Why am I facebook friends with my cousins? One is posting all sorts of stuff about how she doesn't think that bin Laden is really dead (or, if he is, then he has been for years) while another is posting wondering why we cheer for the death of one mass murderer but we're so quick to forgive the mass murderer Michael Vick.
You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Hil R. - May 04, 2011 5:25:26 pm PDT #6901 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
tommyrot - May 04, 2011 5:27:30 pm PDT #6902 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've heard enough scary stories about goats to conclude the best defense is eating them.
Steph L. - May 04, 2011 5:38:45 pm PDT #6903 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I once read a rule of thumb that you do not tip if the person providing the service is also the owner/sole proprietor. As in, my aunt is a massage therapist and works out of her home; she's not part of a spa, medical office, or other group. Therefore, all the money from the cost of the massage goes to her; she doesn't have a boss or any other business entity that gets any of the fee for the massage.
When the service provider works for someone else (hair stylist in a salon, etc.), tipping makes sense, because the service provider is obviously not taking home the whole $75 for the massage.
Although possibly I have been engaging in jackassery when it comes to not tipping sole proprietors.
Cass - May 04, 2011 5:44:11 pm PDT #6904 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Why am I facebook friends with my cousins?
The same reason I am facebook friends with my sister?
Typo Boy - May 04, 2011 5:46:03 pm PDT #6905 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I have no judgement on tipping. Generally when it comes to tipping etiquette, I ask Dr. Google.
brenda m - May 04, 2011 6:02:32 pm PDT #6906 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I think that's different, since servers are paid a reduced wage based on the presumption that that people will tip 15%.
That is actually true about many service jobs.
Really? I've never heard of that outside of servers. (Farm workers are another category with reduced minimum wage reqs, but not really relevant here.)
Although possibly I have been engaging in jackassery when it comes to not tipping sole proprietors.
That's what I learned, but it always seemed awkward. (And sometimes, how would you know?)
§ ita § - May 04, 2011 6:05:47 pm PDT #6907 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And, lo, I have to report for jury duty tomorrow, which means I need to clear my calendar of meetings now.
Steph L. - May 04, 2011 6:09:40 pm PDT #6908 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
(And sometimes, how would you know?)
If I don't 100% know, I err on the side of tipping. (To avoid the aforementioned jackassery. As well as nincompoopery.)
beth b - May 04, 2011 6:47:58 pm PDT #6909 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
as far as I know medical massage means no tip and the hospital around here that dies them is supposed to be really good
meara - May 04, 2011 6:48:19 pm PDT #6910 of 30001
Agreed on the sole proprietor/owner thing, in theory (but agree that it feels weird sometimes).
Really? I've never heard of that outside of servers. (Farm workers are another category with reduced minimum wage reqs, but not really relevant here.)
Farm workers?!? Really, what's the justification there? They're not getting tipped! And they're working really hard!
That said, in some places the waiters get minimum wage (here in Washington) which means with tips, those are pretty good paying jobs (relatively). Thus all the people who move here, become waiters and bartenders and baristas while pursuing some other interest.