Comments for What's Gotta Go http://www.whatsgottago.com Sweat the Small Stuff: Ranting about the little peeves in life Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:49:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Mandatory Tipping by David http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/mandatory-tipping/comment-page-1/#comment-16024 David Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:01:45 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/mandatory-tipping/#comment-16024 I try to smile and be human when I eat, this usually brings out the best in a waitperson. Which usually brings out the best in me, which equals a 20% tip, to make up for cheapskates like you, who don't seem to realize that waitpersons pay taxes as if you tipped them as deserved. Loosen up, you might like it! I try to smile and be human when I eat, this usually brings out the best in a waitperson. Which usually brings out the best in me, which equals a 20% tip, to make up for cheapskates like you, who don’t seem to realize that waitpersons pay taxes as if you tipped them as deserved. Loosen up, you might like it!

]]> Comment on The Dipping Sauce Dilemma at McDonald’s by Amylynn http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/the-dipping-sauce-at-mcdonalds/comment-page-1/#comment-16023 Amylynn Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:55:27 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/the-dipping-sauce-at-mcdonalds/#comment-16023 Oh.... and I am going to get out of my car and smack the drive thru window person if they ask me again "how many Ketchups do you need". Is there truly a quantitative amount of Ketchup packets that can be determined? Is there a mathematical equation to determine this number? Do they teach a class at Fry U as to how much Ketchup is really needed per pound of grease covered potato product. I answered "25" the other day when I ordered a small fry. The guy said I could not have that many. I remarked "you asked me how many I needed not how many I needed within the determined allotment calculated by McDonald's. He got his manager who told me that they had “quotas to meet when it came to condiment distribution”. Ketchup quotas? Condiment distribution? Seriously are we really coming to this? I am curious how much it cost to have the executives at McDonalds determine what the ketchup quotas actually were. Were scientists involved? Did they have test groups to determine how much the consumer "needed" to properly enjoy their fries? I am sure if all the money it took to determine the finite amount of ketchup needed was actually used to purchase ketchup packets we would all be able to have as many as we would like for years to come. I told him to give me the maximum I was allowed to receive for a small fry so that they can still meet their quota....I had two in my bag! Oh…. and I am going to get out of my car and smack the drive thru window person if they ask me again “how many Ketchups do you need”. Is there truly a quantitative amount of Ketchup packets that can be determined? Is there a mathematical equation to determine this number? Do they teach a class at Fry U as to how much Ketchup is really needed per pound of grease covered potato product.

I answered “25″ the other day when I ordered a small fry. The guy said I could not have that many. I remarked “you asked me how many I needed not how many I needed within the determined allotment calculated by McDonald’s. He got his manager who told me that they had “quotas to meet when it came to condiment distribution”. Ketchup quotas? Condiment distribution? Seriously are we really coming to this? I am curious how much it cost to have the executives at McDonalds determine what the ketchup quotas actually were. Were scientists involved? Did they have test groups to determine how much the consumer “needed” to properly enjoy their fries? I am sure if all the money it took to determine the finite amount of ketchup needed was actually used to purchase ketchup packets we would all be able to have as many as we would like for years to come.

I told him to give me the maximum I was allowed to receive for a small fry so that they can still meet their quota….I had two in my bag!

]]> Comment on The Dipping Sauce Dilemma at McDonald’s by Amylynn http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/the-dipping-sauce-at-mcdonalds/comment-page-1/#comment-16022 Amylynn Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:34:07 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/the-dipping-sauce-at-mcdonalds/#comment-16022 I personally am offended by all of the up charges however as a single person with a busy schedule I will not stop eating at fast food restaurants. The funny thing is I do not believe this “Sauce Money” is being rung up anywhere. I experience the same as everyone else and was hit with the extra charge while picking up some nuggets on the way to work. I believe that $3.16 is outrageous for 6 little chicken nuggets without the extra sauce charge. I did not have loose change since I had already paid with a credit card so I said to the girl, “here is a $5, just give me 45 Hot Mustards” figuring I would through them in my desk for when I had a sauce shortage. She freaked out and said that I could not do that because she had no way to enter it in the system. I experimented at two other McDonalds and was faced with the same flabbergasted response. One cashier actually remarked “We do not sell the sauces.” Well obviously they do because they have now put a price on them. Where are all of these 11 cents going when people just by one or two? There is no extra sauce button for a saucing emergency? Is there some special account where the sauce money goes that can only be rung up with a nugget purchase? I cannot believe there are no auctions for this stuff on Ebay! I personally am offended by all of the up charges however as a single person with a busy schedule I will not stop eating at fast food restaurants. The funny thing is I do not believe this “Sauce Money” is being rung up anywhere. I experience the same as everyone else and was hit with the extra charge while picking up some nuggets on the way to work. I believe that $3.16 is outrageous for 6 little chicken nuggets without the extra sauce charge. I did not have loose change since I had already paid with a credit card so I said to the girl, “here is a $5, just give me 45 Hot Mustards” figuring I would through them in my desk for when I had a sauce shortage. She freaked out and said that I could not do that because she had no way to enter it in the system. I experimented at two other McDonalds and was faced with the same flabbergasted response. One cashier actually remarked “We do not sell the sauces.” Well obviously they do because they have now put a price on them. Where are all of these 11 cents going when people just by one or two? There is no extra sauce button for a saucing emergency? Is there some special account where the sauce money goes that can only be rung up with a nugget purchase? I cannot believe there are no auctions for this stuff on Ebay!

