The Arsenal is done and dusted (though safely and unexpectedly secured 2nd) and I have no desire to watch Manshitty get the financial malfeasance crown again, it’s a good time to dive into MLS. Go LAFC
Pizza Express staff protest as waiters’ hours cut and managers told to do more
Sounds very familiar. Cut staff hours our don’t hire and managers (or Chefs) do more
After 7 months of being Chef at an independent restaurant group (3 units) I’m close to making a change to simply being the lead cook at a near by resort hotel. Out of management and just work my shifts. Actually more $$ and better benefits. It’s a union position.
We’re upgrading the flooring in our kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen is half done. New on the left. It’s a Koa wood laminate. Broader grain and looks more like wood. Also upgrading the shelves in the bathrooms. We completely renovated the kitchen 3 years ago (just before pandemic) but not the floor at that time.
London’s Liverpool Street station redevelopment: on the wrong track?
Hope they sort this out. When we were in London, we stayed near Liverpool St. and this station was our hub. Great memories. I think we had breakfast at Hamilton Hall JD Wetherspoon every morning.
End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars
Don’t recall the last time I tuned to AM radio. Seemed it was mostly sports and talk
I help people have a good time.
This is interesting. The premise is that ChatGPT et al are killing “link farms”. This makes sense. The results in ChatGPT do not have links. I asked Goolge and ChatGPT “Write a 14 day itinerary for a trip to Milan and Parma Italy using public transportation”. The Google results had lots on spam, The ChatGPT results were concise and useful.
I’ve been managing restaurants for a really long time. Kitchen manager at TGI Fridays in Honolulu in 1980. Have bobbed and weaved through the industry for over 40 years. Had my own place for 10 years.
Most of that time the only data we had was sales and costs (based on purchases and inventory). Even with all of the data we have now; theoretical cost based on purchases and sales, tracking labor cost to the minute, being able to slice and dice every aspect of a day, things haven’t changed that much. A lot of younger managers spend so much time on analytics it feels like they lose track of what really matters. I love good numbers as well as the next guy, but the basics still matter day to day. Without all of the analytics, we still managed to keep the doors open.
Give people friendly, attentive service. Serve fresh, creative, quality food in a timely matter. Keep the place clean. The numbers usually fix themselves.
This is eye opening, camped there as a kid.
Researchers from UH Manoa’s Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology evaluated Hanauma Bay for five years. They predict 88% of its sandy area will be underwater by 2030 when it’s high tide.
I didn’t know Google Earth was still a thing, I remember how cool it was when it came out.
Playing around, this view shows Kamaʻehuakanaloa Seamount (formerly called Lo`ihi), our next island (in about 10k years) Lots of earthquakes down there.
My wife is considering switching to a roller ball, for ergonomic reasons. She’s never used one. Her work machine is Lenovo with 2 monitors (from work with a health insurance provider) Anyone have experience or suggestions?
I’m a dedicated track pad user.
Hope they don’t follow mobile phone companies and reward new subscribers and penalize those who have stayed with them > Disney+ and Hulu will merge into a single app later this year
Took wife’s car in for service. Been using the same mechanics for 20 years. Cools guys, they say they’re in business not for the money, but because they don’t want a boss. My other point, was recalling when your mechanic was at the gas station. There were no convenience stores at gas stations
