Swiss here, quick correction. Yes, we have the rifles in our attics and basements, but, generally, no ammo is given out. You get that at the armory when you go to mandatpry training or in case of emergency.

Which is probably why the last mass shooting was some 20 years back.

Yeah, but getting a truck is harder than getting a gun.

How 'bout not doing that?

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It wouldn’t. That’s the point. Having Hamas do that seems like a perfect excuse to throw palestine under the bus. Which they would do with the agreement, anyhow. Now they have a reason.

This… what?

I’ve never heard of these Northern English pecularities. Fascinating.

Frank Abagnale would have a field day with that.

That clearly didn’t work. A 40 percent increase is plenty, but it seems people don’t want their jobs to dictate their personal lives. Which is fair, I guess.

They need to change the expectations tha t come with the junior captain’s seat. Or force senior captains to be a bit more lenient, too.

The alternative is having no captains anymore, soon.

I mean, it IS. Restaurants need to price their menus so that everything is covered in the price I HAVE to pay. That includes a liveable wage for the employees. Whatever I give on top is up to me and a small gesture of gratitude if the employee is exceeding my expectations.

What I give on top shouldn’t be there to pay the liveable wage. It should actually be on top of that. You know, what a tip was originally meant to be.

The iRobot series by Asimov. Going into Foundation now.

This sounds a lot like deep thought and 42.