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My neighbor assumes ownership of the public street. I will park where I please. Problematic neighbors.
05/20/2026

My neighbor assumes ownership of the public street. I will park where I please. Problematic neighbors.

This is the kind of receipt that slowly wears servers down. 🧾😔Two-top tonight. Prime rib, drinks, full service from the ...
05/20/2026

This is the kind of receipt that slowly wears servers down. 🧾😔
Two-top tonight. Prime rib, drinks, full service from the moment they sat down until they left.
Bill: $71.00
Service charge: $12.78
Tip left for the server: $0.00
And just to be clear — the receipt explicitly states the service charge is not a tip, not gratuity, and not distributed to staff.
So there was no misunderstanding here. It was intentional.
They were polite the whole time too. Smiling, thanking me, saying everything was great. No issues, no complaints. Meanwhile, I’m doing what I’m supposed to do — refills, checking in, running food, clearing plates, making sure everything runs smoothly.
Then the check gets picked up, and all that work turns into nothing for the person actually serving the table.
People outside the industry don’t always see what that feels like. In a lot of service jobs, tips aren’t “extra” — they’re part of the actual income. So when a table leaves nothing after solid service, it’s not just disappointing… it feels like the work itself didn’t matter.
And that stacks up over time.
It’s one of the reasons burnout is so common in this industry. Guests often expect warmth, patience, and attentiveness — but sometimes all that effort gets met with nothing more than a smile and a “thank you.”
And unfortunately, appreciation doesn’t pay rent when it only comes in words. 💸

Found this on my shock bolts, what's it called? 🤔What’s this piece called that goes to the shock absorber bolts? Can’t f...
05/20/2026

Found this on my shock bolts, what's it called? 🤔
What’s this piece called that goes to the shock absorber bolts? Can’t find it.
I was working on my shock absorber bolts and came across this piece. I'm not sure what it is or what it's called.
Anyone know what this is? I'm trying to find a replacement but I don't know what to search for.

You guys are st/ll out here using lapping compound in 2026 like it's the stone age?! 🙄 Any decent machinist with a moder...
04/04/2026

You guys are st/ll out here using lapping compound in 2026 like it's the stone age?! 🙄 Any decent machinist with a modern Serdi or Rottler knows that if you have to lap your valves to check the seat, your machine is trash or you don't know how to set up your tooling! 😂 Lapping literally just embeds abrasive garbage into the valve face and ruins the micro-finish you just spent an hour cutting! Just use Prussian blue like a real professional instead of grinding away perfectly good metal with that gritty paste. 🤦‍♂️ If your shop is teaching you to lap, they are basically teaching you how to build a tractor engine from the 1940s! 🚜

When are you going to step up to the 21st century and trust your equipment? 🧐

My grandpa saw this sticker and took a pic. What is it?? 🤯
04/04/2026

My grandpa saw this sticker and took a pic. What is it?? 🤯

Found it in my grandfather's toolbox. Never seen a curved wrench like this before. Is this guy broken on the one end or ...
04/04/2026

Found it in my grandfather's toolbox. Never seen a curved wrench like this before. Is this guy broken on the one end or is that by design? 🛠️⚙️🤔💬

How does this even happen what is this in my ice cube
03/28/2026

How does this even happen what is this in my ice cube

How do you weld steel to aluminum
03/28/2026

How do you weld steel to aluminum

How do you remove a 193 bolt
03/28/2026

How do you remove a 193 bolt

How do you do this with composite grabs hair dryer.
03/28/2026

How do you do this with composite grabs hair dryer.

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