I think they flash froze their own fresh beef, but I'm not positive about that.

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Upscale steakhouse + frozen steaks… 😐

Maybe not upscale, but still expensive. They had a hook. No steak knife on site. The meat literally fell apart. The secret was cooking under a hood at like 800 degrees or something, starting at dry ice temperature. Cooked very quickly. I didn't like them. I like my steak to be bloody...

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The really scary part is: what do you think happens at upscale restaurants?

I don't have a problem with surge pricing in itself, I'll shop with my feet. Its been going on for years in the gasoline industry. It basic supply and demand economics. It does feel a bit gougy but I won't be eating there anyway.

I don't have a problem with surge pricing either. Capitalism at it finest. I simply won't partake if I notice. My brother worked at an upscale steakhouse. A dropped frozen steak was fair game for hockey if the boss wasn't around. After which it was brushed off and cooked. Again perfectly safe. They cooked them fully frozen, so nothing noticing would stick to it, and cooking kills any bacteria it might pick up. I assume this is common when you have teenage boys working in the kitchen.

Because in general, the mainstream media and anyone on the left dosen't believe any of it. The only "proof" I have is how deaths were tallied. Most people think it was a natural thing, believe the vax was safe and effective and everything else the government said. There was zero science in the 6ft distancing too. I'm actually surprised nobody is arguing. A lot is coming out, so maybe the truth is spreading.

There are soooo many.

Chemtrails.

Most of the COVID issues, like it was made in a lab, the experimental vaccine was neither safe nor effective, the death rate was highly inflated.

To be clear, I DO believe COVID was real.

It was NOT a hoax. I'm not a COVID denier.

I DO believe people died. Lots of people.

I also believe most every death was tested for the COVID virus. Hospitals were incentivised with government money for every positive case.

I KNOW for a fact, that automobile accidents, homicide, and many many deaths by natural causes having nothing to do with the virus, were recorded as "COVID related" if the person tested positive.

I also know for a fact you could rub a strawberry on the test, or a drop of distilled water, and it would pop positive.

I realize I'm in the minority.

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There are so many fast food urban legends like that. My cousins in Louisiana have told me that some of the Taco Bell chains down there use nutria (giant invasive rodents that look like smaller capybara and love ditches and canals) in the taco meat.

Wendy's chili DOES use uneaten hamburger meat. Perfectly safe. Nothing wrong with that. Urban legends aside, you must realize teenagers are behind the scenes. If one spills a box of frozen hamburger patties or even french fries on the floor, you better believe it aint headed to the dumpster.

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Wendy’s, who is perpetually struggling to maintain a customer base in a crowded fast food field, is experimenting with adding surge pricing to their busiest times. So eating at, say dinner time, will now cost you extra money.

As a note McDonalds has already played around with this and found it made customers fucking livid. Depending on how the bills and display board are set up it’s also untested legal grounds.

Fast food has been actually doing poorly in recent years. Profit margins are shrinking as smaller and higher quality businesses are able to grab a larger market share without having to rely on the huge amount of staffing some chains need to maintain.

And this solution seems poised to anger customers and a work force that’s increasingly willing to leave. Do you want to get screamed at as an hourly employee because corporate jacked prices on a customer? When two people have the same order minutes apart and one is getting charged more.

And if it weren’t already obvious, surge pricing will not come with discounts for off-peak hours.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/27/food/wendys-test-surge-pricing/index.html

I don't think it will run afoul of legal issues. Hotel and motels have a "Rack Rate" which must be posted in the room and is the highest rate it can charge. I've seen rack rates of $250 a nite in a $50 motel room. Vegas is notorious for this. You can get almost free rooms in the week where there is no major event. But check pricing during the AVN awards, DEFCon, or the UFO convention. Those $24.00 rooms will cost hundreds. I think it will fuck them if they do it. I know I would be furious. I still won't enter any business that refused me service for not wearing a mask. I had medical reasons.

Excuse my typos.

