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Restaurant Rant

So lets deal with this whole stupid restaurant bullshit that has been plaguing Alberta for the last few weeks. See first of all a few ago half this land was up in arms about Earls not using Alberta beef.

Really?? Then I think we were all brought back to our senses by one of the bigger tragedies of my lifetime in Alberta. The Ft Mac Fire. Not much good comes from something like that but guess what, a couple things did. First off, the human out pour was crazy!! I don't think I have ever seen as many people give as much so fast as I have in the last couple weeks. It is amazing and I am proud to be Albertan. The next and only other good thing I see from such suffering is we all step back and look at our lives. All the little things that seem so bad just don't seem nearly as bad right now. And with that I am gonna get to Alberta Beef.

My family has been in Alberta for years. Look up James Kirkness, he is my great great grand daddy or some shit. He was a business man. Our province is kinda based on that. Any person with drive and an idea can do well.We are lucky as shit. We have lumber, we have farm land and we have oil..... We are the driving force in Canada. Why? Because we work hard, because we have drive and ambition. So....... I hear Earls wanted to pull there beef supply out of Alberta. Right off the hop no I cant say I like that. HOWEVER what made us great was the free market. And a company wants to play that game, logic says I hear them out. Free market made us great. They found a supplier for a bigger market and people crapped on them? The thing is I have heard Earls gave everyone two years notice!! In two years not one farmer to took the opportunity to corner the Earls meat market? That would have been a cash cow, get it? Cow? Oh go to hell its funny. But really I see that more as a failing on us, no one stepping up and filling a need. So Earls I gotcha back.

Then Joeys is in the spotlight, what a week ago that girl posted pics of her feet all bloody. Right off the get go no person in the restaurant industry should be worked till they bleed.If her boss did make her work that hard, he should be fired. BUT in this new age of social media being how people get their news I am leery. First off Joeys was happy to post the policy that says heels aren't required. Also how many women wear heels all day at their job and don't bleed like that? Could she may need new or proper fitting shoes?

The last thing I am going to say is this whole feminist dress code thing that keeps popping up. Here is my take on it. Too bad ladies, you wanna work in a nicer restaurant you need to look it. First off you know when a young group of guys comes in the tip is going to be better even if you suck at your job IF you are looking good. Second I cant go to a nice place with out spending $120 easy, so typically I am leaving you $30 for your own pocket. Now if your getting 10 tables you are making $300 easy and it is untaxed. So you are walking out with more money daily than a lot of people. Myself included. So you having to look good, ya I am not listening to your complaints at all. You could go make minimum wage and not dress up at McDonalds if you wanted.....

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