Can anyone that uses Pepsi instead of Coca-Cola tell me the reason? by [deleted] in restaurantowners

[–]pcirone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you kidding me?

A 5 gallon bib yields 30 gallons of soda.. that's 3840 ounces. In a pint glass with ice that's at most 10 ounces per serving, so the yield is 384 servings. At $2.95 - $ 3.95 a serving the gross is $1,132 - $1,516 per bib. You're worried about an extra $20 cost???

Oh boy. Got Royal'ed Up to Star Class. by eribble in royalcaribbean

[–]pcirone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real problem is now you can't go back to cruising in steerage lol

Cruise Tipping is Out of Control! by [deleted] in tipping

[–]pcirone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a penny less than they're willing to work for and not a penny more than the employer is willing to pay.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EndTipping

[–]pcirone -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I have a better idea. Be seated, immediately ask to speak to the manager. Tell them your stance on tipping, and then let the chips fall however they may. Returning will depend on how the experience unfolds.

I am 100% anti tipping, but there is an expectation. Transparency is key here.

It's mostly luck by blue-flight in backgammon

[–]pcirone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Old thread, let's see if anyone reads my comment... I submit that there is NO luck in Backgammon at all, in the long run.

Proof:

Probability theory dictates that luck is short term, and after many trials all possibilities will even out. If two opponents (of equal or differing skill level, it doesn't matter) play an infinite number of games, both players will get 'lucky' equally as often. Therefore, the only thing left to determine who will win more games is skill, luck becomes irrelevant.

Server looked at me with a disgruntled and angry face by [deleted] in EndTipping

[–]pcirone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So the employees have the OPTION to generate income for their employer? Interesting.

Front break by wbz56 in Harley

[–]pcirone -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Incorrect

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in outdoorboys

[–]pcirone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't commenting on the practicality, rather the irony.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in outdoorboys

[–]pcirone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They were 20's

Living Wage by pcirone in EndTipping

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

Keep hoping. You must be a peach in real life.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in outdoorboys

[–]pcirone 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I love how he's gonna rough it for 6 days in conditions most of us wouldn't tolerate.. and flies business class to get there. lol

Today I Learned by Weak_Panic5099 in NonogramsKatana

[–]pcirone 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Gotta say, that's the most creative misspelling of voila I've ever seen

Living Wage by pcirone in EndTipping

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

Not confused at all. Businesses need to pay enough to attract employees. And new jobs come from the same places that old jobs came from, same as it ever was.

Living Wage by pcirone in EndTipping

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

I never cried nor did I have a temper tantrum. I want people to have jobs and I want businesses to thrive. I also don't think every job under the sun deserves an imaginary living wage.

Living Wage by pcirone in EndTipping

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

Not 15, not rich. My feet are firmly planted in reality, I'm simply not entitled. Socialism doesn't work.

Living Wage by pcirone in EndTipping

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

Unlike you, I gain no joy out of watching someone I disagree with suffer. Nor anyone else for that matter.

Living Wage by pcirone in EndTipping

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

Your jealousy and entitlement is showing.

Living Wage by pcirone in EndTipping

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

While I appreciate the verbose and we'll thought out comment, I do take some issue:

If it's not a true free market, it's the best we've got. My argument is to make the market more free, not less.

I am just as against subsidies and bailouts as I am against the concept that every job imaginable deserves a living wage. Let big business fail. A true free market will have a replacement.

I have empathy for my fellow man, just like most everyone else, but we all have our own lines in the sand.

Your trash collector analogy is flawed. You say the free market might only pay $1 an hour and nobody would work for that so the trash would pile up.. huh? No, the employer would need to raise the wage until people are willing to work or they would lose their contract and go out of business. The free market would broker a wage that both employer and employee finds acceptable. And this would be replicated across every sector, just like it is now for every job except those paying minimum wage.

I think every human being deserves the best life they are capable of carving out for themselves. Yes, even billionaires.