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What's Your View on Tipping?

by minimus in

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typically, i give at least 20% on my total bill.

if the service or the waitress is especially charming, maybe more.. i wonder, when you sit at a bar/restaurant and have a meal and drinks and then order a take out ( i do this for my mother quite often) are you supposed to tip on everything, including the takeout??.

when i stay in a hotel, i typically leave 2 or 3 dollars per day for the maid.

AwSnap

Well, well, well....I was going to just mosey myself out of this thread but now that I see somebody agrees with me!....hehe

I knew a waitress at a Marriott who regularly got a party of 10 plus who stayed at their table for an entire evening ordering drinks and enjoying live music. They typically stayed for 4 to 5 hours! She would get no more than 15 or 20 dollars for her efforts. She was regularly distressed when they'd saunter in. They were very sweet people but lousy tippers. The other waitress I knew there did the same amount of work and was thrilled with the tables, the tables my party generally stayed at. Eventually, we began to ask for the other waitress just because we felt awful for her.

EXACTLY!!!

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Democrats WANT Babies to Die

by AwSnap in

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hahahahaha!....i heard this from a jw today!

they said, "i don't know which is which, but one of them is more conservative (i said 'i think that's republicans) and tend to do things more along the lines of the bible.

and then the other party (democrats) is kind of wild and pushes for abortions and gay marriage.

AwSnap

You guys have some great answers! hehe... Six, I'm going to print your comment and hand it to the jw . You explained it so much better than I ever could

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Democrats WANT Babies to Die

by AwSnap in

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hahahahaha!....i heard this from a jw today!

they said, "i don't know which is which, but one of them is more conservative (i said 'i think that's republicans) and tend to do things more along the lines of the bible.

and then the other party (democrats) is kind of wild and pushes for abortions and gay marriage.

AwSnap

hahahahaha!....I heard this from a jw today! They said, "I don't know which is which, but one of them is more conservative (I said 'I think that's republicans) and tend to do things more along the lines of the Bible. And then the other party (democrats) is kind of wild and pushes for abortions and gay marriage." Ohhhhhh man....I just looked at them like ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

BTW, I set'em straight by saying that it's not that democrats WANT abortion and gay marriage...but they feel like it's wrong to take away an idividual's decision to do so. That's right.....right?

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Would you call me an apostate?

by AwSnap in

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....or be worried that i was 'checking out apostate sites' if a scenario like this happened?....

let's say theres a birthday for a loved one in my jw family.

i have been out of the troof for a very long time but rarely make comments that disagree with their beliefs.

AwSnap

Thanks Palmtree! OTWO...I suppose I just have to say "so be it", although I may need an ambulance when this is done

There's just some things I can't let go, and having a precious child miss out on their birthday for no good reason is one of them. I feel confused because people say you're supposed to play on their emotions to get them out. I just don't know how to do that without bringing in doctrine or Bible verses.

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Would you call me an apostate?

by AwSnap in

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friends

....or be worried that i was 'checking out apostate sites' if a scenario like this happened?....

let's say theres a birthday for a loved one in my jw family.

i have been out of the troof for a very long time but rarely make comments that disagree with their beliefs.

AwSnap

I'm gonna send it. I went to my sibling's house this morning and the baby was Soooo happy to see me. I just couldn't help myself. I said, "hey could I see a bible for a minute?" After looking up 2 Kings 9:30, I asked who Jezebel was, a pagan or a follower of god? I handed the Bible over & ____ read it, then looked at me puzzled. I said, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I've made a mistake. I sent ______ an E-birthday card and it won't arrive till Saturday, but it mentions something about this scripture." ______ was like, "okayyyyy"..... So now at least they'll think I'm remorseful for sending the card, but at least they'll see where I'm coming from; and yes, I could've deleted it, but I've decided that baby will be getting birthday cards from me.

