The equal rights of single people

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Had a membership for a while to a pretty exclusive club...over time more and more events become less frequent and "Card Holding Members Only"...Membership consisted of immediate family so if you had a spouse and two kids your membership was technically a party of four but if you were single you only got one card even through you paid the same.

After confronting administration trying to defend the inequality it was let slipped that being single was a "lifestyle choice"...while not at all intended to be anti LGBTQ you can imagine that went over like a pile of bricks with the Priest and the widow also in the group who just lost her husband...her response was "It is a 'lifestyle choice' that I lost my husband????"

That was the tipping point finally relenting and for single members permitted Member and a guest of their choice for future offerings but it was pretty fucked up for a while.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

This is a real problem. At my age I'm already thinking what I'm gonna do when I'm old and alone and find myself in one of these situations.

Paul, I'd think you could probably find someone who attends church where you play who'd be willing to take you home from the clinic after surgery. Or a niece or a nephew, if you're still in your hometown.

 

[NotHardUp1]

One thing that I don’t think is right is paying for something I don’t use. I pay a minimum use water bill. In other words I pay for water that I’m not using. Because I’m a single household I don’t use as much water as a family of 4. In fact I’ve never used enough water to get to the point where I have to pay extra. So even though that family of 4 might pay double what I’m paying, I’m actually subsidizing their water bill. I think my bill should be strictly based on the true amount I’m using.

I'm pretty sure it applies to car insurance as well.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

I'm pretty sure it applies to car insurance as well.

Oh, I'm sure they charge you more if you have a male under 25 in your household who drives the car.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Oh, I'm sure they charge you more if you have a male under 25 in your household who drives the car.

No, I meant family discount.

And I've never told the about the lad in the basement.

 

[PalacePaul]

When I was managing a waitstaff I occasionally used to have to push some servers to acknowledge single diners faster when it was very busy. Less of a bill meant less of a tip, and it's less stressful to be stared down by a single person than a party of six. When I was serving myself, I liked getting singles because I feel a kinship with people who would come alone to eat in a restaurant.

This is very thoughtful. When you eat alone at a restaurant you always have to wait longer and they don't treat you the same way. Like you're wasting a whole table for nothing.

 

[rareboy]

When I was managing a waitstaff I occasionally used to have to push some servers to acknowledge single diners faster when it was very busy. Less of a bill meant less of a tip, and it's less stressful to be stared down by a single person than a party of six. When I was serving myself, I liked getting singles because I feel a kinship with people who would come alone to eat in a restaurant.

I was a very generous and undemanding single in a restaurant.

And that is how I met my partner...because he was managing one of TO's hot spot restaurants.

 

[Peloso]

I was a very generous and undemanding single in a restaurant.

And that is how I met my partner...because he was managing one of TO's hot spot restaurants.

Most of them are. And they're incredibly easy to serve and usually tip just fine.