My most fulfilling job ever was only three dollars over the minimum. I actually would work that job for the rest of my life, or at least for a very long time, if it was affordable.
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Call me basic or whatever but I adore the Utahraptor. Largest known dromaeosaurid? Sign me up! Even though it could tear me apart. Kinda like I will to whoever says dinosaurs are stupid.
Stayed at a complex with a laundry room that cost 1.75 for each wash or dry cycle. An apartment with a washer/dryer hookup (appliances not included, but could be rented for $120ish) costed an extra $50 each month. I'd have to go through more than 14 wash and dry cycles both each month for the hookups alone to be worth it.
This only works when everyone refuses to tip. Some guy going to a restaurant, not tipping, and leaving me with the minimum of $2.13 just makes my day worse. The business does not care. That's why I left service in the first place. I've had a $0 tip four times in one night before through no fault of my own (the patrons had even complimented me), but making enough to cover that minimum wage difference of only $5 an hour over the course of the week left absolutely no change for the company. A person can't claim to have the moral high ground by refusing to tip because eventually it'll be better that way.
Look, I don't agree with the rest of the statement either, but tell me, what is the water touching? Oh, more water? Water is wet.
I know it's technically a usable defense, but how often is the Act of God defense actually ruled? From what I understand, it rarely works, and you'd have a better chance with any other defense. Has it been successfully used recently?