Elite Towing and Recovery/KYMCO Inc.

Ah, where to start, this one is not for me. This is for some friends who got totally fucked over and screwed by this company.  http://elitetowingaustin.com/  
That is their website, go and let them know how you feel. So what happened? Let me explain, a few friends who go to Anarchy Championship Wrestling among other indie shows, the ACW shows are at The Mohawk which has no handicap parking and they have a placard due to issues the female has that I am not going to explain as its her business but they have the placard and have permission from the owner of DeVille's next door to use their handicap spot.  While it was discovered later that DeVille has been taken as the owner didn't pay his bills/rent. 

So without knowing this, Bree and David parked there, put up their normal sign on the windshield saying they have the owners permission and if there is an issue please call this cell phone and they give the number. Its never been a problem for years and years. So at the last show for ACW, The Lone Star Classic on November 17th they found out after the show the car had been towed by this company, Elite Towing, even with the placard and being in a handicap spot and a note. It was awful, the ACW family stepped up and Barry from ACW got them home.  

They picked up their car the next day spending time and money getting it back but the hassle should never have happened. Its awful, and people should know to avoid this company and even better if you have the time let them know what you think of them. They pulled a shitty card and should never have touched a handicap car in a handicap spot. Simple. Leave it and even worse if you have a number you could call and confirm things. Stupid.  I hope they hear from people and lose some business soon.  

We don't care about this symbol

So here is the ways I found to let them know:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/elite-towing-and-recovery-austin Yelp

http://www.facebook.com/elitetowingtx Facebook

Also see this:
https://twitter.com/search?q=Elite%20Towing%20in%20Austin&src=typd 

http://www.bbb.org/central-texas/business-reviews/towing-automotive/elite-towing-and-recovery-in-austin-tx-90080459 Better Business

Phone Number: 512 238 8082/ Fax: 512 837 3655
Email: Kymcoinc@ymail.com
I can't find a twitter but please let this guys know how shitty they are and let others know to not use them and if they can have them speak up to these jerk holes.

Brandon.

First World Rants: Crappy Jobs/Fast Food

First World Rants: Crappy Jobs/Fast Food: So over the last few days there has been talk of fast food workers going on strike across America, protesting the wages they are paid. In so...

Crappy Jobs/Fast Food

So over the last few days there has been talk of fast food workers going on strike across America, protesting the wages they are paid. In some places it created things certain fast food places getting no business as workers protested outside the buildings. That happen to a Wendy's but other places were barely affected by this strike/protest/walkout.

They were saying they wanted 15 dollars an hour to work. That they didn't earn a living wage doing a job others won't or can't take. McDonalds of course spoke up saying such a raise would mean an increase in menu prices and laying off people to pay the ones that are left.  Other places such as Taco Bell and Wendy's refused to comment about the strikes.

While Obama and others are looking to raise the federal min. wage to 9.00 an hour but not the 15 people are asking.  Before you get ahead of me, my problem is not the asking for more money, though for most fast food people 15 bucks is a bit much. City by City or state by state cost of living is different, that should be factored in, as should what you do in fast food.

Its a job NO ONE wants and the turnover is very high. So should people that learn and stick with it make more, sure.

But here is my real issue. People with similar jobs or jobs they also consider crappy or jobs that no on asks for were just BASHING the fast food workers??!! I don't get this, were you upset they may get their way, that would just pave the way for you to ask the same at your jobs.

The Bouncer, The Sales Person, Retail, Waiters, Service Industry, and some construction/outside jobs should be on the same page.  I saw these jobs ranting about how dare Fast Food ask this much. A few that stood out is a bouncer saying that his job is not one people beg for, he deals with drunks, had his teeth knocked out, pushed, kicked out people and deals with assholes and stupid people. Okay, that sucks, agreed and you should be paid more. Retail, same you deal with stupid questions, asinine people and low wages, you should be on the same side.

Why argue with each other, we should be backing one another.  I get the hate in so much as why is fast food getting the attention, but they are the ones speaking up right now. Again do I believe 15 bucks an hour is a bit much? Yes. But we in the crap jobs deserve the right to have cost of living and maybe a bit more for dealing with stupid day in and out.

I mean in fast food most of the people who whine and bitch have correct orders 99 percent of the time and you don't even have to leave your car you lazy whiny bastard. The Bouncer keeps out the people that the patrons having fun wouldn't want to deal with. So forth and so so on.

So really my point is, stop fighting and bitching about one another and work together. People who feel they have crappy jobs shouldn't fight each other, we should work towards getting better pay and/or benefits.

B

First World Rants: Famous Chains/Big Names don't equal serving everyo...

First World Rants: Famous Chains/Big Names don't equal serving everyo...: I don't normally rant twice in one day but this one bothered me due to some friends I have. When we hang out and go out to eat there are...

First World Rants: Famous Chains/Big Names don't equal serving everyo...

First World Rants: Famous Chains/Big Names don't equal serving everyo...: I don't normally rant twice in one day but this one bothered me due to some friends I have. When we hang out and go out to eat there are...

Famous Chains/Big Names don't equal serving everyone....

I don't normally rant twice in one day but this one bothered me due to some friends I have. When we hang out and go out to eat there are always going to be some disagreements sure, maybe Indian food makes your stomach hurt or you had a few bad times at a local Denny's(http://1stwr.blogspot.com/2013/02/dennys-restaurant.html) 

My point being that today a few of us went to see Man of Steel http://hmmadnessmovies.blogspot.com/2013/06/man-of-steel.html and afterwords we wanted to eat as it was over 2 hours and none of us had eaten before. As Baby A's was right across the road we headed there first, we took our seats and my friend Phineas asked about Vegetarian/Vegan, and NOTHING on their whole menu could be made Vegan...

So we left, we did a search for local places then P used Laughing Cow or Happy Cow which is an app or website that allows you to find Vegan/Vegetarian places, most of the places the local app pulled up didn't apply...We got something called TacoDeli and we went there, only to find out it CLOSES AT 3!  

P said there were lots of places that cater to Vegans but seriously this is kind of silly, Austin is a cool town and as Shana keeps telling me a town that knows more about health and gluten and Vegan's then anywhere she has lived, her customers at Walgreen's are more knowledgable then any place she has lived before, yet major chains can't get their act together. Vegan is a popular choice and Vegetarian has been for way longer. These are not new things that just popped up.

Everyone should be allowed to eat when we go to a major name or a brand. I am excluding if you market on a certain item. A Burger Bar is not what I am aiming at here but overall you should be able to at least have a few Vegan choices when you go out to your favorite restaurant, Hell Taco Bell has a few Vegetarian/ almost Vegan items you can choose for and its fast food.

Like most things I was more upset over this then the people it affects but it annoys me to see things like this. I find it really lame that either you can't get it or the ones that serve it close early even on THE WEEKENDS. We settled on Kerby Lane which is good but we were in the Gateway/Arboretum area which should have more choices altogether. 

I know this is just me but Vegan is a popular and growing choice, some due to not wanting meat, some due to how thats done, some due to health, some do to having to go full vegan. But it doesn't even matter why, the point its popular places and well known chains need to get on the ball and met the requirments of the people out there or be left behind.

First World Rants: Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority

First World Rants: Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Capitol Metro or Cap Met, man o man where to start...it runs buses, paratransits, and the Metrorail for most of Austin and  suburbs in Travi...