I watch Ramsey's program.

I like it.

I like it because he tells the truth. I like it because he confronts
owner/operators with the truth and holds up a mirror. I guess no one
notices that, that he does not give specific instructions as how to operate,
manage, but only to show the owner/operators how things work when you do it
THIS way.

Some of these people should NEVER EVER have gone into the restaurant
business.

I would NEVER EVER consider going into a restaurant business. I have owned
bars, and the profit margin is much greater. The management and success of
a restaurant is based on so many unpredictable and predictable things. Food
spoils, booze doesn't.

Mr. Ramsey's show deals with the restaurants that are just about to go over
the falls, so it is apparent that there has been a failure on one or more of
the component parts.

When you hear why some of these people went into the restaurant business,
and what they have spent money on, and how they have squandered profits, and
all of what the general business population would call "bad choices", it is
apparent that a lot of them are self indulgent creeps who have an
inheritance, or some other source of funds who want to set up their own
little living room situation every evening. There are a lot of them who
insist that mingling with the crowd is more important than good food.

All Gordon Ramsey does is hold up a mirror. How the restaurant owner takes
that impression is up to them. They are getting a HUGE consultant service
essentially for free, and yet a lot of them totally disregard it.

I am very happy to see the shows where they go back and visit the
restaurants a year later, and the owners/operators have learned to operate
the business, or at least live within their income.

When someone commits suicide, there is always the category of blame. The
truth of the matter is that the person would have committed suicide anyway,
regardless of who they claim to have caused it. It's always someone else's
fault, according to the person committing suicide.

There is no blame or fault at all. There isn't even any responsibility.
It's merely a personal choice that some people still cannot even after death
take responsibility for, as they have had a life full of bad personal
choices, and it has ALWAYS been someone else's fault.

I speak from personal experience.

Steve