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Issue 11; September 9, 2002 Ask Boomer Al is the fun newsletter of BoomerJournals.com. If you don't want to receive it, we don't want to send it to you. Unsubscribe info is located at the bottom of each issue. _.·´¯) Contents (¯`·._ 1) This week's questions 2) What's up with this? 3) Boomer HA! HA! 4) Remarks from the peanut gallery _.·´¯) Questions (¯`·._ ”Ask Boomer Al” Issue #12; September 16, 2002 Dear Boomer Al, I like your column. I think you give good advice from the heart. I’m a female and work with a group of other girls who I’ve become friends with and we sometimes go out for lunch or drinks after work. The problem is a couple of these friends hardly ever want to leave a tip. I used to be a waitress so I feel strongly about this! I’ve mentioned it a few times to them to no avail. They claim their husbands really watch what they spend so that’s why they don’t tip much if any! Fed Up!! Dear Fed Up, This is a problem that has been going on for a long time. I personally try to gear my tipping to the quality of the service, but never less than 10%. A bartender should be tipped 10%, and waiters and waitresses should be tipped 15% in an average restaurant or club and 20% if the service is truly attentive and timely. Some people are not aware that restaurants pay waite staff below minimum wage and then take out taxes based on an estimate of the tips they should have received loosely based on their total check volume. When going out you need to remember that tipping is part of the expense. What seems to be happening with your friends is they are on a limited budget so they would prefer eating or drinking their limited funds rather than leaving some of it as an appropriate tip. Perhaps they should reconsider how often they go out. It sounds like the husbands may be controlling the situation with the purse strings. Perhaps they know their wives better than you. It’s a weak excuse none the less. If your friends have no class in this area perhaps you should get separate checks when you can or simply not include the offenders in your group. I wouldn’t be too harsh however; it is not uncommon for some of the male weasels in the world to free spend for themselves but keep the wife’s purse close to empty. That’s a topic for another question. Al Dear Al, I’m in my late thirties and I am starting to thin out on top. I can take a little good natured razzing but I got this one guy that has a full head of hair that is relentless in his trying to embarrass me in front of others about it! I feel like punching him! Self-conscious Dear Self-Conscious, Hey relax will ya! I hate bullies and teasers like most people. It’s a cowardly way of feeling superior. So the guy’s a complete jerk. Feel better? Now get over it. It’s just hair. I’ve been thin on top since being your age. I never cared so as a result nobody else did either. We all have a weakness and when you expose your weakness to the world you kind of give the jerks an opening that is too inviting to pass up. You will never really succeed in life being thin skinned so you need to toughen up some. Get it in your head that it’s just hair. If it bothers you so much spend the money for a rug job. Some guys actually think they look good in them. To me it’s like walking around with a hat on all the time and must be warm and uncomfortable. There’s a product out there called Rug-Rain or something isn’t there? That’s the ticket. My friend, you have to decide what your priorities in life are. Any person, women included, that would judge you as a person based on your follicle fortitude is indeed a loser of the first order anyway so why break a sweat over them. Get a red clown nose. It will take their minds off your dome. Now I did it! Al _.·´¯)What's up with this?(¯`·._ Just my opinion, but I feel down deep the President is right about Saddam. I heard just today the Russians reported that Saddam has converted an old Russian bomber to a drone that can deliver a payload such as chemical weapons to its neighbors. I don't know why the liberals have to turn everything into a potential political advantage. How about just doing the right thing for once and forgetting the politics this month. Just my opinion. Don't like it? So tell me off at ... The Forum at Boomer Journals _.·´¯) Boomer HA! HA! (¯`·._ She ... "I had to marry you to find out what a stupid idiot you were!" He ... "You should have realized that when I said yes!" _.·´¯)Remarks from the peanut gallery (¯`·._ "Rocky says Hi!" Visit Helen's new web site ... Retire Now! Have fun. It's later than you think. Al Automotive tips on buying, leasing, repair rip-offs, automobile insurance reduction, and more! Read this page now _.·´¯) General Info (¯`·._ Ask Boomer Al is an opt-in ezine available by subscription only. We do not use or endorse the use of spam. 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