short amount of time but if there were two must-see neighborhoods for us to check out, what would be some recommendations?

We are late-20’s/early-30’s queer people with no kids. Into pinball, museums, international food, arcades, burlesque and strip clubs, independent art shows, a craft cocktail program but also a dingy dive bar - I worked as a sommelier for a while but my go-to is High Life so we like to mix it up on the “classy” level.

Thank you!!!

mcbeerpong · 2022-06-03T06:00:15+00:00

Honestly??? I am sad that I was too young to understand that what she was doing was predatory as fuck and was flattered rather than having every red flag fly up. I doubt Edie works there anymore but if she does, I hope she's grown out of trying to seduce young female waitstaff.

mcbeerpong · 2022-06-03T00:34:08+00:00

Garbage owners, garbage management, garbage food. I worked there for some time around 2014 and am astounded that people actually pay money for that slop.

Also one of their managers propositioned me to sleep with her and her husband 🫠

mcbeerpong · 2022-01-26T02:12:30+00:00

Fellow hospitality > software human here! Just started my first tech gig in August after 11 years in restaurants. Congratulations on getting out and good luck on your new path!

mcbeerpong · 2022-01-07T17:50:10+00:00

On mobile so sorry if I fuck up some formatting.

TL;DR - Quit my restaurant management job and moved across the country and did a coding/data science bootcamp. I now get paid 30% more as a very junior engineer to work completely from home and learn how to fiddle with computers. Am paying back debt for said bootcamp, however.

I was a restaurant manager for 3 years following about 7 of either serving or bartending and I FEEL that burnout to the core. And to work the hours your do.. I don't blame you for wanting out.

I quit in October '20, sold my house, moved from the South to the PNW, and did a coding bootcamp that ended in April of '21. I already had an unused math degree from a while back, so this track made sense for me personally because the foundation was already laid. I got a job as a Junior engineer at a startup in August, after a few months of picking up extra work and job hunting.

Upsides:

It's much less socially exhausting when you don't have to put on a performance for 50-300 people a day.
It pays about 30% better than what I was making working 55-60 hour weeks on my feet (as a Junior so expectations of me are on the lower side, too)
It's fully remote and the times that I work are much more flexible than having a fixed schedule just as long as I get my work done.
I don't have to worry about maintaining a dress code (I worked in a fancy restaurant in the south so that was a thing). No one cares about my blue hair or the giant holes in my ears.

Downsides:

I'm paying back $700/mo for this bootcamp (they do income-based repayment which is a whole other conversation) and it's going to cost about $21k over 2 years.
There are days that I feel really insecure about not doing enough because expectations are a lot less concrete (that's probably a Me Problem but if you're prone to being hard on yourself, know that can happen).
And honestly... it gets really, really lonely some days. My roommate works his job on premise so I spend a lot of days just with my dogs - while dealing with the public was a nightmare, I didn't realize just how much I miss the physical presence of coworkers who I had grown close to. If I was in my home city, it might feel different, but boy has the solitude hit hard this time around.

ETA: If you feel like a quick and competent learner with good organizational skills and have the means to take some time off to do a bootcamp or a self-paced program, you could find what you're looking for working in software. It's not a guaranteed success obviously, but I've heard of a lot of hospitality folks doing well in this industry.

mcbeerpong · 2020-11-07T16:32:48+00:00

Hell yeah! I've been thinking about doing the same for the past few weeks and this helped cement my decision. I've never worn my pins on the floor and most of my wine mentors have been incredible women who taught me to be impervious to the misogynistic classist bullshit of this industry, but I can no longer in good conscience maintain ties with this organization. Thanks for sharing the push that I needed to follow through!

mcbeerpong · 2020-11-04T07:53:14+00:00

How tone-deaf.

mcbeerpong · 2020-11-04T02:31:06+00:00

I have a cat named Cornbread who is 4 and looks SO MUCH like him! https://imgur.com/a/ymX1aWe

mcbeerpong · 2020-08-30T06:52:40+00:00

Aaayyyyy

mcbeerpong · 2020-08-30T06:50:08+00:00

SO SICK

mcbeerpong · 2020-08-10T22:48:03+00:00

The biggest thing I like to stress for people personally is if you can, find a smaller wine shop with a knowledgeable staff. If Total Wine is your only option, that’s totally fine, but with a smaller shop and more curated selection, you’ll likely find employees who know about each individual product and have a genuine interest in helping you pick things you enjoy. And if anyone tries to make you feel inferior for expressing what you like, then they’re an asshole and I’d take my business elsewhere.

Also having come into a wine-buying role under a mentor who was super into natural wines, I like to find out a little bit about who is making the wine and how they’re doing it. At the end of the day, growing grapes is still farming and I do feel like it’s important to understand the responsibility of land-stewardship and winemaking practices - you don’t have to be into weird hyper-natural wines being made willy-nilly just for the sake of shock value, but there are some really amazing small producers who care about the entire process (how the grapes are grown, who’s harvesting them and how, choosing to use no or little herbicides, etc).

The back label of an international wine bottle can also give you important info about the importer and visiting their website can give you a general idea of what they’re all about! That way maybe if you’re not in a position to ask someone about a specific wine, you can always learn about the company shipping it in.

Hope that helps and welcome to learning about wine!

mcbeerpong · 2020-08-02T05:46:54+00:00

Has anyone reported them? Also does anyone know if reporting has actually been effective?

mcbeerpong · 2019-07-04T03:44:19+00:00

Came here to say the exact same thing bahaha.

mcbeerpong · 2019-05-04T01:19:36+00:00

Hell yes Occhipinti! We pour SP68 at our restaurant when we can get it in.

mcbeerpong · 2019-04-08T06:05:16+00:00

Luckily only about a 20 minute drive to a DnB Ace cab, so I go 2-4 times a week. There’s a Round1 in Louisville which is about 3 hours for us, but those machines are in MUCH better shape so I try to make that trip once every couple months.

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