6A
FEATURES
Tipping housekeepers
Dear Annie: You fre- befriended a neighbor I had
quently write about tipping, but met on trips that were orga-
I’ve never seen a column about nized by my town’s Parks and
housekeepers, which is one of Recreation Department. She
the hardest jobs, in my opin- and her husband were both
ion. I am 67 years old and have elderly, and they had no chil-
been employed for four years dren. As she aged, our friend-
ship grew, especially
at minimum wage.
DEAR
We clean up to
after her husband died,
20 rooms a day. For
and we spent pleasant
ANNIE
example, today I
times together over
cleaned 16 rooms and
tea. I’d take her on her
received one $3 tip,
errands.
which I appreciated. If
Once or twice
guests left even a dol-
when I stopped by,
lar or two, it would be
her nieces were there.
great. Please address
Word got back to
Lane
this issue. — Working Annie
me that these nieces
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
Hard for the Money
thought I was try-
Dear
Work-
ing to get into my
ing Hard for the Money: friend’s good graces so that
I’m printing your letter as she’d remember me in her will,
a reminder to anyone stay- which certainly wasn’t true. I
ing at a hotel to leave a tip for never wanted more from my
the housekeeper. From what I friend than a cup of tea and a
gather, $2 per night is standard. belly laugh, which I always
And based on what I’ve heard got. These were people who,
from other hotel housekeepers she told me, could not even
who have written to me, it’s trouble to phone her every day
best to leave the tip each night to make sure she was still in the
rather than just at the end of land of the living.
a stay, because housekeepers
When she was in her 90s,
rotate shifts.
her nieces persuaded her to
Dear Annie: I once come and live in their attic.
They sold her home and took
her away. They would never
give her my messages, and I
never heard from her again.
I can only imagine what she
must have thought. I real-
ize that there are people out
there who take advantage of
the elderly, but I wasn’t one of
them. I know that I am not the
only person who experienced
this, nor will I be the last. How
can we protect our own repu-
tations, as well as our friend-
ships? — Lisa in Newtown,
Conn.
Dear Lisa in Newtown:
I’m sorry your friend’s rela-
tives did that. But take solace
in two facts. First, your friend
knew you; her nieces didn’t.
And you knew your friend
well — probably a lot better
than her relatives ever both-
ered to get to know her. Trust
that she was wise enough to
see through their charade. And
in the future, should you find
yourself in a similar situation,
there’s nothing wrong with
coming right out and assuring
a friend that all you want is a
cup of tea and a belly laugh.
That’s sweet.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll decide
quickly and execute just as fast. This is the kind
of behavior that makes some people fall in love
with you, others want to hire you and still others
feel a little afraid of you.
would do some thinking as to whether or not
you’re doing the right thing, the smart thing
or the most important thing. Not today. Today
needs a lighter touch. Just do the thing that
occurs to you to do.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). As the sign of
luxury items you have more than the usual ten-
dency for shiny-object syndrome. Today, once
again, things that catch the light will beckon
you nigh and have you reaching for the wallet.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Whatever
it is you feel that you lack, chances are very
strong that you either have it and don’t realize
it or don’t need it at all. Anyway, success isn’t
about having it all; it’s about getting comfortable
with what is.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can’t do
everything, but you can do something — and
do something you will. And you’ll probably be
surprised by what a small accomplishment can
begin.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). To think a person
or idea is either totally right or totally wrong —
that kind of mental laziness would make today’s
dilemma easy for you. But of course you see
every shade of gray, and so it’s not an option.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Going the extra mile
once will put you a mile ahead of the competi-
tion. Going the extra mile every day will put you
ahead seven miles in a week. A month and the
competition will be ... well, no longer.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Technicalities might
hang you up, and there’s an opportunity in this.
Don’t wish for fewer problems. Get more skills.
Getting better at solving one issue will help you
with many more.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The difference be-
tween external and internal wealth is that inner
wealth makes external wealth irrelevant. With
inner wealth a person can be financially rich or
poor, yet always rich.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Normally you
FRANK AND ERNEST
BLONDIE
THATABABY
SALLY FORTH
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
B.C.
LOLA
DILBERT
SIX CHIX
BIZARRO
MUTTS
NON SEQUITUR
BABY BLUES
WIZARD OF ID
ZITS
ROSE IS ROSE
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s true there’s
a potential for getting your feelings hurt or
losing something. If there weren’t there would
be no risk and therefore no reward. Go on. This
is worth taking a chance on.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re about to
go into something new, and you still have time
to find out more about the situation. Study up.
You won’t be sorry. The more you learn the bet-
ter your chances will be for a positive result.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When two people
who don’t deal well in emotional territory get to-
gether, there’s a great potential for cringe-wor-
thy, if not disastrous, scenarios. You’re emo-
tionally mature, which comes with the onus of
handling people who aren’t.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 30). You’ll
find the place where your talents are most
needed, wanted and appreciated — and you’ll
have financial proof of this, too. The exceptional
progress of a project will catch the public eye.
Your curiosity is strongest in April, which is
why you wind up in a remarkable setting. Love
promises will be made in May. Cancer and Leo
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 20, 1, 18
and 42.