(1512) well before evening still … that’s a good sign that time’s slowed down a bit.
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21. The vicissitudes of brekky
20. Steve at 1190 and war room
- John Solomon: Four Years After Crossfire Hurricane, The FBI Was At It Again, Digging Into Trump’s Campaign Finances Two Weeks Before The Election, Trying To Invent A Crime Out Of Nothing
- Rep. Brian Harrison (R): The Swamp Is Backing An Opponent Against Me Who Cheered Tearing Down Trump’s Border Wall And Cringes At Protecting Girls’ bathrooms
- Matt Boyle: Democrats Have Become the Party of the Rich and the Elites
- Ben Harnwell talks to the “Honorary Chaplain of the Christian Nationalist Movement” Pastor Doug Wilson
19. Why did diners die?
Ggl says:
“Diners are “dying” due to a combination of economic pressures, cultural shifts, and competition from fast-food and other restaurant chains. The rise of franchises offered more consistent and reliable options, while modern challenges like rising rents, labor shortages, and the lingering effects of the pandemic have made it difficult for traditional diners to compete. Additionally, changing consumer habits, a preference for curated or visually appealing social media dining experiences, and the aging of pre-fabricated diner structures contribute to their decline.”
I went to one mid 90s in San Diego … already, the waterfront was touristy … Pier this or that. The quality of food was much better from what we saw in movies and shows, the hygiene probably better … they charged like a wounded bull.
But elsewhere?
Don’t know why but I like such places or the concept of them. I once stayed overnight in Narbonne, south of France and went down to breakfast … place was soooo busy, everyone dressed, I thought what’s going on? Could hardly get served … all the regulars were getting theirs …
… then suddenly, they were up, paid and gone. Workers on their way to work. Like wow. I’d been on the edge of that. It meant far more to me than subsequent sights. Proprietor now came over, relaxed, all the time in the world.
Coming back to diners … did people tip? How much? Servis compris? How did it work? I detest servis compris, although I can understand from the waiting staff point of view. I want to leave base 10% if it was ok, up to 25% for really good. Americans might laugh at that meanness on my part … what do you tip? I want to tip for service, not for some assumption.
18. Anyone else remember?
17. Sudan eh? And Nigeria?
16. Andy (keep some good ones back for later) at 1189
I’m off the the bowls club presentation and race night this evening. On this inauspicious day I like to batten down the hatches and keep my head down. There haven’t been many trick or treaters for a few years. One would think that the local families have rejected the trend, although pumpkins on doorsteps abound. Perhaps the locals are avoiding me, can’t think why.
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JH: Blessed relief, that, and good luck.
Re #18 – Yes, I can (distantly) remember them. Mother used to have her shopping delivered long before the current internet enabled services. She simply rang* her weekly order through to the shop up the road, and next day Mr Marks would arrive in his old green Mk1 Cortina with several cardboard boxes full of groceries. He would (naturally) carry them into the house, not dump them on the doorstep, and have a cuppa and a natter. I can also remember the weekly Corona (fizzy pop) delivery van, an old gent who came round on a modified trade bike to sharpen knives & shears, and Dennis the coal man.
* We were lucky enough to have a phone in the 60’s – it was fixed to the wall!