Posted on 03/14/2015 10:39:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Those eating places in Seattle that stay in business, will move to a much more highly automated process of taking the order, preparation of the order, and delivery of the order to the consumer.
It may be possible to never even speak directly to a human being representing the eating establishment while this process is carried out.
The concept goes back to the first Automat restaurant, opened in 1902, in Philadelphia, and the businesses were active up through the Depression years, where a selection of staples, like soup, sandwiches, pie, and salads could be served up with the deposit of coins in the refrigerated display case, with tables and chairs to sit and consume the food, then exiting the establishment. There were attendants, who could provide refills of coffee, cleaned the tables, or if necessary, make the change for the prospective diner to select the entree.
Pretty much driven out of business by the growth of “fast-food” burger joints, the last of the Automats closed about 1991.
UNEXPECTED!®
Seattle and the rest of Western Washington is run by total ignoramuses.
They closed the timber industry with the bogus spotted owl, they destroyed the fishing industry, unions are causing Boeing to move more and more production out of state, they closed the film industry and now they are driving out restaurants and other small businesses.
Truly, I think the population who elects our goofy politicians believe that food grows on the Whole Foods shelves and money automagically appears from somewhere to provide everyone with new iPhones, Macs, et cetera.
LOL!
You have had some good posts today.
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What’s the problem with a $17 cheeseburger?
Seattleites are rich!
So I’m not seeing the problem.
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All I know is, if they’re now getting $15/hr., there’s no reason to leave tips anymore. Right?
Not to worry.
When restaurant prices double the City Council will just vote to give themselves meals paid by the taxpayers.
Living Wages everywhere,
But not a job to work....
It’s evident that those Demoncrats don’t have a clue about economics. They never think of the consequences of their “feel good policies.” Neither do they have a clue how a business is run and operated. Seems to me this should be a litmus test for elected officials. Sigh, I can dream, can’t I? I also wonder how many of these business owners voted for their own demise at the voting booth?
You mean socialist mandated top-down centralized control of wages and prices doesn’t work?
“All I know is, if they’re now getting $15/hr., there’s no reason to leave tips anymore. Right?”
Totally agree. Just how many non-liberals work in restaurants? Who knows but I am sure it is small amount compared to the pot smoking liberal idiots that usually operate those places.
I prefer to frequent family owned restaurants and leave good tips for the excellent service I usually find. (I never leave tips at Starbucks.)
I suppose if I lived in Suckattle I would leave a lesser tip to compensate me for their liberal law that caused my meal price to increase. No way I’d pay the usual 20% or so because I would be paying an inflated price and they won’t get the advantage of that. I’d subtract from the tip the increase in the menu price so that my total cost is the same as before.
That would be cool to see a robot dish up whatever you had ordered at a Mickey Dees. Right now the food line is not very visible. But the robot is not going to get complaints that it scratched its nose before it flipped your burger.
I’d love to see something like this happen:
I lived in Alaska for a bit during the mid-Seventies. The State Health Dept., in their infinite wisdom, had passed a rule that all gas station/restaurants must comply with the strictest health standards. Not a bad idea on paper.
Most of these places, however, were mom and pop places where winter travelers could get something warm to eat/drink while the car was serviced. It was a service to the Alaskan traveler indeed.
So, instead of complying, all 14 places between Anchorage and the Homer, just shut down.
They reopened after the public delivered their response to their elected officials, and the Health Dept. “reconsidered”.
Another great graphic from Travis!
This is another example of where liberalism contributes directly to the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer: People will leave less of a tip to compensate themselves for the rising meal prices. The owner gets a bit more and the worker gets less even thought they are getting more hourly wage.
If $15 is required of workers then they are making $30,000 or so annually. Why am I tipping someone who makes that much? They are getting paid to fix and bring my meal. I don’t tip the Wal-Mart worker making $12/hour for stocking the shelves.
The Atlas Diners shrugged huh.
Of course, the other kind of restaurant that will thrive will the ones that depend on illegals working off the books. They can now pay even less than they used to because Obama will be providing comprehensive benefits to illegals.
No, just another great graphic that Travis swiped and copied and pasted.
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