Thanks for the cool story, KittyK. And I agree, it would be great if people could wear their own clothes and a vest or apron. When I worked fast food brown and orange polyester was the uniform of the day. Was Corporate TRYING to make us look as ugly as humanly possible??

I agree with Zyffyr. Truly terrible service shouldn't be rewarded with a tip at all. That being said, I know how tough it is serving the public and tend to be forgiving. If you're clearly having a bad night but aren't oozing bad attitude or hostility I'll still tip 10-15%. Great service is worth 20% or more, along with a smile and a heartfelt "thank you." I've got a great friend who tends to be a poor tipper, and I usually slip an extra couple of dollars onto the table after he's left to make up the difference. I feel better and he's none the wiser. :-)

It seems slower than usual in the Fresno/Clovis area, too. I'm not a heavy user--net surfing while eating lunch, mostly--but even that is getting hard, even in mostly empty stores.