Was changing the filter on the furnace and looked at the "Sears Kenmore" nameplate on the 22-year-old unit. Sighed. Won't easily get parts now, I presume.

Captain Whitebread: Cheap oil may be good for the country as a whole, but it's killed business here. No oilfield workers coming in any more to blow their paychecks.

Damn, Cap'n.

Sugar Plum Fairy: Started reading Sam Walton's autobiography Made In America, today....

We'll also up the tip quite a bit if we're sitting a long time at a table in a busy place, and/or drinking little or not at all where most tables might be expected to order more booze. Because.

Daughter has done a lot of waitressing. We don't go out to eat as much as we used to, but our baseline has been 20% for a long, long time.

Sherry McEvil: ..."Once you get Bill all fixed up on being a drunk and a complete jerk who makes people cry, then we can talk about my disability."...

Wal-Mart closings would be considered a bad sign, I think, except between their China-dependency, recent flirting with exorbitant minimum-wage and other bad business decisions, I think the ghost of

Muslim Flight Attendant Sues Because Job Makes Her Serve Drinks (Frontpage)
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Oh, Maaaan! Radio Shack is going to sell my personal information from when I bought my first computer from them in New Mexico in 1978! Dang!

You usually can't get me into a mall or big box store on the quietest of days. AtC's attitude about how the Outdoors is out to kill you? That's how I am about crowds. Avoid art ask costs.

My son delivers for Papa John's. Don't know about the chain, but at least locally, he says it's a good place.

Vic revises > He deserved to get fired.

"Google has confirmed that it will remove the music videos of independent artists unless they sign up to its upcoming subscription music service.

"What dumbass would go into business with the govt., whereyou have to maintain a lease and make reports to various agencies. Cowboy dumb." —redenzo