Hello everybody...
I moved about a week ago and it wasn't until last night that I was able to get my computer hooked up. I have spent the last few hours going over all the posts I have missed on this board, and I feel compelled to say something (albeit several days late) about the Hooters May release and some of the things that have been said about it.
First of all, I would like to say that I am not going to support or attack how Hooters released these chips. Yes, the numbers don't add up, yes, some people got more than one ticket, yes, there are still problems with how this was handled. It needs work.
HOWEVER
Any of you who have tried to get the chips from previous months know full well, as I do, that this release, as bad as it was, was still 1000 times better and easier than in the past. When I walked out of there with the few chips I DID get, I felt somewhat satisfied that at least it was painless, and it was, for the most part, somewhat fair. What I saw that morning was that at least 100 people were getting the chance to buy a few of these chips, unlike in the past, where it seems that only a handful of people got all there was available. Would I like to see the process improved? Of course. Would I like it orchestrated in a way that allows me to buy more than 3 chips? Of course. But at least this was better than the way it has gone in the past.
Secondly, (and lastly) I saw the argument about David Pizetsnter (sorry for butchering the spelling) being accused, along with others, of being an employee.
Prior to that morning of the release, I knew a lot of faces, and I knew a lot of names, and until Hooters on May 13th, I could not put the two together.
I stood in line with David, his wife, Arther Werner, Chuck Smorse, Norm Clem, Joe Dolce, Dawn (I forgot her last name - sorry), Rob Lange, and a few others. We were all given the same tickets and the same chance to buy the chips. We were all treated equally, and none of us were employees.
That's it, and that's my two cents. (if anybody cares)