I am back from the family wedding in the Big Hot Muggy. Amazingly, my parents are also still with us (though it was a near thing when Dad said "One down, two to go!" to the bride's mother at the reception). I hadn't met the groom in person before this weekend, but his choice of groom's cake convinces me he will fit right in with us.
I also remember very vividly why I don't go on vacations with my parents any more. Scheduling two extra leave days to rest up afterwards is looking like a much wiser decision now that I'm back.
In addition to jet-packs and flying cars, another thing I expected to have as an adult is the office cocktail bar.
This reminds me of the house my friend D's parents had in PA where I stayed one weekend. It was like a cross between the Playboy mansion and the Brady house (with a stunningly gorgeous view of the nuclear power plant in the back yard). In addition to a home movie theater (complete with movie theater seats) that also had a sitdown bar (and for some reason a ginormous Hammond organ), the kitchen had pop-up mixers, and the living room had bookshelves that opened up to reveal a full wet bar. Just an outrageous 60s/70s relic.
I have another month free of netflix offer if anyone is not yet using Netflix and wants to try it out.
Quick: if you are already paying a delivery fee (furniture,) no tip, right?
usually, we tip. Anyone who carries something that I don't need to carry? And it's hot? yeah. Doesn't need to be much.
I agree with Sox, although I generally take the lead from the delivery people -- sometimes they just put the stuff down and take off, and I don't chase anyone down to tip them.
My favorite example of someone letting you know they expected a tip was this woman at the head of a taxi line in Las Vegas -- she waved you over to your cab with a hand full of cash.
But I'm already paying the delivery fee (it's a small operation, so I'm pretty sure he gets the money) calculated off the fact I have stairs.
Another awesome event in San Francisco: Cupcake Camp
We're mainly geeks, so it's derived from BarCamp.
We will schedule different cupcake tastings for different time slots (e.g. by flavor, baker, or store), similar to how BarCamp works.
But I'm already paying the delivery fee (it's a small operation, so I'm pretty sure he gets the money) calculated off the fact I have stairs.
If it were me, I would still stick a $10 in my pocket, in case he is expecting a tip.
ION, I just had a long conversation about wedding etiquette, and my boss was saying she got into a huge flamewar on some board by saying she didn't think anyone needed to be invited "and guest" if you didn't want to. What say you people?
I swear to god, all the tipping rules drive me batshit.
