The last excuse for each of those points was COVID. Oh, and you just made the thread about Trump AGAIN.Whatever happened to Make America Great Again?
The points you mention are contrary to the current president's political platform. He has assured us this is just a temporary thing and was anticipated. It will get better–trust him.
- Rising food prices are linked to tariffs on imported foods, tariffs on potash from Canada, and let's not forget the 'exporting' of millions of illegal workers in American fields picking perishables that restaurants rely on.
- Restaurants having labor problems? Go figure. There is no shortage of people to fill those jobs in America, as evidenced by unemployment records. The president has remarked that people in the inner cities are hesitant to take jobs as farm laborers, as he once believed was the solution. So, why is this an issue all of a sudden?
- It costs almost as much to eat at Cracker Barrel these days as it does to dine at Red Lobster. And both have reduced menu items, and service is faltering. [I've had delivery from both and can't speak to dining in eating experiences.]
Until the Supreme Court rules that those tariffs are illegal, we will suffer. Even after they are nullified, our suffering will persist. Our international goodwill is in tatters, and our good northern neighbors have turned away from us, refusing to see us as reliable partners in agriculture, manufacturing, and many other sectors of the economy and military development.
If you trust your president, we are doing fine and will have just a few bumps to run over before this all becomes just fine. Please don't worry about inflation. He's fixed that, too. Just give it two weeks; in two weeks, you'll see everything is fixed. In two weeks or maybe four more, everything will turn out just fine. It should be about the same time as the peace breakout in Ukraine and Russia.
Covid? You mean the persistent flu, that went away in the spring?The last excuse for each of those points was COVID. Oh, and you just made the thread about Trump AGAIN.
You strike me as someone who thinks of themself as a writer. Is cliche your only literary device?
You just can't go out and get good pablum these days.
Quote, "...If you trust your president..."Covid? You mean the persistent flu, that went away in the spring?
Did I mention Trump? I don't recall saying his name. So, no, I didn't make this dining experience about him. I merely mentioned some factors affecting your dining experiences. You jumped to TDS AGIN.
Mine is a James Earl Carter Jr.Quote, "...If you trust your president..."
My president is a Trump. Who is yours?
The last decent man in office, as I recall. I'm not going to grovel and call yours my president at all. No decent law-abiding being should. 
The flu I've yet to get in five years? That thing?Covid? You mean the persistent flu, that went away in the spring?
Did I mention Trump? I don't recall saying his name. So, no, I didn't make this dining experience about him. I merely mentioned some factors affecting your dining experiences. You jumped to TDS AGIN.
Are you ok? You're not usually this sloppy.Mine is a James Earl Carter Jr.
Me too. I didn't start writing until COVID struck, past the age of seventy. It sparked the urge to write, and now even some political forum characters recognize me as a writer. WoW!
I don't think he has read anything I wrote, yet. The Metamorphosis of Bobby is a story that perhaps he'd be interested in.The 'a' thing? Just mimicking your pattern response. They say that if you mimic someone's patterns, it helps ingratiate yourself with them. No? If not, that's okay. I'll do better next time.Are you ok? You're not usually this sloppy.
Let's just say I don't hate you....yet.Me too. I didn't start writing until COVID struck, past the age of seventy. It sparked the urge to write, and now even some political forum characters recognize me as a writer. WoW!
The 'a' thing? Just mimicking your pattern response. They say that if you mimic someone's patterns, it helps ingratiate yourself with them. No? If not, that's okay. I'll do better next time.
Let's just say I don't hate you....yet.
Hey, I'm not totally unlikeable. 
"I believe in live and let live—Cada loco con su tema [Each to his own]. You're entitled to your opinion. I'm not worthy of disdain. You go your way and I'll go mine. Take time to smell the roses."
These clichés are some I abide by. I avoid the ones like throwing bricks at people or glasshouses, and favor 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'
You're kinda growing on me, too... almost.
Now, about dining out... I haven't been to a restaurant in years, except for return trips from doctor visits, when I've picked up a drive-through window order. I don't call that dining; I call it survival food. I order delivery sometimes. It isn't as good as what I recall being served inside an eatery. My experience is that when I get home, something is missing or not in the home delivery. More frequently than not. I let it slide except for the time they didn't put the steak in the meal. I barked at them over that. They apologized, had a new order sent out, and didn't bill me for the order. That was a nice gesture on their manager's part. [I think it tasted more tender after I found out my credit card wasn't billed.] [Maybe your president has something to do with that?]
Your remarks are off-base. Par for the course.
Let's just say I don't hate you....yet.
Detest me?
Texas Roadhouse seriously is the shit.
If you like music so loud you can't talk at the table.
Just got home from having some tasteless nachos. How fucking hard is it to make nachos?
Saint_Ann Syndrome 
I don't expect anyone to take my advice.
