Houston Landscaper business suicide

[htrammel 0]

Not illegal but a REALLY BAD business decision.

http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/crazy/garden-guy-refuses-to-work-for-gays-208887.php[url]

(Sorry, can't figure out how to Clicky it)

[McDuck 0]

Like this: Clicky.

Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28
"I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC
Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

[bloody_trauma 2]

id like to point you to the HTML Markup Help

Fly it like you stole it

[htrammel 0]

Thanks guys. Unfortunately I couldn't get the markup help page to load.
BTW Bloody. Good to see you're deployment is almost up. Stay safe.

[freeflir29 0]

Funny how the guy refers to the business owners as "ignorant." They don't seem ignorant to me.......seems like they made an informed decision.

[warpedskydiver 0]

I wonder why people feel that they can compel a private business owner to serve anyone.

It is a perversion of our constitution to tell us that we cannot choose whom to work for.

There is no law in this land that says any business owner has to serve anyone if they choose not to.

It is a personal choice and the antidiscrimination suits have failed to prove otherwise in many cases.

What do you think of Hooters having gay male servers dressed just like the waitresses?

What about a bar owner refusing to serve a person known to be a violent trouble maker?

What about a child care center not wanting to serve the needs of a convicted child molester, who wants to have their child served by that establishment?

[Slappie 9]

So basically you agree with the dude over the homos? I can sympathize but I don't support their views either. The landscaper didn't have to state his position. All they had to do was reply with a "I'm a bit backup and cannot help you with your needs."

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[warpedskydiver 0]

Oh I don't agree with their reasoning unless there is more to it.

I just can't stand people thinking they can force anyone to do something they don't have to do.

[htrammel 0]

You are missing the point. Any private business can decide who they will work for. That is fine with me.
I just got a kick out of the fact that they have likely cost themselves tons of revenue with that one little email. Some of the posts on their message board are really funny.
Not trying to advocate for anything, otherwise I would have posted in SC. Just found it amusing.

[Darius11 12]

A business has the right to refuse service to anyone.
Maybe the owner is a Practicing Christian. I don’t agree with his view but I do agree with his rights to choose whom he wishes to work for.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[Rebecca 0]

It's the landscaper's choice to work with/for whomever they see fit and to justify it for any reason.

It's the consumer's choice to hire the landscaper who best suits his needs.

There's really no debate. If you don't agree with the landscaper's stance, don't hire 'em. If you do agree, support 'em.

It'll all shake out in the end, and hopefully we'll all learn valuable lessons about how we choose to do business.

(Ever notice how the higher the horse gets, the more it hurts when you fall off?)

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[turtlespeed 221]

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So basically you agree with the dude over the homos? I can sympathize but I don't support their views either. The landscaper didn't have to state his position. All they had to do was reply with a "I'm a bit backup and cannot help you with your needs."

Well that would possibly violate his personal morals by telling a lie. Maybe he has a really big thing against lying.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Slappie 9]

OMG! I'm on a high horse? WTF is this Becca? I'm not abdicating the bashing of homos. Let'um practice their sexual needs all they wish. I'm not saying the landscaper was right. I just wanted to push someones buttons and it worked. I scored when I met you!

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[droquette 0]

I thought a bus. could only refuse business to someone if they have a sign posted that says so....
we reserve the right to refuse your business...
or admission..
i might be wrong though.

HISPA 72 ----- "Muff Brother" 3733

[turtlespeed 221]

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I thought a bus. could only refuse business to someone if they have a sign posted that says so....
we reserve the right to refuse your business...
or admission..
i might be wrong though.

So he should weear that sign on his neck - or is that one to post on his company vehicle?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Rebecca 0]

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OMG! I'm on a high horse? WTF is this Becca? I'm not abdicating the bashing of homos. Let'um practice their sexual needs all they wish. I'm not saying the landscaper was right. I just wanted to push someones buttons and it worked. I scored when I met you!

No goofball! The landscapers are on a high horse!!

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[Brains 2]

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It's the landscaper's choice to work with/for whomever they see fit and to justify it for any reason.

It's the consumer's choice to hire the landscaper who best suits his needs. . . .

Yup, and kinda like the Dixie Chicks, if you are going to say or do something unpopular, be prepared for the recourse.

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[boyd38off 0]

Doubt they'll lose any revenue... Look at all the publicity they're getting! Hell, even skydivers are talking about their company.

Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting,
".... holy crap....what a ride!"

[turtlespeed 221]

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Doubt they'll lose any revenue... Look at all the publicity they're getting! Hell, even skydivers are talking about their company.

Well, we do make a pretty big Impact.

Even on society.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[bloody_trauma 2]

[urI "http://www.yourlinkhere.com"]your text here[/urI]

should look like this but were it says urI it should be urL

personally i think the guy should just mind his own business and not worry about thier sexual orientations, that would be a little odd for someone to come to work on my property and ask me if i'm a homo. dont ask dont tell works jsut fine with me, and waht the hells wrong with that guy... does he hate money?

and ill stay safe, only a few days till im falling freely and getting thoroughly trashed

Fly it like you stole it

[Tink1717 2]

Wow, I didn't know there was a difference between gay money and straight money. I wonder what the exchange rate is.

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
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[waltappel 1]

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Wow, I didn't know there was a difference between gay money and straight money. I wonder what the exchange rate is.

The value is the same but the denominations are different. Gay money includes the $3 bill.

Walt

[bloody_trauma 2]

a str8 man who comes in contact with homo money automatically becomes a metrosexual or at the very least a man with good taste (pun intended? perhaps)

Fly it like you stole it

[freeflir29 0]

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Gay money includes the $3 bill.

I don't care who you are............that's funny as fuck!