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06-16-2018, 01:52 PM #26
I rarely ever tip for takeout unless I have a filled punch card or something like that.
Bartenders get 50 cents to a dollar (usually a dollar) per drink or $2 for a pitcher.
Couple three extra bucks for barber, taxi, delivery (although up to $4 for delivery if the driving conditions are shitty. Usually 3).
Dine in is 20% unless shitty service or it's the kind of place where you bus your own table.
Ski/bike shop rats love beer, but it's not expected unless it was a rush job, something you didn't have to pay for or something nice.
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06-16-2018, 02:32 PM #27
The drivers "rate" the passenger just as the passenger rates the driver. Drivers see your rating when they get the notification to accept the passenger. Recently I landed at the airport at 2am and needed a ride home. The driver told me he refused to accept a few other passengers due to their low ratings that evening. For a few extra bucks, I'll tip to keep my rating high and get the ride home 40+ miles at 2am. If you want to help get a higher rating tip your driver cash as they can not accept another passenger until they have rated you. This means even if you tip via the app, they won't know till long after they have rated you that you tipped.
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06-16-2018, 02:34 PM #28
It does depend on the restaurants. Most do not pool tips.
At the end of the night, servers generally tip out bartenders, bussers and food runners. I want to say it’s 1-2% of their sales. Not a percentage of their tips.
I haven’t worked in a restaurant but my wife did for years. As a manager she wasn’t allowed to get in the middle of any tip outs because it wasn’t company money, but a couple times there were big fights of a bartender felt like they got stiffed.
Back of house generally doesn’t get tipped out. Most of them make pretty decent money it sounds like. The one restaurant where the cooks got tipped out that my wife worked at she said they were all the laziest most entitled cooks she’s ever seen. Lol.
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06-16-2018, 03:46 PM #29Registered User
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Most decent restaurants the servers have a mandatory tip out for the kitchen up to 3% of SALES, not tips received.
So if you stiff the server on a tip, she's still paying the kitchen, now out of her own pocket.Last edited by BCJC; 06-16-2018 at 03:47 PM. Reason: typo
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06-16-2018, 04:59 PM #30
Interesting point, makes sense.
There is so much wrong with this whole restaurant tipping system, ugh.
Well, I'm still there and trying to figure out how I like it. All these people I don't know how to tip are in Fairbanks.
As far as the actual town goes, I work at UAF and live fairly close by, so there is rarely any need to venture beyond the great Home-Work-Fred Meyer triangle. There is also no desire to do so. I spend 90% of my time in the peculiar bubble of academia, which has its oddities of local flavour but isn't all that different from the same bubble in other places, I think.
I arrived in late February, so I missed the really cold and dark phase. Skiland is surprisingly great for what it is (it is a hill with a single ancient chairlift and like 300m of vertical). Is is so much better than nothing. Ester Dome okay for mini touring laps in the trees.
I bought a hardtail mtb off Craigslist when the snow melted, thinking I would mainly use it for commuting. I do commute on it but it's also kind of become the thing that keeps me sane and makes the bad days better. My commute is about 5 miles and I can do it almost entirely on windy trails through green and white birch woods. The Ester Dome single track is great and the Birch Hill trails are also pretty fun.
I have had limited success finding people to go on bigger adventures with, so I have explored some of the more straightforward skiing in the Deltas and in the park but wasn't able to do as much as I would have liked in spring. I assume I will be around for at least a large chunk of the next ski season, so I am hoping that I will be able to make better use of that and figure things out some more.
Aside from a little loneliness here and there and missing home (some days more than others), the main issue is my work situation, which I do not like. I do not fault Fairbanks for that.
edit: oh yeah, a couple of days ago it was really smoky in town for the first time. I have never lived anywhere where shit burns all the time and I can deal with moskitos and winter but I don't think I could handle a bad fire season.
I don't know what I don't know. Curious about psychedelics but never tried any or stumbled upon a situation where that happened to be an option.
