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I recently ate dinner with another minister and his wife. We went to a nice restaurant. My friend is always difficult with waitstaff. He requires a special order on practically every course. He usually sends food back due to lack of seasoning, isn't cooked perfectly, etc. For those reasons, I normally don't like to dine with him. However this last time he really went the extra mile:While making tons of extra/special requests he continually bragged to our server...I know I'm needy but I promise I'll take good care of you. He made two or three references to his gratuity. He graciously offered to pick up the tab. I offered to leave the tip, but he was insistent that he wanted to take care of everything. On the way home, my wife said something was bothering her and she wanted to talk about it (guys love it when their wives say that!

Sounds like some of my ex COG pastors.

You eat at Cracker Barrel 3 meals a day - those tips really add up.Got to get some savings somewhere.Probably figured if 5% TOT is enough for HQ - then its enough for the waitress.

I am probably the most easy going person for a waiter or waitress. I know I could NEVER do their job. We have a sweet friend who also MUST request a change, or something special every time we have eaten out with her. I always wonder what will come next. Since I always pick up the check for this widow, There is always something EXTRA in the tip.And I agree with some above about trying to make it BETTER. . I am sure you already plan if possible to FIX the problem. Good luck.There are some folk that just do not seem to get the message, they are just too important (in their own eyes). Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Re: Embarrassed By Another Pastor

Here's a potential solution. Find the waitress. Give her a generous tip, if you can. Then go meet your friend and say,Something has been bothering me and I want to talk to you about it.Tell him what you know about the low tip and what you think about it. Make sure he didn't leave something else that your wife didn't see. He could have put 5% on the bill for her taxes and left her a 20 under the check for all you know (or a nice track which is priceless in value ). Anyway, if he left a 5% tip, then you tell him you went back and tipped the waitress later. That will probably make him feel uncomfortable, probably, and the incident might stick out in his mind. He might think about it, and hopefully he'll learn his lesson. We can pray for him to

That's the way we gotta' do it. In some countries, they don't leave tips. I took my family out to a little Chinese restaurant in Malaysia. The food was pretty good. The service was good, and we left a tip. Someone followed my wife to the door with the money, saying we'd left it behind. My wife explained that was a tip

Does anyone else remember when Lamar Vest read an article from the Newspaper in San Antonio at the General Assembly about this? Waiters had complained about the rude treatment they received from Assembly attenders.

Yeah I remember a joke. when someone apologized to the waiter about past actions, the WAITER said, then I will quit spitting in your coffee. NASTY Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

It's common knowledge among waiters that Christians and African Americans don't tip well