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6A FEATURES Showing off humble abode Dear Annie: I’m hoping you Perhaps your daughter will under- can settle a little disagreement stand once she has a house of her between my 16-year-old daugh- own. In any case, she’ll have to ter and me. The two of us live grin and bear the tours while she’s together in a modest home, which living in yours. I am proud of. It is nothing special, Dear Annie: You told “Too but I work hard to keep it neat and Much or Not Enough?” that it is organized. “socially permissible not DEAR When we have com- to tip” for takeout food. pany, I am very welcoming I thought the same thing ANNIE and ask our guests whether until my daughter took they would like to see our a job working at a local home, from top to bottom. restaurant that offered No one has ever refused, takeout. She was paid $5 and people seem to enjoy an hour, the same as serv- ers who were waiting looking at the architec- ture and decor. They usu- tables, but she only took Lane ally make positive com- Annie the takeout orders. Most Creators Syndicate Inc. ments and sometimes offer customers don’t realize suggestions. I feel it gives this. Some days she would them a glimpse into our hearts and work several hours and not even souls, the space in which we live. get up to minimum wage with her My daughter feels it is bragging tips. — Lara in St. Johns, Fla. and unnecessary. She says, “No Dear Lara in St. Johns: If your one else does this.” Could I please letter gave me pause about advis- have your thoughts on this matter? ing people that they don’t have to tip for takeout, the following letter — To Tour or Not to Tour Dear To Tour or Not to Tour: brought me to a full stop. Read on. What’s the harm in a house tour? Dear Annie: Being a restau- A walk-through familiarizes guests rant server and frequently working with the space, which makes in car-side/carryout, I take excep- them feel more welcome. I think tion to your advice to “Too Much it’s lovely you so appreciate your or Not Enough?” about tipping for home. Too many of us take the takeout meals. Where I work in central Flor- roofs over our heads for granted. ida, our hourly rate is between $5 and $6. Folks should be tipping 10 percent as a standard. And if the employee is friendly, timely, accu- rate and accommodating of extra requests, that percentage should go up accordingly, just as if one were dining in. These people work hard. Your order doesn’t just mysteriously appear in the bag. There’s a lot of footwork involved. There’s the phone call, the car-side area, kitchen area, expediting area, going outside (in all kinds of weather, I might add), etc. That employee is running all over the restaurant get- ting that order together. He or she is dependent on those tips to sup- plement a low hourly wage. And if something is incorrect, those same nontipping folks are on the tele- phone in a heartbeat, irate. Isn’t it better to award excellent ser- vice (and make someone’s day) rather than hurt someone’s income and feelings, leaving the person to wonder what he or she did wrong not to get a tip? — Working for Tips Dear Working for Tips: Not tipping for takeout might be com- mon, but that doesn’t make it fair or right. So I’m amending my stance: Tip 10 percent on takeout orders. THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). No one succeeds alone. It may feel as though you are the only one putting in the big work and making the major sacrifices, but don’t forget about those whose past work made all of this possible. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The project will seem to drag on and on. Hopefully you’ll find a way to be fine with that, since this is still the middle of the long slog. Things that are worthwhile take time. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can’t know what will make you happy in the next five years. The way the planets are today, you’ll be lucky to predict what’s going to make you happy in the next five minutes. But you have ideas definitely worth exploring today. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Everything you do today will take courage. It will take courage to express yourself honestly, to show your work when you’re still learning and to take care of your many responsibilities. You’re brave. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Before you act, consider inaction: It’s a valid option today. Of course, it’s better if it’s the kind of inaction that takes patience and restraint instead of the kind that happens out of laziness and apathy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you could travel back in time to talk with the younger you, you’d do more than give yourself hot investment tips or show up where history is in the making. You’d tell yourself to love more fully, too. So tell yourself now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Considering that overconfidence leads to folly and disap- pointment is rooted in idealism, a little bit of negative thinking might actually steer you to 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 a better outcome than you could find through strictly positive thinking. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Yes, your moods are catching. But this isn’t just about mood. Everyone and everything you pass is affected by your energy. It is all changed by the subtle etheric pressure of your being. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Most people are dismissive of what they don’t understand. Not you. You take the mystery and hold it to the light. Maybe understanding will happen; maybe it won’t. But there’s a possibili- ty now where there wasn’t before. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Have you ever left a letter unopened because just holding it made you uncomfortable? Though it’s hard to say why, there are some things you just don’t want to know. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can learn from books, but what make a difference are mirrors. Not all mirrors are made of glass. Some are made of journal paper. Some are made of people who reflect back what they see in you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s not about doing this right; it’s about doing the right things. To make sure you’re on track, ask the expert. Ask three, and check their answers against each other. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 8). This so- lar return you act on your gut feeling, instinct, intuition and passion, and your life reflects the vibrant uniqueness of who you are. The gold- en ticket will be yours in April as long as you are clear in your communication and you keep your commitments. You’ll get close with special people in April. Leo and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 30, 22, 19 and 45.
