One of my kids is currently managing a restaurant in TV. The main complaint is that when they find a good worker, they have trouble paying them a decent wage and giving that employee sufficient hours to stay. Most of the businesses are corporately owned, and in turn, are not invested in the community. I think it's just the nature of the business if you are not a "Mom and Pop" organization. But to put in perspective, they have had to fire six employees in the last two weeks for various reasons.....no show/call, stealing, bad service.

And a new one just opening on the east side of Wildwood.

Okay, I have a great solution that everyone is going to love. Stop demanding too many services! Stop being lazy and fix your own lunch and dinner. You'll be better for it. You'll be on your feet more, which is good for your health, and, hopefully, you'll fix healthier meals.

If you're around 100 years old, I can understand that you might need to eat out. But if you're in your 60s, 70s, 80s, or even 90s, you probably could use the exercise and the home cooked meals.

You don't hire someone to play golf for you, do you? :)

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VP, I think for most of us it's the social aspect of meeting others for lunch or dinner. Nothing to do with being lazy. Of course there are other ways of getting together with friends, but "breaking bread" together is a time-honored tradition.

I cook. I have done it for a LONG time. I cook easily and with no thought and not much effort. I think that what you have said has a lot of merit BUT not everyone knows how to cook, not even people who are hired to do so apparently...or we are obsessed with food on this forum.

I often think how lucky I am to know how to cook. I can fix yummy stuff for us so easily. And thus I don't have to complain much about the restaurant foods.

BUT...I like the social interaction of sharing food, we have folks over a lot, but still I like to be out and about with friends too.

And I am a comfortable eater.....meaning I like pretty much everything and I am not very picky. Clean and hot and with friends and a bowl of Campbells chicken noodle becomes a feast.

AND NOW VP, you and I have sidetracked this whole thread. The topicop is gonna blow his whistle on us. Someone get this thread back on track.

Never fear about where we will find help, as we are about to welcome into our country 20 Million more people. Just sayin'.

If I can make it better at home than going out its a no brainier....but I suck at Asian food and pizza so out we go