As a life-long Detroit booster and someone who always patronized downtown businesses and worked there for 15 years, I had to finally, reluctantly, stop going.

I only have issues against stereotypes, such as women who have a purse full of cash must be strippers, or that men who have a briefcase full of cash must be in the mob (or any stereotype).Actually my comment was that she was throwing money at the house...which in turn makes the house the stripper and the woman with a purse full of cash a patron of the the stripper.I have issues against stereotypes too, such as a woman with a purse full of cash couldn't possibly be soliciting a stripper but would themselves have to be one.Perhaps the houses' name is Bob, and perhaps dancing makes him feel pretty.In all seriousness no matter how you read it, it was poking fun of an obvious stereotype, not jabbing at a woman's right to bear cash.

There might very well be a back story that you can leverage your way into, too.If you're inside the beltway, I can't help remembering Peter Sellers' Movie, Being There when he plays the character of a mentally challenged gardner who's patron dies, leaving him to fend for himself for the first time in a D.C.

Some of their team can be smarmy or patronizing ( accompanied by extreme ignorance) but most are stellar and have good to great customer service skills.

Also to kill the curiosity, check out the court calender from the court house your patronizing and at the next scheduled probate/trust hearing, you should sit in and listen to what goes on in the proceedings.

Originally posted by John Jackson:If you want to argue with me about something..it should be about something important...like...why Patron tequila is very poor quality....Hey neighbor.

Glad that I discovered BP a while ago and I have been a regular patron since then.

Unfortunately, these 'service dogs' are often not trained in any manner..as the animal was running around bothering patrons and begging for their food and getting underfoot.The store owner asked him to take the dog outside and it turned into a big issue, really bad press about a store owner who 'hates' vets and the disabled, news cameras and write-ups in the paper, lawsuit..etc..

My question to you, educated and experienced patrons of BP, does this tentative plan seem in any way feasible, or is it some childish dream of real estate wannabes?

But you also shouldn’t be afraid to actively disagree or question their advice.Hopefully the above post doesn't sound patronizing.