Recent Comments

1. about 3 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   We call them servers now, and you can’t spell that without S-E-R-V-E.

2. about 19 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I used to do the same, with the same results.

3. about 19 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Not me, I refuse to use my phone for payments, no matter how much others try to convince me of its security.

4. about 19 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   And if I recall correctly, the merchant gets hit with a sizable fee whenever there’s a chargeback, even if the charge is found to be legit.

5. 1 day ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Chips are slowly catching on here to replace the strips, but it’s taking time.

   I like in Canada that the cc transactions are right at the table on the handheld devices (the card doesn’t leave your sight) but on the other hand, it’s awkward with the server standing right there as you add the tip, especially if the service has been poor.

6. 1 day ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I often have to ask for the receipt. Seems a lot of people take it for granted that people don’t want them. But my wife reconciles our CC statement every month with those receipts.

7. 1 day ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I dropped everything but the liability (mandatory) on our vehicles. Once a vehicle is more than a couple years old, the benefit of comp/collision becomes less and less.

8. 1 day ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I used to write “Check ID” on the back of the card, next to the signature line. Hardly anybody ever did.

9. 1 day ago on Pearls Before Swine

   I love watching old Twilight Zone episodes. Some of them can be a little campy, but Serling sure knew how to tell a good story, usually with a really good point behind it.

10. 1 day ago on Pearls Before Swine

    More important to spend tax monies on stadiums for billionaire team owners than on something as unnecessary and extravagantly wasteful as libraries.