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From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Last night was "surf and coop."
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:57:17 +1100
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On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:38:31 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:

>On Sun, 9 Mar 2025 14:36:37 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> On 2025-03-09 9:00 a.m., songbird wrote:
>>> Ed P wrote:
>>> ...
>>>
>>>    it depends upon the laws of the state and also the place.
>>> some do share all tips evenly so your preference towards a
>>> certain server can be spread around.  it's not at all what
>>> i think makes sense.
>>>
>>>    i have relatives that do accounting and payroll for various
>>> restaurants.  i am glad i don't do it.  the turnover is a
>>> beast and then the changing laws and regulations can also
>>> make it a PITA.
>>
>>
>> My son managed a few bars and staff turnover was a major problem.  He
>> was forever firing servers, most often for theft.  They had a thousand
>> and one ways to steal from the customers and from the business. Crooked
>> staff are the reason there are so many security cameras.
>>
>> We used to go a Saturday afternoon blues jam at a local pub. There was a
>> waitress there who was notorious for short changing. It was so bad that
>> when she handed me my change I would just leave my hand out and wait for
>> the rest of my change. She would end up giving me more change but
>> knowing that she had been caught didn't seem to deter her from trying it
>> again. We met some friends there one day and I warned my friend about
>> the waitress and her short tips and, sure enough, she tried to pull it
>> on her.  I stopped ordering drinks from the waitress and would go up to
>> the bar and get them myself.
>
>My granddaughter's baby daddy manages the restaurant down the street.

Not bad for a baby daddy.

>He'd rather be a server - more money. My guess is that they enhanced his
>terms of employment to get him to stay.
>
>I sure wish he was on better terms with my daughter because the
>restaurant is a pretty great one. That guy used to give us 50% discounts
>or ever cover the entire tab. Those were the days.

Is he a humble Hawaiian?

>https://photos.app.goo.gl/NnC6hAsvqhCXvVZVA

Looks like a prop from a horror movie.

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Bruce
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