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Top stories for Long   I dined at a restaurant and left a 15% tip instead of a 20% tip. Upon exiting, the waitress looked at me scornfully. What should I do? Carey, former Chef • Answered November 11 I am sick of this. I was a classically trained chef with years of experience. I was sitting at the restaurant bar one night after we closed, talking to the bartender when o... Read more » 9K 1.3K   Is it true that in many parts of the USA, openly stating being atheist or nonreligious is highly taboo? Emil, Londoner • Answered September 20, 2018 My brother used to live in Tennessee (as he put it 'in the buckle of the Bible Belt') and had the following conversation with a neighbour when he moved in: —So what church d... Read more » 351 56   Since I live near the Pacific Ocean in California, does that mean I can just get a few buckets of ocean water, bring it home and let it evaporate and I will get free salt? Ted Griffith, former Combat Engineer at U.S. Marine Corps (1997-2001) • Answered October 30 There are about 8.5 tablespoons of salt per gallon of seawater. If you let 3 x 5 gallon buckets of ocean water evaporate somewhere you will get about 67.5 ounces of sea sal... Read more » 9 4   What is the most embarrassing moment that happened because you weren't wearing a bra? ƘคฯƖค, former Lifeguard (2022-2023) • Answered November 23 That's really easy… I went to this jeep jamboree with some friends last year. it was mid summer and really hot so I wore shorts and an old tee shirt and no bra. There was w... Read more » 75 14   Despite exercising 4-5 times a week and eating smart, why can't I lose stomach fat? Rowan Elsey, I read medical, nutritional and fitness research for fun • Answered July 8, 2014 A lot of readers have some great points here and what I suggest is a repeat of some. From my experience and personal testing, you can make the biggest impact with the least ... Read more » 2.4K 206   Would it be okay for a mother to give her son girl's clothes, including high heels, to wear? Julie, Telephone Operator (2022-present) • Answered November 20 My older sister got me interested in wearing girls clothes. When my Mother found out she told me not wear her clothes any more. She said if your going to dress as a girl yo... Read more » 33 1   I'm a one time Biden voter and I'm considering switching parties to vote for Trump. If I'm considering that, how many other Democrats are? Ross Cohen, B.A. in History and Political Science • Answered August 27 Me too. I mean I didn't like Trump before but now that he's charged with 91 felonies, he's looking pretty good. If it were just one or two minor criminal charges I'd probabl... Read more » 13.7K 3.8K   As a mechanic what car do you drive and what cars would you never own? Rosemary Bennett, former Ultrasound Technician (1987-2011) • Answered October 6 Working at a used car dealership, I can find something wrong about every car out there. You could not pay me to take a Hummer, Jaguar, BMW, Mercedes, Mini, or Range Rover du... Read more » 2.6K 608   Would a .223 or a .308 bullet cause more damage, assuming they hit in the same spot on two different people? (I've heard that the .223 is harder to treat medically because it fragments more, is this true?) Dr Jeff • Answered November 8 I am a retired surgeon, and have done a fair amount of trauma surgery during my career. There's truly no comparison to the Damage Done specially to Bone and soft tissue and... Read more » 4.8K 582   Do people who visit your house care if it's straightened up or not? Catherine Long, lives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia • Answered September 26 I did home delivery for quite a few years. I will never forget this one house where I had to deliver a dishwasher. I knocked on the door. This lady, about 60 years old or so... Read more » 3.8K 305   If I invite someone to dinner and they ask what they can bring, what is the polite thing to say? Wyatt Kim, works at Capital One • Answered October 13 This is such a great question and I'm going to read it to my mom who is so hard-headed. When we eat at my in-laws; they often invite my mom for the meal. My mom feels oblig... Read more » 4.4K 520   I'm evicting a tenant for months of not paying rent and she wants to go to court and argue that I was a bad landlord. What are the things she can argue for the court to deny the eviction? Debbie Fisher • Answered August 19 I notified my landlord that we weren't paying rent because we hadn't had a working oven in three weeks. They chose to evict, we chose to go to court but we were already in ... Read more » 3.6K 18 Read more in your feed

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