Hazel

This is what 0patch is for!

Also 0patch, which will continue to provide security patches for Windows 10 indefinitely.

What? I asked what makes you certain that the dock isn’t designed for it. If you’re certain, presumably you have a reason for this certainty and already know the specs from looking at it. I can’t see into your mind to know your motivation for making this assertion, which is why I asked.

I assume you have some expertise that makes this obvious to you, so would you like to share it?

I don’t know what planet you’re living on, but I like 3 pillows.

Presumably they’re not frozen in time. The post was made a day ago, so at least several hours before your comment, and the picture was probably not taken minutes before the post was made. I’d imagine they got out of the water long before any of us were aware that they were ever in the water. And given that the picture isn’t accompanied by a second picture of everything in the water or a story about them falling in, it’s reasonable to assume that nothing as notable as that happened.

What makes you say the dock isn’t designed to carry equipment?

If you already tip 20% and don’t complain about it you’re probably not one of the same people who don’t tip or tip minimally and complain about the price. I’ve gotten 50 cent tips on 30 minute cab rides while being paid half of minimum wage by people who complain about prices constantly. There’s a pretty wide range of attitudes and behaviors around tipping and treatment workers.

There’s a massive difference between people saying they wouldn’t mind paying more if it meant not tipping and people actually being willing to pay more. The difference between a 20% markup on prices and being asked to voluntarily tip an amount that isn’t specified is pretty minimal. Having worked in a job that relied on tips for over a decade, I can’t tell you how many times someone who didn’t tip complained about the price without a tip. Would they pay it anyway? Maybe. Is it probably a good idea? Maybe. But I don’t know many situations in which a 20% hike on prices translates into a 20% increase in wages.

There are definitely a lot of people who would benefit from just making a living wage rather than being paid below minimum and having to supplement that with tips. Often that person just ends up not making minimum wage at the end of the day, and there are definitely companies that exploit that pay arrangement to get people to do work that shouldn’t have to rely on tips regardless. There’s a small burger place around here that literally hires counter help for tipped wages, but then also makes them do dishes, clean bathrooms, and even help make some of the food. They’re basically being paid less than minimum to do two to three jobs, only one of which even legally qualifies for the reduced pay rate.

But would the patrons of that restaurant really not complain if they had to pay an extra $3-4 for a burger? I’m not so sure.

One thing I’ve learned about people is that many of us find complaining to be cathartic. If it wasn’t tipping, it’d be the prices or the service or something else. A lot of the time it’s already all of those things.

In the mean time, though, it’s probably better to push back against unfair labor practices by trying to pass local laws rather than by just stiffing your server.