That deli in town that didn't include the individual potato salad
I bought and paid for in my take-out lunch order.
Dead to me.
The clerk that messed up my order has probably now graduated high school,
and has a four-year college degree in "studies", but IDGAF.
Dead to me.
(Come to think of it, if they have a college degree in "studies",
they're probably still (not) scooping potato salad there).
^
This.
Sister-in-law from NJ adores the CM in Lincoln.
And when she invited us to join them at Lafayette Place on vacation,
I expressed interest, but warned that if she went to that restaurant one night,
we'd be eating at Woodstock Inn or something instead.
And told her why.
She wasn't expecting to hear that truth,
but evidently decided that discretion was the better part of reacting.
(Except for a few desultory take-out buys),
we hadn't had an MA restaurant meal since the nonsense started, until...
We hit Smokey Bones in Tyngsboro athwart the Mall right before vacation.
And dammit, wouldn't you know my irrational aversion for MA beaneries was validated:
The Maid d'Hotel tried the "we need all your contact info because coronavirus" line on us.
Their target customer base must all live in their mother's basement or something,
because she was so gobsmacked at my "how about 'no'; 'no' works for us"
that I must have been the first person to tell her that.
Well, except for "Amélie"; she's cute,
and you pretty much end the flick speaking French anyhow.
No, they didn't.
AKRON, Ohio, August 19, 2020 – A Message from Goodyear to Our Customers, Partners and Associates:
...
First, the visual in question was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class.
"Goodyear corporate"; as if we GAF about the distinction.
Translation:
The slide was created by some dumbass Goodyear manager who fully intended it to apply to his employees. Corporate deeply regrets that he got caught.
The other shoe ain't dropped until they publish a "those responsible have been sacked" press release.
Because they will probably lose enough business that a weasel memo doesn't suffice.