Drew Brees just bumped...

[TiltedPaw]

Maybe. I grew up poor so understand a dollar isn’t worth the same to everyone. I am a very heavy tipper because i can afford it. I couldn't imagine how big of a tipper I would be in New Orleans if i was also the starting QB for the saints... easily 100% tipper.

You’re obviously a terrible tipper so I’ll let you in on a secret. Things are much better for you when the people servicing you know you pay more than the other tables. It’s basic capitalism. You get what you pay for. Service isn’t a tryout. You pay for it, you get it.

Any service industry people on here would agree.

I tip heavy too, simply because I liked to be remembered if I am at a bar or restaurant. Then again I have bartended and waited on people during the college years. Damn straight I recognize certain people walking through the door. I knew a girl working at Mortons Steak house where a baked potato will run you around 18$. Scotty Pippen of the Chicago Bulls comes in and everyone sort of backed out and let her take the table. Well from that moment on he was known as Scotty" No Tippin" Pippen

 

[Casa_del_Tigre]

I tip heavy too, simply because I liked to be remembered if I am at a bar or restaurant. Then again I have bartended and waited on people during the college years. Damn straight I recognize certain people walking through the door. I knew a girl working at Mortons Steak house where a baked potato will run you around 18$. Scotty Pippen of the Chicago Bulls comes in and everyone sort of backed out and let her take the table. Well from that moment on he was known as Scotty" No Tippin" Pippen

People don’t realize these perks. Much rather be known as good than be known as a bad tipper. I incentivize tab savings when my bartender or server knows their tip isn’t dependent on the tab size.

 

[acwill07]

Lots of passion about tipping. As noted, the arrangement I described is not at all restaurants, though it does certainly exist at two popular restaurants on Saint Simons Island. (Not talking about fast casual or fast food joints that don't really do table service, though tipping low wage workers at fast casual places is also the right thing to do.)

If you tip your bartender for handing you a beer, you should tip your takeout sever for handing you your food. And they typically do much more than that, such as taking your order over the phone or from online, ensuring accuracy, running it from the kitchen, and processing payment. With how much more accessible takeout is, many restaurants have someone dedicated to serving that, rather than a hostess.

It's not that hard or financially difficult to throw around 10% on takeouts. You might just feel good about paying it forward.

And to bring this back on topic, Brees is a cheap bastard whose taken an obtuse position on current events. Good QB though, especially for a little guy.

LOL you’re last paragraph is not even remotely true, except for the part about him being a good qbs.

 

[IMBlessed]

Help me understand how kneeling during our national anthem is not a sign of disrespect to our country. I have heard from multiple people that it is not, and I really do not understand but would like to.

Protocol for listening and addressing our anthem, consistent with military be

Right, I do get that a member of the military thought it would be less disrespectful. But this isn’t all about the military, and it sure does seem to at least be “taking exception to” honoring symbols of the country. Really, all of us could say we couldn’t stand to honor the country if we let our differences with current policy make us think that the whole national enterprise was corrupt.

There isn’t Thought, It’s not disrespect! What is disrespectful is people moving around, talking (As President Trump did in Mara Largo), wearing as clothing & burning! But kneeling is a form of submissive behavior (Exception Being The Cop In MN) designed to show reverence i.e. Praying to My God or a solider killed in action!

 

[IMBlessed]

Help me understand how kneeling during our national anthem is not a sign of disrespect to our country. I have heard from multiple people that it is not, and I really do not understand but would like to.

Sorry for the earlier gibberish but started typing while waiting for my guys on the golf course, anyway:

Kneeling for me is associated with Respect & Reverence. I Pray, I Kneel! Soldier killed in action, I Kneel! Protesting Peacefully, Kneeling during the playing of Our National Anthem is built around Our History Of Civil Disobedience! Respect for the Constitution; Kneeling, All Men Are Created Equal! A person cannot be submissive (Heads Bowed & Kneeling) & disrespectful (Talking, Moving Around, Sitting, Wearing As Clothing) at the same time!

Historical Actions, Feel Free To Google.
1. How Soldiers pay respect for fallen brothers.
2. Christians Kneeling 1960.