My thoughts are if you purchase coins, they belong to you. You should be able to do as thou wilt with them. I don't anyone telling me how I can and can't spend my money. I understand the spirit of the coins, but there are always rule benders and breakers. Why does anyone care what someone else does with their coins. It's like weed. Why do people care if other people smoke weed or eat gummies? Or porn? Why did people go to prison for making (PG to R rated by today's standards) porn in the 50s? The fact is most will coins will circulate on the site and never get redeemed. As stated above, it helps keep the lights on here. Few people will ever accumulate 450 coins unless they are selling something or have a super fan.

How do you get the cool tag lines under your nickname?

What are 3D services?

Don't mess with cats

I wonder if the camgirls accept coins? Lol

Don't know about plans for the coins. I agree about the writers not being compensated. I have already said it would be nice if the site owners gave a few coins for new stories, or stories with a lot of reads/diff etc. The stories drive the site and put money in the owners pockets. That said, I believe if you have coins, you should be able to do what you want with them. Once bought or received, they belong to you. Just saying...

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Ohhh. I get the synth. I caught hell for buying a sunburst guitar WITH MY OWN MONEY. But, but, I NEEDED it! Lol

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nods certain things are good for you soul. what kind of guitar? i have a cherry red fender squire and danelectro 12 string (and my eye on a Epi Les Paul lol).

12 String? Wow. Can't play. Should be simple. Not for me. I used to have a dano Silvertone amp-in-case. Big mistake; Selling her to get the LP.

Hmmm. Favor night with a tip jar! Lol

Yes. The CORRECT pickups cost more than the guitar. Exploring options.

Her name is Rebecca

This painful acquisition was a non-original '58 Gibson Les Paul standard sunburst. Poor color, turning greenish, with crappy replacement pickups. She is still sweet; her neck is to die for! Ouch. Still paying.

Ohhh. I get the synth. I caught hell for buying a sunburst guitar WITH MY OWN MONEY. But, but, I NEEDED it! Lol

Lol. Yeah... I get that

For what it's worth, I like the idea. I love coding Easter eggs, as well as finding them.

Would you let anyone tell you how to spend your real money?

Ummm. How can someone tell you what to do with your own coins? Just saying...

I see no problems using coins as you wish. Their your property. Anything different stinks of communism. Your property, your choice.

6 weeks? SIX weeks? REALLY? What, pray tell, was the poor girl's transgressions? I got seven DAYS for stealing my owner's car, and deserved every minute. I understand that every girl has different needs, i'm very needy myself, but this seems extreme, even for a slave, which I'm not. Was this simply at your whim? Sir.

I bought a lifetime membership on maybe day seven. A month ago. Literally. Zero chance for coins now. Not craving coins, just an observation.

I'm denied for a day or two for fun. Edging is required. Miss has the keys to my Lush toy. Three or more days are for punishment. I was denied for seven days once and almost died. Denial is her preference for punishment when I mess up. I truly enjoy it for short periods. Makes it better when I'm allowed release.

Yes. A solid search engine is preferable to coins. I shouldn't have buried the lead, eh?

Hello, I'm Daphne, a platinum member and contributing writer.

I have some thoughts on your new coin tipping system. In general, I like the idea of the coins; it's another form of validation. I shamefully confess that I obsess over likes and comments that mean nothing.

You should consider giving a few coins to new stories, and maybe some extra coins for popular stories and contest winners.

The writing drives your traffic, leading to revenue. The writers receive nothing for contribution, and a small something would lead to more stories, thus more traffic, leading to increased revenue. A complete cycle.

I assume the coins will have similar value as Cam-girl tokens, (I have a friend who is a Cam-girl) and don't amount to much individually, but add up over time.

If you don't write, you don't understand the small thrill that likes and intelligent comments provide. At least to me, and the coins will add an extra layer.

I am financially comfortable, and will redistribute any coins, if and when any are given to me, but others are NOT so lucky. Ten bucks means a lot to some, if not most people. I will probably purchase coins myself, to distribute for excellent work.

On a side-note, a boolean search would be REALLY nice, and is simple to implement. That's a search that includes 'if' 'and' and 'not', using '+' ',' and '-' signs. If you code in C or C++ I would be happy to provide the operative syntax. If you code, you know that already, so nevermind. …Daphne grins.