]]> Comment on Food in Mouth Problems, i.e. Chewing With Your Mouth Open by needa http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/comment-page-2/#comment-16016 needa Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:35:51 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/#comment-16016 Oh I reallyyyy hate it when people chew with their mouth open!!! I particularly hate the sound of it! I have a colleague who would chew with her mouth open every time we have lunch. After tolerating this behaviour for 3 years, I finally said to her in jokingly, "yo gal, close your mouth when you eat". She got SOOOO defensive and claimed that she didn't do such a thing! This is the moment when "silence is the best answer". Ohh come on.... I can't be imagining those sound and sight, they are so disgusting! Now I know that she's not only freakin' annoying but also can't take criticism, I've stopped having lunch with her. Yuck!!!!! Oh I reallyyyy hate it when people chew with their mouth open!!! I particularly hate the sound of it! I have a colleague who would chew with her mouth open every time we have lunch. After tolerating this behaviour for 3 years, I finally said to her in jokingly, “yo gal, close your mouth when you eat”. She got SOOOO defensive and claimed that she didn’t do such a thing!

This is the moment when “silence is the best answer”.

Ohh come on…. I can’t be imagining those sound and sight, they are so disgusting! Now I know that she’s not only freakin’ annoying but also can’t take criticism, I’ve stopped having lunch with her.
Yuck!!!!!

]]> Comment on Food in Mouth Problems, i.e. Chewing With Your Mouth Open by Morticia http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/comment-page-2/#comment-16012 Morticia Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:58:04 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/#comment-16012 As I have sat here all day listening to my co-worker, who sits 5 feet away from me outside my office door (can't close it, it's a shared office and my office-mate is the "constantly hot" person at the office, and if I closed the door shed likely suffocate), make that tongue-against-the-roof-of-the-mouth-suction noise R E P E A T E D L Y for the last 5 hours I have been searching the net looking for a subtle way to tell her she sounds like a disgusting animal. She does this ALL THE TIME, not just when she's eating... but when she IS eating (and she is also the constant snacker) it is amplified to the maximum. All day, all day, all day that smacking noise every 10-20 seconds. I just don't get it and it is driving me nuts. I grew up in a family where we'd have been smacked upside the head if we made noises while eating or chewing gum and I always thought I was hypersensitive to it because of that so I'm glad I'm not nuts. But what can I do about this chick aside from sewing her mouth shut or requesting she have her tongue surgically removed? As I have sat here all day listening to my co-worker, who sits 5 feet away from me outside my office door (can’t close it, it’s a shared office and my office-mate is the “constantly hot” person at the office, and if I closed the door shed likely suffocate), make that tongue-against-the-roof-of-the-mouth-suction noise R E P E A T E D L Y for the last 5 hours I have been searching the net looking for a subtle way to tell her she sounds like a disgusting animal. She does this ALL THE TIME, not just when she’s eating… but when she IS eating (and she is also the constant snacker) it is amplified to the maximum. All day, all day, all day that smacking noise every 10-20 seconds. I just don’t get it and it is driving me nuts. I grew up in a family where we’d have been smacked upside the head if we made noises while eating or chewing gum and I always thought I was hypersensitive to it because of that so I’m glad I’m not nuts. But what can I do about this chick aside from sewing her mouth shut or requesting she have her tongue surgically removed?