In terms of understanding the USA, what is the deal with weed, exactly? It is legal in the great state of Alaska. However, I assume you are not supposed to e.g. drive while stoned. How is that enforced, if at all? I was hanging out at the DMV quite a bit to get my local license and they had an amazing little cartoon movie explaining that “these are not your grandmother's brownies” but they didn't go into more practical detail. Also, rumour has it that whether or not it turns into a problem depends on whether you are talking with federal or state law enforcement? What is that supposed to mean?Ich bitte dich nur, weck mich nicht.
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06-16-2018, 05:07 PM #31
Just tip 20% since your waitrons are making shit for wages and oh yeah, trickle down economics.
I don't know what I don't know. Curious about psychedelics but never tried any or stumbled upon a situation where that happened to be an option.
In terms of understanding the USA, what is the deal with weed, exactly? It is legal in the great state of Alaska. However, I assume you are not supposed to e.g. drive while stoned. How is that enforced, if at all? I was hanging out at the DMV quite a bit to get my local license and they had an amazing little cartoon movie explaining that “these are not your grandmother's brownies” but they didn't go into more practical detail. Also, rumour has it that whether or not it turns into a problem depends on whether you are talking with federal or state law enforcement? What is that supposed to mean?
Don't drive stoned is the adage. Well, not too stoned. You're likelihood of being harassed in AK, WA, OR is limited to federal land like airports, BLM land, NFS land and National Parks.
Keksie is a great guy.Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
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06-16-2018, 05:19 PM #32
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06-16-2018, 05:31 PM #33
Is that a random name drop or are you implying something here? He is great. He is also pretty useless for advice on situationally aware t(r)ipping in the USA.
So once you set foot in a national park or similar, located within a state where weed is legal, weed is no longer legal?Ich bitte dich nur, weck mich nicht.
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06-16-2018, 05:34 PM #34
Random name drop...On the tripping advice, get a small dose, have something very simple to do, like swimming in a known spot or a short hike by water. One can spend satisfying hours watching the ripples of a stream. Be in the now. Very D. La Chapelle.
Yes, evidently the legal issue is that once one sets foot on "Federal" land, it's like crossing a border into hostile territory.Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
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06-16-2018, 05:59 PM #35
Weed is a federal crime whether you're on federal land or not, but the chances of getting busted for it off of federal landunless you're a serious black market dealer are very slim . People selling state-legal pot are currently being left alone by the feds but that could change.
As far as driving under the influence there is no recognized blood level that determines whether you're under the influence. That's not LE's fault; the science doesn't exist. In the absence of a reliable test for intoxication it will come down to the observation of the officer observing the driver and a field sobriety test plus a tox screen showing the presence of any intoxicant--including legal intoxicants like prescribed sedatives and anithistamines. Assume that if you're cited you'll likely be unsuccessful in challenging the citation unless you luck out and your judge is a stoner. (Many are)
Depending on the state there may also be laws about how MJ can be transported in a car--in CA it has to be in an unopened sealed container although I don't know how often this law is being enforced, and it's only a $100 infraction. Look up AK law.
Old Goat, Esq, JDG (Doctor of google jurisprudence)Last edited by old goat; 06-16-2018 at 09:12 PM.
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06-16-2018, 11:55 PM #36
I used to patrol at Skiland, it is a cool little place. If you haven't yet, hit up Moose Mt just to check it out the bus served skiing. There is so much to do in AK, I only found time to do just a little bit.
There are some clubs to get involved with to meet people. Try http://www.alaskaalpineclub.com/ and get on their email list. They have a lot of different events and you can meet people that way to get out with. They have a mountaineering class in the spring and are always looking for people to help lead trips and it's also another good way to meet like minded people. There are also https://www.fairbankscycleclub.org/ and https://www.nscfairbanks.org/ The cross country skiing during the winter is great there. The cross country ski club has a swap meet in the fall so you can get some cheap gear if you don't have any cross country ski gear.
I spent 5 years in Fairbanks and 1 summer just sucked for fires. It got so bad in town you could only see about 400 meters and there was a concern the fire was going to make it to Fairbanks. Luckily it didn't.
