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My heart goes out to everyone relying on these delivery jobs to make ends meet, but it is and always has been an unsustainable market and it’s great that this o

by wyre 3y ago

My heart goes out to everyone relying on these delivery jobs to make ends meet, but it is and always has been an unsustainable market and it’s great that this ordinance is revealing this. The delivery companies do the barest minimum to support their drivers and allow anyone with a vehicle and desperate for income to compete for delivery orders. The article alludes to the problem of too many drivers, which is the bigger issue than customers ordering less because of an additional $5 fee. I wouldn’t be surprised if TFA is only politicizing the ordinance to when people have fewer reasons to order delivery while the numbers of people needing to supplement income goes up (cost of living increasing faster than wages).

fritzo 3y ago
"ends meet" what a delightful veganization, as if the two ends --your expenses and income-- just barely meet. I used to literally buy the packaged ends of meat and cheese, which grocers sell for less because they're closer to expiry date.
- komadori 3y ago
  I was so surprised by your comment that I had to check that I hadn't been using the wrong word all this time! However, I don't think it's a veganisation, as you put it. Usage of "ends meet" dates back to at least the 17th century with uncertain origin, but possibly to do with ropes or accounting. "ends meat" seems to be a more modern derivation, sometimes given as a folk etymology for the former. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66831/origin-of-make-ends-meet https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66831/origin-of-... https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/make_ends_meet https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/make_ends_meet https://www.oed.com/search/advanced/Quotations?textTermText0=ends+meet&textTermOpt0=QuotText https://www.oed.com/search/advanced/Quotations?textTermText0...
  - fritzo 3y ago
    Thanks, I'm just as surprised!
- triceratops 3y ago
  It's always been "ends meet". You've been using it wrong.
everforward 3y ago
> The article alludes to the problem of too many drivers, which is the bigger issue than customers ordering less because of an additional $5 fee. Reducing the number of drivers may increase the time it takes to deliver food, making it colder. I don't fundamentally think "get delivery from anywhere" can exist at this price point without somebody getting screwed.

by wyre 3y ago

fritzo 3y ago

"ends meet" what a delightful veganization, as if the two ends --your expenses and income-- just barely meet. I used to literally buy the packaged ends of meat and cheese, which grocers sell for less because they're closer to expiry date.

komadori 3y ago
I was so surprised by your comment that I had to check that I hadn't been using the wrong word all this time! However, I don't think it's a veganisation, as you put it. Usage of "ends meet" dates back to at least the 17th century with uncertain origin, but possibly to do with ropes or accounting. "ends meat" seems to be a more modern derivation, sometimes given as a folk etymology for the former. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66831/origin-of-make-ends-meet https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66831/origin-of-... https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/make_ends_meet https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/make_ends_meet https://www.oed.com/search/advanced/Quotations?textTermText0=ends+meet&textTermOpt0=QuotText https://www.oed.com/search/advanced/Quotations?textTermText0...
- fritzo 3y ago
  Thanks, I'm just as surprised!
triceratops 3y ago
It's always been "ends meet". You've been using it wrong.

everforward 3y ago

> The article alludes to the problem of too many drivers, which is the bigger issue than customers ordering less because of an additional $5 fee. Reducing the number of drivers may increase the time it takes to deliver food, making it colder. I don't fundamentally think "get delivery from anywhere" can exist at this price point without somebody getting screwed.