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Why I don't hang out with staff...

Details: Written by: Rod Boyle; Category: Miscellany; Published: 21 March 2011; Hits: 2570

So we start at 2:00 PM on Saturday, there's going to be a camera crew and such filming at the restaurant. The restaurant's had a lot of good press lately, and they're taking it a bit further by having some online videos and such of the staff and food. There's a local news celebrity and sports hero officiating, this I know only because staff is quick to explain to me, not having a TV makes me a bit out of touch.

For dinner we've arranged a long table in the main dining room and the owner has outdone himself with dinner for staff and a few bottles of wine. This doesn't bode well, good spirits in the end will sour...

And G has taken issue with the owner's decision to have a girl doing the serving in the video, he feels that after 10 years it's his right, his due, and he has a fight with the manager, harsh words are exchanged, it wasn't her decision, and G in retaliation tears upon all of the waitresses and other staff.

It's ridiculous, and to add to it G has broken down and is crying. I'm not so good with crying women, let alone men, and there's still 2 hours to go before the shift starts. It's going to be a long night.

Scratch Lottery Tickets

Details: Written by: Rod Boyle; Category: Found; Published: 18 March 2011; Hits: 1800

In the realm of the more day-to-day treasures, a statistician out of Toronto cracks the Scratch Lottery Ticket Code, then turns over his findings to the lottery board because he calculates he can only make around $600.00 a day at it, and it isn't worth his while....

Image: Scratch Lottery Tickets

I almost wonder if the Lottery Board itself doesn't put out these news releases, knowing that the number of would-be ticket crackers will fill their pockets far more than the successful ones. I do know that even if he did crack the code, it's unlikely that there's been any great overhaul on the ticket printing process.

Link: Wired