]]> Comment on Food in Mouth Problems, i.e. Chewing With Your Mouth Open by Kelly http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/comment-page-2/#comment-16010 Kelly Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:32:50 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/#comment-16010 Bless you sir! I was laughing my ass off reading these posts and my SO, (who really is trying to stop but is as of yet pretty unsuccessful...), asked me what I was reading and at first I answered that he probably wouldn't be as amused as I was with it but after a few minutes of laughing I finally told him. I don't normally nag on one certain thing more than a couple of times because after the first few I feel like a dick so he asked if he was still doing it and I said yeah... Now he is beating himself up about it which makes me feel guilty and so I likely won't bring it up again. sigh.... I do love him. I should be able to overlook this little thing, right? But it does make me mad and ruins my appetite and grosses me out. He says that nobody has ever told him he smacks his food. I remember my mom telling me and my brother to stop when we were kids. Until I met him I didn't realize adults did that... I think it is really the parents fault. I find nose picking to be on about the same level. Anyhow, like everyone else I am relieved to find others that share my hatred of food smacking. Thanks for the hilarious read :) Bless you sir! I was laughing my *** off reading these posts and my SO, (who really is trying to stop but is as of yet pretty unsuccessful…), asked me what I was reading and at first I answered that he probably wouldn’t be as amused as I was with it but after a few minutes of laughing I finally told him. I don’t normally nag on one certain thing more than a couple of times because after the first few I feel like a **** so he asked if he was still doing it and I said yeah… Now he is beating himself up about it which makes me feel guilty and so I likely won’t bring it up again. sigh…. I do love him. I should be able to overlook this little thing, right? But it does make me mad and ruins my appetite and grosses me out. He says that nobody has ever told him he smacks his food. I remember my mom telling me and my brother to stop when we were kids. Until I met him I didn’t realize adults did that… I think it is really the parents fault. I find nose picking to be on about the same level. Anyhow, like everyone else I am relieved to find others that share my hatred of food smacking. Thanks for the hilarious read :)

]]> Comment on Fustrating, Frustrating; Supposably, Supposedly by Joe http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/fustrating-frustrating-supposably-supposedly/comment-page-1/#comment-16005 Joe Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:51:59 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/fustrating-frustrating-supposably-supposedly/#comment-16005 I'm on board with most all the posts above. When I hear people use incorrect words in the context of their statements, I feel as if their ignorance and, quite frankly, their stupidity, are on full display. When so-called "experts" on news programs are obviously straining their brains to form a sentence that that SOUNDS "sophisticated," all of their credibility is lost in my mind. On a similar but somewhat different note, the use of the word "like" is something that seems to have spread through our culture like a virus. I also cannot STAND when people use the word "cause" in place of the word "because." When I hear people use "cause" and pepper their sentences with the word "like," I cringe. For example, "So like, my friend called me this morning and told me that like his girlfriend went crazy and like flipped out last night. I guess she like stayed at her friends house 'cause she was like real mad." The public education system in America has intentionally dumbed-down the curriculum. They no longer teach Phonics and they no longer teach students the classic books. If people read, their language skills inprove, and if students were tought the importance of language and the proper use of language, they would be much better served. The least amount of words needed to make a point, the better understanding of language a person has. I’m on board with most all the posts above. When I hear people use incorrect words in the context of their statements, I feel as if their ignorance and, quite frankly, their stupidity, are on full display. When so-called “experts” on news programs are obviously straining their brains to form a sentence that that SOUNDS “sophisticated,” all of their credibility is lost in my mind.

On a similar but somewhat different note, the use of the word “like” is something that seems to have spread through our culture like a virus. I also cannot STAND when people use the word “cause” in place of the word “because.” When I hear people use “cause” and pepper their sentences with the word “like,” I cringe. For example, “So like, my friend called me this morning and told me that like his girlfriend went crazy and like flipped out last night. I guess she like stayed at her friends house ’cause she was like real mad.”

The public education system in America has intentionally dumbed-down the curriculum. They no longer teach Phonics and they no longer teach students the classic books. If people read, their language skills inprove, and if students were tought the importance of language and the proper use of language, they would be much better served. The least amount of words needed to make a point, the better understanding of language a person has.

