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Henry said:
I ordered pizza last night. Trying to keep some business moving. (Don't worry. Everyone involved was super-careful. Lots of knowing glances and not touching hands and whatnot.)

Usually I tip $5. I tipped the delivery guy $10, figuring a little extra would help, but I didn't think much of it. He was SO thankful. "That tip REALLY helps. Thanks a LOT."

I felt horrible. Next time I'm tipping like $30.
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I spent 10 years in the restaurant biz in South Florida and dealt with uncertainty from hurricanes. While not nearly at this level, we always noticed that the closer they got to the hurricane, the bigger the tips...and when the storm passed and people were able to get out after being stuck inside, the tips would get even bigger knowing we'd likely lost pay...not to mention we'd get slammed and they'd see us working so hard.

Those experiences, the hurricanes I lived through, were always when our communities were as close as I had ever seen. I have been seeing a similar sense of community throughout this.
 
I just read an article that said the worse this gets, the more a trend is growing of people hanging their christmas lights back up to lighten the mood. Now my neighbor looks trendy, but the truth is he's just lazy. He never took his lights down.
 
Henry said:
I ordered pizza last night. Trying to keep some business moving. (Don't worry. Everyone involved was super-careful. Lots of knowing glances and not touching hands and whatnot.)

Usually I tip $5. I tipped the delivery guy $10, figuring a little extra would help, but I didn't think much of it. He was SO thankful. "That tip REALLY helps. Thanks a LOT."

I felt horrible. Next time I'm tipping like $30.
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It doesn't seem like much, but to them it is a huge deal. We ordered from a local hot dog joint that has been here for over 50 years. we got 4 dogs, 4 fries, 4 sodas for $21 bucks. They are great people, and if they went under it would hurt all of us.
 
Just got off a conference call with the big wigs, my company will be offering payment assistance (essentially no payments due) to our small business partners for at least the next 60 days and possibly further, hopefully more small business creditors follow suit. Of course, that also depends on which financial institution backs those lenders and how willing they are to let the revenue needle drop in order to save the businesses. First time all week I've been able to tell my clients good news instead of hearing them panic on the phone all day.
 
MikefromOH said:
It doesn't seem like much, but to them it is a huge deal. We ordered from a local hot dog joint that has been here for over 50 years. we got 4 dogs, 4 fries, 4 sodas for $21 bucks. They are great people, and if they went under it would hurt all of us.
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I loved you a lot before, but I love you even more now, Mike, for helping small business.
Oh, and Henry and SkinsOrlando and all the others, too.
 
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where do they think the $1k for each adult and $500 for each kid stimulus is going to go?

Just a thought...
 
Given everything going on, I am perfectly fine with this thread... but just a reminder if it gets remotely political we will shut it down.
 
if that is for me, sorry. I just meant I am going to need a bigger safe LOL

Sean Payton has tested positive. He is the first person in the NFL to do so. With the draft happening this could throw a big wrench in it.

the NBA should be an example of what happens if you don't do something.
 
It’s not for anyone - in terms of current posts it’s all fine. I just know some here well enough to know where it might go. Carry on!
 
We still have idiots hoarding toilet paper up here unfortunately.
 
MN doesn’t happen til the end of May. My in-laws tell me the freak out isn’t nearly as bad there yet, if at all. It’s away from the cities tho so that helps
 
Fear The Spear said:
I feel like there's a miscommunication here.
"suspension of non-violent arrests" means they temporarily will not arrest or charge people if what they are committing is non-violent.
That is basically the opposite of "only" arresting for non-violence.
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perhaps the onus is on me. the original intent was to communicate that Philly officials had decided not to arrest for non-violent crimes - but the so called non-violent crimes included a lot of nasty stuff. how fitting for that garbage pale of a city.
 
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