Well, never mind joey! things are different down under and in other parts of the world. Eat well and enjoy your outings
Posts by carla
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40Do You Tip At Eateries?
by minimus inif you go to a restaurant, do you tip and typically how much?
if you were given a 90 minute time frame to eat at a restaurant, would that restriction limit your tipping to the waitress or waiter?.
also if you order a coffee and donut and pick it up, do you contribute to the “tip jar” that’s on the counter?
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Do You Tip At Eateries?
by minimus inif you go to a restaurant, do you tip and typically how much?
if you were given a 90 minute time frame to eat at a restaurant, would that restriction limit your tipping to the waitress or waiter?.
also if you order a coffee and donut and pick it up, do you contribute to the “tip jar” that’s on the counter?
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carla
Oh joey! you don't go to the same places do you? aren't you afraid to eat the food then? Wait staff do remember people who frequent the place and do not tip. I do not condone anyone ever doing anything to food (if it is not a criminal offense it should be and should be prison time not huber) but I have heard of people who do to get back at bad customers. Not so much years ago but I see it in the news every now and again.
Also joey, go to a truly fine upscale steak house and then a local pub, the quality of wait staff is quite different. Some fine dining places wait staff won't even get to wait on a table until they have been there for months in training. Wait staff in some upscale NY restaurants have been at the same place for 20-40 years and can make upwards to 80-100 thousand a year. Yes, it would be quite rare but the quality of service is also quite different than you local corner tap or pub & grub.
The best customers were generally a bunch of guys on an outing like golf or bowling and the beer was flowing. They were jovial and tipped very well. Older women were generally the worst, insisted on separate bills even though there was standing room only and then they argued about pennies and nickels. A certain racial group did not seem to understand or care about tipping either and were highly demanding. Nobody liked waiting on them, not being racist it was just a fact. Got so bad the wait staff had to take turns because we all knew we would be running our butt off for them and they actually cost is money in the long run due to having to declare the 10% tip on their bill which they never left. Sometimes we drew straws to see who had to wait on them or at times the manager had to step in and decide who would be the unlucky wait staff to get them.
If you don't have enough money to tip at a sit down restaurant then you don't have enough money to eat out, go through the drive through or eat at home. Just my 20%.
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Do You Tip At Eateries?
by minimus inif you go to a restaurant, do you tip and typically how much?
if you were given a 90 minute time frame to eat at a restaurant, would that restriction limit your tipping to the waitress or waiter?.
also if you order a coffee and donut and pick it up, do you contribute to the “tip jar” that’s on the counter?
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carla
In the Midwest of US the hourly wage of a wait staff is $2.38, that is why it is customary to tip wait staff. The tip is 'earned' by their service. Some establishments pay a bit more, maybe 5.00 per hour and you still rely on your tips. Tips are taxed and the waitress must fill out a slip for the employer every week. If you don't fill out the slip the govt. expects that you made at least 10% tip (that was a number of years ago not sure of % today) on each bill and will be taxed accordingly. If you leave no tip they still must declare that you did. If you run out on your bill the waitress must pay the bill herself unless the owner is a nice guy and takes pity.
The wait staff is usually expected to tip the bartender and busboys at the end of the shift from her tips and is entirely up to the waitress. So if a bartender was chatting up a cute guy instead of getting your drink orders ready the bartender could get a lesser tip from the waitress for the night. Kitchen staff (cooks, chef's etc) are not tipped by wait staff because they make higher wages.
I also worked at a private club where no tipping was allowed and the wage was quite good, private members were tools but that's how it goes.
I was a waitress and understand the tipping situation however I do not tip at a sub shop and often not for coffee either because most barista's make about 15.00 per hour and some even get health care. Though I don't really go out for coffee so to tip or not is an afterthought "oh crap was I supposed to tip?" or else I tip too much.
If you watch your waiter/waitress you can see if they are one of the good ones or not. Back in the day I refused to work anywhere there was shared tips. Just made for lazy co-workers while one or two worked their butts off.
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UPDATE: Wife Pretty Much Knows That I Don't Believe
by JW_Rogue inwe had a nice long talk and i brought up some things that make me think that this isn't the "truth" and she somewhat agreed with me.
i stuck with things i personally experienced or had knowledge of plus all the changes in recent years.
she agreed on a lot of the points but still believes in god and the bible.
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carla
I am so thrilled for you! enjoy your new found freedom!!!!!!!!! lucky you.
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The Wwatchtower turning into a real laughing Stock
by Overrated inover the years watchtower has turned into a real joke in the world scene.
with the lawsuits, downsizing and decreasing numbers.
what they use to be is gone and they will never recover the numbers they once had.
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carla
has joined one, sorry
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The Wwatchtower turning into a real laughing Stock
by Overrated inover the years watchtower has turned into a real joke in the world scene.
with the lawsuits, downsizing and decreasing numbers.
what they use to be is gone and they will never recover the numbers they once had.
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carla
Instead, ask any jw relative why their jw is so weird and the answers are just too many to even start!
I remember when mine first joined up and we went to a party where nobody knew, my jw was just plain weird at the whole event! people asking me what was wrong with him? was he angry? something terminal? what? he was just a damn weirdo at the whole thing. sigh, lost a bunch of real friends due to my own embarrassment at the whole situation. How do you explain in a few short sentences what a cult is and why your beloved might have joined one?
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The Wwatchtower turning into a real laughing Stock
by Overrated inover the years watchtower has turned into a real joke in the world scene.
with the lawsuits, downsizing and decreasing numbers.
what they use to be is gone and they will never recover the numbers they once had.
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carla
"Ask any JW why they are weird and they will have a ready answer on why they aren't."- too hilarious!
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Whatever Happened To The Flu?
by minimus inhas the flu vanished?
has it been replaced by covid?
no one is talking about making sure you get you flu shots.
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carla
My jw thinks the flu disappeared because we all have to wear masks like the Japanese people do
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My son's observation: Mom wants to believe, But really doesn't that's why she can't defend her religion
by goingthruthemotions inmy wife has been off the rails lately.
she is not really a loving mom or wife.
she is upset that me and the boys don't believe the same crap as her.
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carla
"Who wants to be on the defensive in their own home? That can't be much fun"- so true, that is why at some point it may be best to agree to disagree and leave the whole matter to each individual in the home. Allow the home to be a neutral place for all concerned. No preaching and no apostate stuff either. That means no wt litter-ature around and no C of C books or the like either.
Let the home be a sanctuary and safe haven for the family as a whole. Usually it is the jw who will not let things be but from personal experience it is much more peaceful if all the wt/apostate stuff is left out of the mix.
It is nearly impossible to compete with the carrot of 'paradise earth' and their delusion of life after the big A.
I wish I could reach my jw with questions as suggested. God knows many people, including myself, have tried all to no avail, some jw's must come to their own conclusions and others are not ready to give up the ready made 'friends' even though they know there are more problems than answers in jw -dom.
Glad your kids see the truth about the truth. Sad that their mother has given them (and you) second class status in her life. It hurts, I know. Wishing you well.
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Jw spokesman Says door to door preaching not coming back!
by nowwhat? inhttps://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.
hope link works.
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carla
Why use a Bible with a cross on it? Just shows how little research the "journalist" actually did.