]]> Comment on Food in Mouth Problems, i.e. Chewing With Your Mouth Open by Tony http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/comment-page-2/#comment-15991 Tony Thu, 21 May 2009 11:58:58 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/#comment-15991 Wel none of you are going to like this, but it will help. Whenever the offending person starts their meal with a view for you, pull out your food and get ready. When they start, you start. Eat as messily as you can, mouth wide open, talk and let food fly out of your mouth, on them if you can, and on their food. Laugh about it, get close to them and keep eating loudly. When you are done. Put away your things neatly. Turn to look at them and ask them how they liked your meal. Did they like how you never kept your mouth closed, how they saw your food in your mouth, how it was loud and rude and disgusting? Then ask them if they knew that they chewed with their mouth open all the time and that it bothers you. Wel none of you are going to like this, but it will help. Whenever the offending person starts their meal with a view for you, pull out your food and get ready. When they start, you start. Eat as messily as you can, mouth wide open, talk and let food fly out of your mouth, on them if you can, and on their food. Laugh about it, get close to them and keep eating loudly. When you are done. Put away your things neatly. Turn to look at them and ask them how they liked your meal. Did they like how you never kept your mouth closed, how they saw your food in your mouth, how it was loud and rude and disgusting? Then ask them if they knew that they chewed with their mouth open all the time and that it bothers you.

]]> Comment on Mandatory Tipping by Gael http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/mandatory-tipping/comment-page-1/#comment-15989 Gael Tue, 19 May 2009 15:13:11 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/02/mandatory-tipping/#comment-15989 "I am pretty appalled at the people who refuse to tip because they “don’t like the system”. You aren’t doing anything to further changing the system. All you are doing is punishing the server for a system they did not create." Actually this is how you further change. If enough people don't tip then you will see pressure from waiters to get a higher wage. Tipping is exactly how you continue the system we have. Plus this is a system entirely dependent on the general public to be knowledgeable. That right there makes it flawed. I've read about the customs changing from place to place and that we should even check the local taxes to make sure they receive a 'fair' tip. Why should I be responsible for that? I just want to go out to eat, pay for my meal and leave. Do you really think you deserve more? Then why isn't it on the bill? The reason why this system continues to exist is because waiters know they get paid much more with tips then if they had a higher wage. “I am pretty appalled at the people who refuse to tip because they “don’t like the system”. You aren’t doing anything to further changing the system. All you are doing is punishing the server for a system they did not create.”

Actually this is how you further change. If enough people don’t tip then you will see pressure from waiters to get a higher wage. Tipping is exactly how you continue the system we have.

Plus this is a system entirely dependent on the general public to be knowledgeable. That right there makes it flawed. I’ve read about the customs changing from place to place and that we should even check the local taxes to make sure they receive a ‘fair’ tip. Why should I be responsible for that? I just want to go out to eat, pay for my meal and leave. Do you really think you deserve more? Then why isn’t it on the bill? The reason why this system continues to exist is because waiters know they get paid much more with tips then if they had a higher wage.

]]> Comment on Food in Mouth Problems, i.e. Chewing With Your Mouth Open by Fran http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/comment-page-2/#comment-15978 Fran Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:22:17 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2006/11/15/food-in-mouth-problems-ie-chewing-with-your-mouth-open/#comment-15978 This is SUCH a pet peeve of mine!! My husband not only chews with his mouth open, but slurps horribly. No, not soup...pizza cheese. He bites halfway into the slice, pulls it about a foot away from his face, then loudly slurps the cheese into his mouth. IT"S GROSS. Needless to say, we don't have pizza often. He also tends to not wait for his food to cool, so in goes the scalding hot whatever followed by inhaling/slurping sound to cool it. I refuse to be in the same room when he eats now. My daughter is almost as bad, but at least she's working on it somewhat. Oh, and hubby actually used his manners when we were dating and didn't slurp, smack, or chew with his mouth open until several years into our marriage. This is SUCH a pet peeve of mine!! My husband not only chews with his mouth open, but slurps horribly. No, not soup…pizza cheese. He bites halfway into the slice, pulls it about a foot away from his face, then loudly slurps the cheese into his mouth. IT”S GROSS. Needless to say, we don’t have pizza often. He also tends to not wait for his food to cool, so in goes the scalding hot whatever followed by inhaling/slurping sound to cool it. I refuse to be in the same room when he eats now. My daughter is almost as bad, but at least she’s working on it somewhat. Oh, and hubby actually used his manners when we were dating and didn’t slurp, smack, or chew with his mouth open until several years into our marriage.

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