Nanker Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Thanks guys. I appreciate the kind words. Can't wait to get back to my usual jolly self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 A word of advice: pay no attention to the Bills' QB situation. Wouldn't want to undo the results of that surgery with a sudden knee-jerk reaction... Mariota hasn't thrown an INT in camp and Whaley refused to trade up for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 A word of advice: pay no attention to the Bills' QB situation. Wouldn't want to undo the results of that surgery with a sudden knee-jerk reaction... Mariota hasn't thrown an INT in camp and Whaley refused to trade up for him. Ow !@#$! Ow !@#$! Ow !@#$! My knee... I looked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Anyone catch the BBC tv show "humans?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Anyone catch the BBC tv show "humans?" It's a good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Very wide right Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Anyone catch the BBC tv show "humans?" I have this rule, if it's on television...........it's not worth watching.The writers of these shows do the public a huge favor when they go on strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Anyone catch the BBC tv show "humans?" No but I've seen commercials for it during Atlantis. Sucks they pulled the plug on Atlantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 No but I've seen commercials for it during Atlantis. Sucks they pulled the plug on Atlantis I always wondered why we would ever make robots that looked like people. There is no reason for a cleaning robot to resemble a super-model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I always wondered why we would ever make robots that looked like people. There is no reason for a cleaning robot to resemble a super-model. Yeah there's a reason why they'd make a cleaning robot look like a super model. when she's done with the house cleaning, she can start polishing the knobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I have this rule, if it's on television...........it's not worth watching.The writers of these shows do the public a huge favor when they go on strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Letting Mr. Toys R Us get to you, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I think a $15 minimum wage is a bit too high. It sounds like a good idea to have a liveable wage be the minimum. But increasing the cost of labor has a ton of unintended consequences. Automation and Globalization are the two drivers of economic stagnation in the western economies. By raising the cost of labor through a government mandate you are risking making it harder to start a small business and giving employers more of a reason to automate labor. I do support anyone looking through free market action looking to raise their wages. You can try, you might not win but I support your efforts. I do think they should raise the minimum wage but $15 is way too high. Something more in line with 9-10$ (While adjusting it for inflation every 2 years so you don't have to have this stupid debate) makes more sense. They raise it every 8-10 years in general. It last got raised in 2007 so it's not unreasonable to have it be modestly higher. If you adjusted it for inflation it would be about 8.60 so going to 9.50 or 10 an hour that wouldn't be a huge increase in the cost of labor (ESP compared to what states have the minimum wage at which is generally higher) and it would be good for the economy in general to put more purchasing power to those who would be most likely to circulate the money back into the economy. I am very interested in seeing how cities like Seattle and LA are going to do with their $15 minimum wages going up slowly over the next 5-6 years. What will the results be? It should be an interesting experiment, although I don't think it will have the results they think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 What pisses me off with Cuomo's deal is that WNY has to pay the same as NYC. Pisses me off even more after I read this: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/study-finds-minimum-wage-dollars-go-farther-in-buffalo-20150812 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 What pisses me off with Cuomo's deal is that WNY has to pay the same as NYC. Pisses me off even more after I read this: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/study-finds-minimum-wage-dollars-go-farther-in-buffalo-20150812 Might end up being cheaper to drive to Niagara Falls or Erie for a burger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Why stop at $15? That's only about $32K a year. A family of four can't live on that. Shouldn't it be more like $30 or $40 an hour? That way the worker will have a chance to get ahead in life and join the middle class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Might end up being cheaper to drive to Niagara Falls or Erie for a burger And, then I'll get home and realize they totally screwed up my order and have to drive back! I wonder what their batting averages are for getting an order right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Got stuck behind a couple of 20-something kids paying with an EBT card for groceries. The cashier and couple couldn't figure out which of their items wasn't allowed. The guy had a diamond stud earring. Turns out it was the organic bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Got stuck behind a couple of 20-something kids paying with an EBT card for groceries. The cashier and couple couldn't figure out which of their items wasn't allowed. The guy had a diamond stud earring. Turns out it was the organic bread. I assume there was a point to this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I assume there was a point to this post. They should have been trying to pay for chips or frozen pizzas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 GEE, WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING? Minimum-wage offensive could speed arrival of robot-powered restaurants. Many chains are already at work looking for ingenious ways to take humans out of the picture, threatening workers in an industry that employs 2.4 million wait staffers, nearly 3 million cooks and food preparers and many of the nation’s 3.3 million cashiers. . . . The avalanche of rising costs is why franchisers are aggressively looking for technology that can allow them to produce more food faster with higher quality and lower waste. Dave Brewer is chief operating officer with Middleby Corp., which owns dozens of kitchen equipment brands, and is constantly developing new ways to optimize performance and minimize cost. Remember, the campaign to raise the minimum wage isn’t being pushed for the benefit of the working class. It’s being pushed for the benefit of the political class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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