St Hereticus' Id

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St Hereticus' Id

St Hereticus' Id

@StHereticus

Je suis un déplorable. PhD, MBA. Multilingual. Financial Professional. Athlete. Serious human being outside of Twitter; this is my id.

Global Cosmopolitan Katılım Ekim 2008
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doomer@uncledoomer·
the tick problem is so bad that the ticks have ticks
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Devon Eriksen
Devon Eriksen@Devon_Eriksen_·
Dear Europeans: Yes, we understand that central air is hard to build into old homes. Yes, we also understand that your windows are a bit different. But here's the part that confuses us. Why do you have to buy window A/C designed for American windows? Why can't Europeans, living in Europe, design A/C units to fit European windows, for other Europeans, who live in Europe? Yes, Willis Haviland Carrier was an American, but he solved this problem in 1902. You have had over one hundred years to adapt his work to a slightly different aperture. Do you not build things anymore? Are there some regulations preventing you? Will your neighbors just relentlessly shame you for having air conditioning? Seriously, unsarcastically, what the hell is the obstacle, here?
Alyse@mrs_alyse

"Who told the idiot Americans we can't open our windows?" You did. You said your windows don't open to accommodate ac units. Others posted actual regs saying they can't fully open, or bars have to be installed, reno projects are hard to get approved, etc.

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St Hereticus' Id
St Hereticus' Id@StHereticus·
I love this account
Ethan Brooks@alt_w_v_g

Took my wife to dinner to make up for introducing her as my first wife the other night. Still a factually accurate statement. But you quantify the opportunity cost, run it through a benefit-effort matrix, and the answer is clear. "I'm sorry" plus a meal at a 200% markup had a better ROI than explaining that "first" means first. My analyst confirmed the math. He was at the table. He is always at the table. Halfway through she smiled at me and said "this is nice." It was. But the staffing model had been distracting me since we sat down. Eleven tables. Six turning twice. Four staff front of house, assume three in the kitchen. Food COGS around 28% against the menu. Average check $90. Average diner there 74 minutes. Our waiter had touched the table fourteen times. Fourteen. I was counting. That is at least nine too many. Each touch is forty-five seconds of lost capacity across his other three tables. My wife's friend Stephanie recommended this place. Stephanie is married to Rolex Ron. This explains a lot. Texted my analyst. He had left during the first course. Something had not agreed with him. 90 seconds later the model came through. Built it from the stall. He carries the laptop everywhere now. Trained him well. Started to explain the staffing inefficiency to her. My five-year-old explained it first. "There's too many waiters, Dad. That man came to our table three times and we didn't need anything. He could have been helping someone else." Correct. "At my lemonade stand I don't walk to people who already have lemonade. That's just wasting steps." My wife looked at the ceiling. My analyst is going to have competition. The staffing model is unsustainable. I left the manager my notes instead of a tip. He will thank me later.

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