[OldDave]

Yeah Gracie, I'm posting too much also, and I don't have a good excuse like you do. I've just got too much time on my hands.

Tipping is really a puzzling problem to me. The idea that you "have" to leave at least 15%, regardless of service just doesn't seem right. However, waiters are one of the few groups excluded from minimum wage. So you're right, it really is subsidized salary. Of course if they were paid what they are worth, the cost of food would go up 20% or more.

I would "like" to tip 20% for good service, and on occassions with a great exceptional server as much as 100% (or more for a cheap breakfast.) BUT I would like to leave nothing for rude, unprofessional servers. I've tried this a couple of times and my kids and wife will not let me do it. Probably because both my wife and daughter have had experience serving when they were young.

As to the question, I find the note left for the server really rude. I also bet the person is more likely to leave 10 cents than 10% in the plate on Sunday. OK, I'm just being mean now.