tadman

Honest question here:

What is the difference? I use my lodges and do pretty well. Am I missing some magic cooking hack?

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So did FCA/Stellantis

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That was under a Portugues dickhead named Carlos Tavares that did a ton of damage to the US brands then was run out of town, months/years after he should've been. He probably got to keep a huge severance and equity package, too.

Tavares was so wrong for the job that he drove off Tim Kuniskis, the manager responsible for a lot of the cool muscle cars they've made in the last ten years. He retired to "spend more time with family" but magically came back a few weeks after Tavares got the boot.

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a six pack.

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that just brought back memories, you had to fake a cough every time you opened a new one

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Ha yeah I didn't even think about it from that angle, smuggling in beer. Same here. I can't remember the last time I smuggled in a six pack, maybe 2003? We probably all wore hoodies and hid them or something. I miss those days, very simple life. Have a couple beers in a theater on a saturday afternoon, maybe play nine holes, go to the bars around 10pm... I go to bed at 10pm these days.

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Most white shoe law firms on Poydras are considered to be doing really well at $500+ an hour depending on the type of client. Even 300 to 400 is great for certain types of work.

Houston and Atlanta would laugh at that. There are some really good lawyers in Nola and they are a bargain comparatively speaking.

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I had no idea the market in NOLA was that depressed. I've lived all over the place and it is crazy to me that top white shoe firms in NOLA are only charging 500. Will definitely keep that in mind next time I'm in deep s***.

May the Lord forgive me for judging people who go to church more than I do... but I would suggest the answer is zero or go to the nursery. If you wouldn't do it at a movie theater, not sure how its appropriate in a house of worship.

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We went to zippy's recently. When you pay, the default tip options at the register are 20%, 25%, & 30%.

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I would simply avoid a place like that.

Old auto plants are being torn down a lot lately (usually after being vacant for decades). Consider the Packard pland in Detroit, Studebaker in South Bend, The Russell in Detroit, if anything is left of Buick City in Flint, AMC/Nash headquarters on Plymouth Road in detroit (not sure if any is left).

I'd suggest a tour of Ford Rouge Assembly which is very alive and kicking, then the Henry Ford Museum. The Henry Ford is a mamoth building and grounds dedicated to anything industrial, it's not "the mustang museum".

I've never been to the Dossin museum but I hear its good. Across the state is a ice breaking ferry turned into a hotel called SS CIty of Milwaukee in Manistee. The entire Lake MIchigan coast (the west side) is very charming and has good beaches. The northern end of that coast is full of vacation and resort spots. Lelenau peninsula, Traverse City, Petoskey, etc...

There are scenic sites everywhere on the coast(s).

Over in the outdoor forum someone mentioned that part of Bozo's in Pascagoula closed because they can't get enough help, and the hint is that they closed the counter-service deli while the seats-and-waters part is still open.

That's backwards.

Most restaurants are complaining about retaining help these days. The service is usually mediocre at best. Everybody complains that tipping is sorta required despite the bad service.

I can solve all this tomorrow: convert all the low and mid-grade spots to counter service. IE anything chain like Fridays, plus any independent mid-grade stuff, go to counter service. I would much rather order at a counter and go get it fifteen minutes later when its hot and ready than wait for a waiter/waitress to get around to things. I get the feeling most of America is really tired of excuses like "we cant find/retain help" and "were really short handed". Ok, then do something about it!

Obv this doesn't apply to places like Galatoire or Commanders, and you can't make restauranteurs do this, but it just seems like really good business sense.

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Wait do they not have Outback restaurants in Australia?

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Try this one on - there were no taco bells for a long time in Mexico. When they did open one, a card had to be printed up to explain "mexican food" to mexicans.

And therein lies the problem with a lot of gulf coast "mexican food" that is really just taco bell on steroids... blarf.

I used to keep mine at a outdoor club and we had a blast with it. But there was a weekly audience of 8-12 people we cooked for and it made a lot of sense. We moved a few years ago and it just sits on my patio now. Use it maybe once a year.