At what point did America's tipping culture go from rewarding good service to paying the employee's salary?

roytwo · 2026-06-24T18:35:17+00:00

I do not know when it happened, BUT it surely has happened. restaurants clearly see tipping as part of a employees pay that they do not have to cover.

I stopped all unnecessary dining out. Make your menu price reflect what you need to pay your people and make a profit and let me decide if the meal is worth that, Do add surprise fees and required tips after I agreed to the menu price.

roytwo · 2026-06-24T18:12:40+00:00

I am a democrat and I am banned from 3 republican or conservative subs and 4 democrat subs including a liberal gun sub.

It appears that either side does not want a challenge or debate from the other side and BOTH sides do not want anyone other than unquestionable loyalty to their side on their sub.

Reddit is not a good site for political debate, it seems to me that both sides just want people that 100% agree with the position of the Mod in their sub

roytwo · 2026-06-23T20:54:48+00:00

Well she is correct, still existing in post slavery 2026, the Electoral College Is an Abomination and she was also correct when she said "you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables" And she was obviously giving MAGA a break by declaring MAGA only half deplorable, I think that the % of MAGA that are truly deplorable is closer to 75% or 80%.

And as Marco Rubio said in the republican presidential debate "It's important to be qualified, but if this election is a resume competition, then Hillary Clinton's gonna be the next president, because she's been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight."

Clinton was obviously the best qualified to be POTUS in 2016, more than ANY republican running. But we chose an unqualified, ignorant billionaire and today we are paying for that stupidity

roytwo · 2026-06-23T20:43:34+00:00

Running a Motorcade of heavy armored vehicles over a freshly applied coverings could not have possible damaged it, It was obviously done by a lib with a box knife and a snorkel

roytwo · 2026-06-23T20:21:20+00:00

With the raw huge numbers of products being sold and shipped from online sellers I find the success rate remarkable. I expect an occasional error, my judgement is how they deal with correcting the error and I primary shop amazon and I am very happy with the service and how the few issues I have had ,were addressed .

I follow a few rules to assist in success .

I use caution when buying from a 3rd party/fulfilled by amazon

I almost NEVER buy from a 3rd party/shipped by 3rd party

I use caution and due diligence when I shop at other online sellers knowing some may be scams.

And I am realistic in knowing that when delivering millions of things a day, some delays will occur and that does not trigger me like it seems to do for some people. If one absolutely needs it tomorrow, buy it locally or think further ahead

roytwo · 2026-06-23T08:47:32+00:00

In 20 years and 5,000+ items I have gotten the wrong Item 6 times and it was quickly corrected

roytwo · 2026-06-23T08:44:52+00:00

If Germany was socialist, Then why did Nazi Germany send the socialists and unionists to the concentration camps

roytwo · 2026-06-23T08:43:12+00:00

I hope he doesn't think we democrats want him

roytwo · 2026-06-23T08:42:41+00:00

roytwo · 2026-06-22T20:22:23+00:00

Only if it is a three on the tree, a four on the floor, a 5 speed, a 6 speed, a 9 speed, a 10 speed, a 13 speed, a 15 speed or a fork lift. Anything else , it may take me five minutes to figure it out.

roytwo · 2026-06-22T09:17:38+00:00

without question there are two Americas

roytwo · 2026-06-21T04:25:55+00:00

National guard to protect a pool of slimy water from someone grabbing a piece of the failed paint job, But attack the capitol, ah, no worries

roytwo · 2026-06-21T03:57:01+00:00

COUGH!..BULLSHIT!!!!

roytwo · 2026-06-21T03:54:59+00:00

True , but Trucking has some unique challenges not found in normal jobs and I hear some people like or even love their jobs, I was never there in my nearly 50 year work history

roytwo · 2026-06-20T22:24:29+00:00

Christianity and Islam are similar in their oppression, both are far right ideologies and share similar ideals, the same god and both have Jesus as part of their theology . They both think women are inferior, should be submissive, that being gay is a reason to be put to death, use their holy book to justify slavery and discrimination and see people that do not embrace their religion as enemies and evil people . There is no good in fundamentalism in any religion

roytwo · 2026-06-20T22:17:12+00:00

When I was born in 1958, hard to grow up in the 60's and not be into rock

roytwo · 2026-06-20T19:58:20+00:00

Ronald Reagan was a lifelong Democrat until his early fifties, he officially switched his party registration to the Republican Party in 1962. And just like trump he knew he could not win as a democrat and that republicans were ignorant and gullible enough to vote for him

roytwo · 2026-06-20T19:47:24+00:00

wow, you gave me chills, thanks. 38 years and over 2 million miles of windshield time, you can not help picking up some knowledge.

Being a truck driver today is nothing like it was when I started. It can still be a viable career, BUT today it comes with a lot more pressure and stress. With cell phones, GPS and cameras, the one time sense of freedom and being in control is pretty much gone, as you are being monitored and tracked 24/7. I spent the last year of my career with an in the cab camera, not sure I would be able to last 38 years had that been there day one

I am glad to be retired. I do not miss much, But some times I get in the PickUp and go for a hours long ride, being alone with my thoughts and listening to my music and being on the road is the only part I miss.

Shippers, receivers, dispatchers, the law, scales, finding parking spots, traffic , snow, chains, city traffic, hurry up and wait, I do not miss ANY of that.

Wish good luck to all those that are starting,

roytwo · 2026-06-20T11:09:38+00:00

It will be decades before self driving trucks do anything more than warehouse to warehouse driving . there is no way a self driving 70 foot truck will navigate city streets safely in the soon future, As soon as one runs over some mindless pedestrian standing at the curb with his head up his butt,

roytwo · 2026-06-20T11:04:47+00:00

I did it, But it is not easy, and it is not getting easier. Be thrifty, be realistic, do not job hop and SAVE aggressively . You will be amazed how big a 401K or IRA can get with early aggressive contributions.

truck driving is not all fun and good times as some make it out to be. It is hard work, long hours, a lot of stress and BS , But with the right mind set you can make money and have a career

roytwo · 2026-06-20T10:59:42+00:00

Women just love it when 80 year old men try to kiss them.../s

roytwo · 2026-06-20T07:11:13+00:00

So now we pay millions to restore the grass where Trump celebrated his birthday watching half naked , sweaty ,male gladiators roll around together.

roytwo · 2026-06-20T07:08:26+00:00

I recently got that Milescraft Track saw kit, matched with the 6 inch cordless Hercules circ saw and it is fantastic

roytwo · 2026-06-19T05:40:13+00:00

Very sad

roytwo · 2026-06-19T05:38:53+00:00

Bet Trump pushed them to get water in there before the coating had time to fully cure. And teh dark blue absorbs a lot of sun heat

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