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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.