Another Thing That Pisses Me Off...

are "automatic gratuities."

I am not a lawyer, but I question the law behind these. Are you allowed to strike the amount and put less if you want. A "gratuity" by rule is at your own volition...if a restaurant automatically charges you for that, it is not a gratuity, but a charge.

Here is what also pisses me off...I can understand when you have a large group (say 8 or more)....today, however I went to Johnny Rockets. It was awful. We were 4 people of which one of those "people" was my 2.5 year old.

They charged 15% and the service was terrible. Simply terrible. The only thing it was better than, was the food.

Finally, the kicker...

They do not tell you it is automatic...they try to slip in the line "additional gratuity" (as in over and above). This is criminal.

Good Luck??? (I am not sure...)

Fresh off an airplane, I arrived at the NJ beaches to pick up my wife and kids to get home to Virgina before Irene arrived...

As I was running up and down the beach with the kids, to burn some energy before hitting the road, a Seagul crapped on me.

They call it good luck....but I am still waiting on that.

Entourage (The Last Season)...

Has thus far, been relatively disappointing. It appears to be a bad movie, that is being split into weekly 30 minute episodes.

The overall story line is missing some of the key attributes from prior seasons, such as humor, nudity, and overall "life in Hollywood."

I hope over the final 3-5 epidsodes they can get back to the roots that made it so popular.

Re-Financing

I am thinking about Refinancing my home. There is a major bank that is offering no closing fees. On there website, it says that you can also explore other options?


Why would anyone want to pay closing fees? Am I missing something?

NFL Knowledge

I was on the Junkies this morning for their NFL Survivor Game.

I was 1st up and asked who the head coach was for the Oakland Raider???

Seriously...who knows that?

It is Hue Jackson by the way!

Training Camp Verbal Crutches...

We are about 10 days or so into training camp, and I am tired of hearing the following 3 verbal crutches (or some derivative) used over and over again:

• From the Veterans: "No matter how much you work out in the offseason, nothing prepares you to be in 'football shape'"


• From the new guys/rookies: "It takes a day or two to catch up to NFL speed"


• From the injured guys: "It is always tough to see the guys out there getting the reps, but at least I can be out here getting the mental reps"

And the quote of the preseason, thus far, goes to undrafted rookie, CB Dante Barnes, out of Norfolk St:

“I’m not standing around here just trying to wait. I’m trying to get in here and eat,” Barnes said. “The wolf has got to eat. The sheep, they get ate. I’m trying to be that wolf."