Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.

'Lineage'


Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


bon bon - Dec 21, 2005 1:58:34 pm PST #4257 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

The PATH was not as fun today. It has been "discovered."

Famous art mirror trick: [link]


§ ita § - Dec 21, 2005 1:59:01 pm PST #4258 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

17% is definitely on the low end for NYC.

Jaysus. If not for my lazy math, this makes we wonder if I've been undertipping in LA. What's a standard NY tip?


Jessica - Dec 21, 2005 2:00:30 pm PST #4259 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

18-20%, I'd say. I generally calculate 20% and round down to the nearest dollar. If service was really good, I round up.


msbelle - Dec 21, 2005 2:01:41 pm PST #4260 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

baseline in NY is to double the tax - that gives you about 17%. People here usually round up to 20%, but that is so not typical for the rest of the country. Especially not for non "fancy" places.


beth b - Dec 21, 2005 2:06:18 pm PST #4261 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I usually do around 20% but not less than 15% . except at the cafe where I eat breakfast. sometimes there is tip , sometimes no tip, and sometimes a 20.00 goes in the tip jar. They only take cash - so it just depends if I haven't tipped in awhile. Or if the person who cuts Matt's hair and colors my hair would take anymoney - since it is her family that owns the cafe I throw extra in the tip jar that week.


DavidS - Dec 21, 2005 2:06:47 pm PST #4262 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I generally tip 20%, unless they fucked up the order badly and forgot our table. Then it goes down to between 17-15%. You'd have to personally insult my child to get a 10% tip.


Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2005 2:07:51 pm PST #4263 of 10002
brillig

Forget my table and I forget the tip. Get insulting and I chat with the manager.


bon bon - Dec 21, 2005 2:10:37 pm PST #4264 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I rarely tip under 20% because no matter what kind of service you provide it is expensive to live in NYC. Plus the waiter has to tip out to the people who actually do all the work, the busboys.


beth b - Dec 21, 2005 2:11:11 pm PST #4265 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

kitchen screw ups - I am pretty forgiving about. forgetting my table, that's a bit harder for me to deal with.


DawnK - Dec 21, 2005 2:11:26 pm PST #4266 of 10002
giraffe mode

My parents managed/owned a restaurant for almost 40 years. I tend to overtip out of empathy BUT I also don't put up with bad waitstaff (ie, attitude or cold food)