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Thanks Bob.

It may have been posted somewhere and you didn't see it. I generally find it included in smaller text at the bottom of a page of the menu. Maybe you didn't have a menu being at the buffet, but that may count as being posted. I wonder where the law actually stands when the chief of police is not a member of your party. Possibly varies by state. Patrick

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Thanks Bob. Pretty tough loss to take today against the Bills. The mountain is looking pretty high...

Those are fair points, RichardZ. I understand what you are saying. You're certainly not alone in this perspective. No where in that article or accompanying video did the instructor say that any adjustments had been made for the student. That I could see, anyway. I wouldn't want to necessarily assume. But, some in this thread mentioned they or their schools would make adjustments for people dealing with some sort of handicap. And I could see how that wouldn't sit well with some practitioners for the reasons you cited. That said, I would suggest that adjustments are made for children due to limitations. They may not be handicaps, per se, but they are limitations that are accounted for and curriculum is adjusted for them. And they still earn belts, milestones or congratulations. One could argue that this is no different. Just my thoughts. Thanks, Patrick

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Mandatory or automatic gratuities are fairly normal at the level of a basically nice restaurant or higher. Generally, it'll be something like an automatic 18% for parties of 6 or more. It's more rare for it to be automatic regardless of party size, but it happens. Saying it's a service charge is confusing in it's own right because then you wonder who it goes to. Gratuities go to servers, service charges go to... so, that opens up it's own can of worms, too. Patrick

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A mandatory gratuity is a mandatory gratuity and they should have paid it. That said, calling the police was a bit of an overreaction, I feel. if you want to tell them they aren't welcome at the establishment, cool. But, calling the cops is just a bad business move.

Thanks for sharing. Interesting link. Patrick

No problem. Ricky had a good game, definitely. I don't know if it's a turnaround, kind of what we were doing on the ground, already. But, there is still hope.

Yes, I'd say so.

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Great news, congrats Rusty!