 

[SpartanTiger120]

LOL you’re last paragraph is not even remotely true, except for the part about him being a good qbs.

I was going for the lol

 

[Poker_Tiger]

Sorry for the earlier gibberish but started typing while waiting for my guys on the golf course, anyway:

Kneeling for me is associated with Respect & Reverence. I Pray, I Kneel! Soldier killed in action, I Kneel! Protesting Peacefully, Kneeling during the playing of Our National Anthem is built around Our History Of Civil Disobedience! Respect for the Constitution; Kneeling, All Men Are Created Equal! A person cannot be submissive (Heads Bowed & Kneeling) & disrespectful (Talking, Moving Around, Sitting, Wearing As Clothing) at the same time!

Historical Actions, Feel Free To Google.
1. How Soldiers pay respect for fallen brothers.
2. Christians Kneeling 1960.

Thanks fo that answer. Well thought out and I understand it.

I will have to give your points some more thought, but initially for me there are 3 things that come to my head:

1. while kneeling is certainly a sign of respect in some situations, it can also be a sign of surrender. It can also be a sign of humility. The point is, the meaning of any action is based on context. Which brings me to my second point...
2. The long standing tradition for the national anthem has been to stand. The context being that standing is a sign of respect for the country. Most people move from a sitting position to a standing, so for sure sitting would be a deliberate sign of disrespect. I will grant that since kneeling is an uncommon position to be in, there could be some gray area, but that brings me to my 3rd thought...
3. The intention, the very nature of a protest is to break a norm in order to gain attention for a cause. As I recall, Kapernick knelt because he could not stand (show respect) for a country that let the type of police brutality that had been going on to continue. While that form of protest definitely breaks a norm, it is also, at the same time, is intentionally disrespecting the country. This is where for me - because of the intention behind how Kapernick started this form of protest - I cannot reconcile kneeling as a sign of respect.

I guess now that I have broken it down, I guess it does really come down to intent. If I am wrong about Kapernick’s intent let me know, but for me, because he set the standard, it applies to everyone that engages in that form of protest. Even if their personal view is that kneeling is not disrespectful.

I appreciate the dialogue.

 

[IMBlessed]

Help me understand how kneeling during our national anthem is not a sign of disrespect to our country. I have heard from multiple people that it is not, and I really do not understand but would like to.

Protocol for listening and addressing our anthem, consistent with military bearings

Thanks fo that answer. Well thought out and I understand it.

I will have to give your points some more thought, but initially for me there are 3 things that come to my head:

1. while kneeling is certainly a sign of respect in some situations, it can also be a sign of surrender. It can also be a sign of humility. The point is, the meaning of any action is based on context. Which brings me to my second point...
2. The long standing tradition for the national anthem has been to stand. The context being that standing is a sign of respect for the country. Most people move from a sitting position to a standing, so for sure sitting would be a deliberate sign of disrespect. I will grant that since kneeling is an uncommon position to be in, there could be some gray area, but that brings me to my 3rd thought...
3. The intention, the very nature of a protest is to break a norm in order to gain attention for a cause. As I recall, Kapernick knelt because he could not stand (show respect) for a country that let the type of police brutality that had been going on to continue. While that form of protest definitely breaks a norm, it is also, at the same time, is intentionally disrespecting the country. This is where for me - because of the intention behind how Kapernick started this form of protest - I cannot reconcile kneeling as a sign of respect.

I guess now that I have broken it down, I guess it does really come down to intent. If I am wrong about Kapernick’s intent let me know, but for me, because he set the standard, it applies to everyone that engages in that form of protest. Even if their personal view is that kneeling is not disrespectful.

I appreciate the dialogue.

Well written & I reiterate, if Mr. Kapernick intent was to disrespect the flag:
1. He would not have heed the advise of a Navy Seal & continue sitting!
2. Men & women, Military & civilians, all races; who understand the History of Peaceful Protest would not be overwhelming supporting his actions!

I support Peaceful Protest! Again, this Country Father Of Peaceful Protest was: Labeled A Communist, stabbed, labeled the Most Hates Person In America! Yes, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was Killed, which should show that there will always be people with agenda to Kill, Hate & Label to fit their agenda! US still The Greatest Country In The World!

 

[firegiver]