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59. Longview has grown....

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 09:22 PM

Nov 2012

But east Texas is still how I left it 20 years ago. I still have a lot of family there though...father, cousins, nephews/nieces, whom I've kept in touch with. I visit every year or so for a few weeks....

When I got out of the service I moved to Florida....despite all of the craziness in central Florida I love the beach, the biker events and races here....that was in 97

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John Metz Denny's Obamacare Surcharge Stirs Big Mess For Restaurant Chain [View all] octoberlib Nov 2012 OP

I wish someone would post WHICH 30 stores it is that this asshole, Metz, owns. loudsue Nov 2012 #1

Could look here... jtuck004 Nov 2012 #5

Hum, all of those on the Atlantic side of the country. freshwest Nov 2012 #32

Things like this affect chains nationally. Kablooie Nov 2012 #17

"100 percent dedicated to our employees" upi402 Nov 2012 #2

The rich really don't like the idea of people before profit, do they? AllyCat Nov 2012 #3

knr Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #4

30 stores is a huge operation! SoapBox Nov 2012 #6

Denny's serves low grade dog food longship Nov 2012 #7

Chalk another one up to social media JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #8

Hey, watch it with the slurs on the French army. They held the Maginot Line coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #9

Remember when a Denny's restaurant would not serve black people? Kolesar Nov 2012 #10

It was more than one Denny's. MADem Nov 2012 #18

I could not get service at a Dennys in Tennessee about 20 years ago Kolesar Nov 2012 #19

They have 'em in New England, too. MADem Nov 2012 #21

Ahh - Denny's used to be called "Sambos" hexola Nov 2012 #25

I think they were different but they served the same kind of food and had the same kind of attitude. MADem Nov 2012 #27

I think the signs were even in the same font - and just said Dennys instead of Sambo's hexola Nov 2012 #28

Wow! Sambo's! I remember traveling to CA from TX and saw them... freshwest Nov 2012 #29

It wasn't the service at Sambo's but.... rppper Nov 2012 #47

Where in Texas? I never saw one in my city. Lots of Denny's, though. freshwest Nov 2012 #48

We had one for years in...... rppper Nov 2012 #54

Oh, I'm from the coast. No telling what goes on up there! Thanks. freshwest Nov 2012 #55

Gotcha...I moved from Kemah to east Texas... rppper Nov 2012 #56

Ah, Kemah was sweet. I once was going to move near Lake Ratcliff. freshwest Nov 2012 #58

Longview has grown.... rppper Nov 2012 #59

Denied a kid a meal without a birth certificate? WTH? Is this some kind of game with these arses? freshwest Nov 2012 #34

Happened to a coworker of mine. Joe Bacon Nov 2012 #49

This happened after the dust up in the 1990s? WTH? CA should have punished them. freshwest Nov 2012 #53

Customers have two choices: mockmonkey Nov 2012 #11

You beat me to it! Regular authoritarian speak - You Vill Do As Vee Say- How unAmerican freshwest Nov 2012 #31

Denny's has to muzzle their wild dogs! TheBlackAdder Nov 2012 #12

What is it with these rich assholes and Rex Nov 2012 #13

Too late for me, I go somewhere else. joanbarnes Nov 2012 #14

No Health Care for Food Workers and you want us to eat that food? PuppyBismark Nov 2012 #15

Good point! KansDem Nov 2012 #23

Denny's has been shitting the bed for years. MADem Nov 2012 #16

The also got busted a few years ago for hiring discrimination. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #36

Hmmmm mmmm. Institutionalized racism. What assholes! MADem Nov 2012 #37

That may have been regional Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #40

OMG I never heard that obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #41

"a few years" = the late 1980s. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #42

That is still appalling obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #45

Grew up there mzteaze Nov 2012 #50

And he's still lying. JoeyT Nov 2012 #20

So...did they actually make him BACK OFF on the surcharg thing? Ken Burch Nov 2012 #22

Metz should have his franchised revoked. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #24

Exactly.. sendero Nov 2012 #26

That's right, and his big mouth just cost them money. Wingnuts can't run a business at all. freshwest Nov 2012 #33

I AM pleased that there was a significant drop in business dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #38

i buy frozen pizza riverbendviewgal Nov 2012 #30

Right, Metz is a franchisee. He didn't build that! Blandocyte Nov 2012 #35

"The demographics of each future election will show ever fewer old white guys " dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #39

Ha, I posted about this polemic_realism Nov 2012 #43

i thoroughly believe that the only way to get their JanT Nov 2012 #44

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #46

There are still other reasons to hate Denny's. Ian David Nov 2012 #51

Added cost of business is like "musical chairs" the question is who pays the cost. nt jody Nov 2012 #52

Worst case of food poisoning I've ever had Mad_Dem_X Nov 2012 #57