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skip_tracer t1_j68piai wrote

in my experience there's a reason for this, and it's mostly due to the actual customers. The food at LC is at best 'meh', but even when they have a completely staffed business it's nearly impossible to meet guest demands. People want their shit, they want it now, and they don't seem to understand that there are other paying customers that also have orders. (This isn't me accusing you, this has been my general observation the handful of times I've been there).

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skip_tracer t1_j4js99y wrote

you're exactly right. It was commodified, and instead of being an event like experience to spotlight local businesses it became budget shoppers way of getting a night out. Which I'm ok with in one sense, but when you work at one of the best restaurants in the city (which I did) and have to deal with people (Penn students and suburbanites mostly) making ridiculous demands and not understanding the point of the service it's maddening. I can't tell you how many times upon greeting I'd say "have you dined with us before?" and the response would be "yes last restaurant week". It was clear that the intention of building new clientele to bring back and see what we really did just didn't work.

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skip_tracer t1_iy1yf5f wrote

different context but I do have experience with this. I'd call PECO first, and ask if they can come out and check your box to see if it's properly set up. In 2012 I had them come out only to find that the water heater to the upstairs unit where I lived was hooked up to my breakers. In the roughly 7 years I had lived there they estimated I paid anywhere from 5k-7k extra in electric costs because of that.

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