Waffle House: Too hard to get a job? Or too difficult to get good help?

Eggs, Hashbrowns and a Gun?

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http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=73684&catid=2
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Clarendon County (WLTX) - A Clarendon County waitress is accused of shooting a customer at the restaurant after the two had a dispute.

Yakeisha Ward, 29, is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill.

An early morning run for breakfast at the Waffle House on Paxville Highway in Manning turned terribly wrong for Crystal Samuel.

"I thought I was gonna get me an All-Star," says Samuel. A popular meal on the menu. "Grits, sausage, toast, eggs and a waffle," says Samuel.

She didn't get what she came for. Instead, she says while she waited for her order, her friends started eating. That's when Samuel says she was told they couldn't eat from carryout trays inside the restaurant.

"I said what is your fuss about. I said we haven't paid for our food. She (Ward) said well you all got to leave. How you want us to leave and we ain't paid for the food yet," says Samuel.

That's when it got ugly. Samuel says she threw a waffle at the waitress. "I did actually throw some food but it didn't hit her," says Samuel. "That's when she (Ward) jumped across the counter and we got into it," says Samuel.

Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett says the altercation continued outside where he says Ward got a gun from her car and a gun magazine from her trunk.

"It's poor judgment on her part trying to settle this matter with a weapon. either way she had time to think about what she was doing when she was walking to her car," says Garrett.

Investigators say Ward's gun discharged during the altercation. They say a bullet fragment struck Samuel in the arm.

"Deputies were close by when they rolled up in the parking lot the victim and the suspect were still engaged in a fight," says Garrett.

Before it ended, authorities say Ward struck the victim in the head with the gun.

"She got the last lick,"says Samuel. Meanwhile Ward has bonded out of jail. On Tuesday afternoon, News 19 found her inside the Waffle House where the incident happened.

She declined to talk to us on camera but says she got out of jail after paying $500. As for Samuel, she has only one thing to say about Waffle House. "bad customer service," says Samuel.

Investigators say it appears that Ward's gun was legally purchased.

Posted By: Tony Santaella 5/13/2009 1:49:53 PM

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Yikes.

Which is the REAL STORY??

Which is the REAL STORY??

OPRAH's KFC Catastrophe OR is her PETA award the REAL story?
Reuters Fri May 8, 2009 at 9:47am EDT

Oprah Winfrey's decision to put her name on KFC's online coupon promotion turned quickly into a "PR nightmare," as described by QSRweb, which covers the quick-service restaurant industry.

The nightmare isn't, as you might think, due to Oprah's hypocrisy in lending her name to one of the worst chicken-abusers in the food business, but rather to the overwhelming response of consumers demanding their promised free food. Gawker spread a rumor that there were "riots" breaking out on Wednesday at a Midtown Manhattan KFC outlet.

There weren't, but there were a lot of angry people who thought they would get a free two-piece Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal but didn't because the store had run out. The coupons were promoted both on The Oprah Winfrey Show and at Oprah.com.

A spokeswoman from KFC owner Yum Brands (YUM) told the Louisville Courier-Journal that the promotion created "extreme" demand nationwide.

So extreme that KFC President Roger Eaton had to write a note of apology to would-be freeloaders who flocked to Oprah's Web site to download their coupons. "We are so sorry," he wrote, "but due to the overwhelming response to our FREE Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal coupon, we can no longer redeem the free coupon at this time." The company would offer rain checks, along with a free Pepsi, to those who already had coupons, he assured.

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Meanwhile, almost lost amid all the hoopla is the question of why Oprah would lend her name to KFC, which is a primary target of animal rights activists who say the chain uses suppliers—chiefly Tyson Foods (TSN)—that house chickens in deplorable conditions before killing them in a deplorable manner.

Oprah has repeatedly railed against factory farming and was once targeted by the meat industry for her on-air avowal to avoid burgers.

Paula Crossfield of Civil Eats wrote that because "Oprah has marketed herself as one who cares about animals, even getting a 'Person of the Year' award last year from PETA, this KFC campaign is a serious disappointment to say the least."

Not that we should be shocked. Oprah has repeatedly shown that her principles are flexible.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/wtUSInvestingNews/idUS1284981420090508

Blog May 3, 2009

Federal Government and FDCPA: Dealing with Debt Collectors:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre19.shtm

From the US Government (FTC):

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is the federal law that dictates how and when a debt collector may contact you.

A debt collector may not call you before 8 a.m., after 9 p.m., or while you’re at work if the collector knows that your employer doesn’t approve of the calls.

Collectors may not harass you, lie, or use unfair practices when they try to collect a debt.

And they must honor a written request from you to stop further contact.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre19.shtm