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The disconnect effect

by truthseeker in

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this is kind of hard to put into words.

i have faded for over a year now and have moved on with my new life.. i still have friends and family who are jws that i care for very much.

i don't say anything to them about jws and they don't know i no longer believe and miss meetings.. i am in contact with them because they are nice people even though they would shun me in a heartbeat if they found out about me - but - this is where it gets tricky.... i find the more things i do that are in opposition to jw rules and regulations, nothing bad mind you, the more disconnect i feel towards my jw relatives and friends.

AwSnap

I can relate to what you're saying 100%

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I need your opinion, helping a love one see the light

by tjlibre in

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ill have a long weekend this week because of the thanksgiving holyday.

i made plans to have the entire weekend off with no activities in order to have time to begin to awake my wife.

i dont plan to lay everything out in one day, nor take the approach of we are living this organization, rather, im taking the approach of here is some information that we should consider and think about.

AwSnap

Can you give a good example of "chipping away at those areas" as jwfacts just said? I've been going through something similar, and hear 2 different things: "Don't argue the Bible with them" and "Don't argue the Doctrine"...but then I've also seen exactly the opposite opinion. Can you list some examples? Like, if they say "I love the truth for the fellowship", or "I love the truth for the structure, love, having similar beliefs with people, etc"... Where would you go with that?

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Blondie's Comments You Won't Hear at the 11-22-09 WT Study (DIVINE EDUCATION)

by blondie in

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6:9; isaiah 9:6.. comments.

what is one way that divine education helps us prepare for the future?.

divine education.

AwSnap

BTTT...looks very interesting. I'll read it in just a lil

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What's Your View on Tipping?

by minimus in

jw
friends

typically, i give at least 20% on my total bill.

if the service or the waitress is especially charming, maybe more.. i wonder, when you sit at a bar/restaurant and have a meal and drinks and then order a take out ( i do this for my mother quite often) are you supposed to tip on everything, including the takeout??.

when i stay in a hotel, i typically leave 2 or 3 dollars per day for the maid.

AwSnap

I couldn't agree more, LightCloud.

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What's Your View on Tipping?

by minimus in

jw
friends

typically, i give at least 20% on my total bill.

if the service or the waitress is especially charming, maybe more.. i wonder, when you sit at a bar/restaurant and have a meal and drinks and then order a take out ( i do this for my mother quite often) are you supposed to tip on everything, including the takeout??.

when i stay in a hotel, i typically leave 2 or 3 dollars per day for the maid.

AwSnap

We're all entitled to our opinions, aren't we? I'm not calling anybody names....I wasn't calling anybody here a cheapo. It's just that people become waiters and waitresses for various reasons, mainly to make $$$. In my area, I think minimum wage is only $3 bucks an hour....

I see what you're saying about the entitlement thing, and I guess it sort of IS to an extent. It's a generally accepted thing to eat out and tip 15% if you receive good service. I was a kickass waitress and usually made 20% but never expected 20%....a person becomes a waiter, and hopefully does all they can to make the customer's experience awesome. Those are my keywords here...I never expected something for nothing...I was dedicated to my craft, and always heard "ohhhh you make such a great waitress!" <---eyerolling because, at the time, a waitress was all I was ever gonna be according to the cult...but that's a whole different thread. It just really sucks when 3 separate groups of people come in and decide it's just not their "thing" to tip well. I've had that happen before and it's really depressing, especially when you have a car payment or rent due and you KNOW you've done a good job. Know what I'm saying?

Sammieswife, of course I don't know you personally and wasn't trying to attack you ...I think there was a sentence that caught my eye that reminded me of MANY situations & started my rant. Apologies if I sounded like you were the reason for my rant.

last week while I was out, I got charged $4.00 for a cup of coffee - refused to buy another cup the next day and instead I ordered a glass of water. I did however leave an appropriate tip - even when the waiter disappeared twice and we had to ask someone to go find him twice just so we could get some service. Even when the waitress slapped my food in front of me and scurried away and I couldn't find her for another half hour as I wandered around the tables looking for silverware and salt. <---this would be a PERFECT example when a 10% tip WOULD be appropriate... $hitty attitudes do not deserve the customers hardearned $$$.