Another cool event in AK is the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic that is going to be held in beginning of August.The pacifists always lose, because the anti-pacifists kill them.
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06-17-2018, 12:48 AM #37
Situationally aware tipping in the USA like a decent person - how to ?
It’s definitely not weird to give a six pack to a bike shop, I’ve done that a few times when they helped me out with something a little out of the ordinary.
Even as an American there are times every now and then when I’m not sure whether I should tip or not or, if yes, how much. It’s a really stupid system.
Also sitting in a nice subalpine Alaskan forest and eating some mushrooms sounds like a good idea.
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06-17-2018, 02:17 AM #38Registered User
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I tip my local ski shop beer to fast track things. Got a wax 15 before closing with a 12 pack.
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06-17-2018, 07:13 AM #39features a sintered base
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In my experience, which was long ago, back of the house doesn't make shit (except for the exec chef and his sous) and didn't get tipped out. And they bust their asses in sometimes pretty miserable conditions. Sucked making close to minimum and watching servers pay each other $100 just to cover shifts because they didn't feel like working. Best days I had right before I got out of that were when I got to work front of the house when they didn't need me in the kitchen and were short up front. In a good (expensive) restaurant servers make real money.
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06-17-2018, 07:31 AM #40
It’s important to learn how workers are paid in a given situation.
There are situations in this country where a minimum legal wage is absurdly low to, in theory, account for tip income. Servers and taxi drivers are not typically paid an appropriate hourly wage for that work without tip income.
The rest is just a discussion of taste and classiness, etc.... but as a working class person I implore you to tip servers and drivers always (without tip income I made like $3-$4 per hour as a taxi driver) and well if you like them and want them to earn a living wage.
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06-17-2018, 07:35 AM #41
Servers and drivers:
tip always (~20%)
tip well (+30...50...or more %) at your discretion based on experience.
Others who make a reasonable base wage:
tip at your discretion based on experience.
When in doubt, it’s fair to ask how ppl are paid and what a high/low/typical tip is for them. If they can’t have that discussion in a suitable way, to me that’s an indication they’re not reliant on tip income and I can tip lightly if at all.
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06-17-2018, 08:14 AM #42
When I was a young man working in Haines, four of us set up camp across Chilkat Bay from the Rainbow(?) Glacier, dropped acid and watched the glacier calve. Pickup, gas generator, 100’ extension cord, 100w amp, studio speakers, & the complete works of Pink Floyd. It did calve that night-pretty fucking spectacular when you see the ice fall into the water, then hear it a few seconds later.
Then a bus full of tourists off the cruise ships showed up at 1AM - that was kinda awkward, as we were dancing around naked in the early July gloaming at the time...
Klar, be sure to get to Arctic Man next winter http://www.arcticman.com/
It’s like Burning Man for Alaskans, with a little snow sport competition thrown in.
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06-19-2018, 02:57 PM #43
I kind of avoided that on purpose because it sounds like a huge shit show. Less burning man and more hundreds of drunk people on snow machines? Was I wrong about that? one guy got killed this year in a snow machine related accident.
Yeah, I was aware that this is the situation for servers in the US but asked because I was unsure about whether it's the same for other people. My only other experience with tipping being that centrally integrated into the system for certain jobs (but not others) is from traveling in Chile, where e.g. the people bagging your groceries get nothing except tips, which I did not realize at first since they wear the same uniform as the cashiers, who actually get paid.
Thanks for the Fairbanks advice. I have signed up for the cycling club and go on their weekly mountain bike rides and am on the climbing club listserv but haven't managed to go on one of their trips (they stopped skiing in April I think). Will try to volunteer with the alpine ski club in the winter. I bought my first ever pair of xc skis three days after I got there and it is a good way to get outside in the winter. Going for an xc ski over lunch just isn't quite as good as going for an actual ski, which I was able to do at home. Fairbanks isn't as terrible as people make it sound, I just have high standards in terms of skiing because of what I had at home.
Were you there for the 2015 fire season or 2004? It sounds like both were really bad by objective metrics as well as subjective "I need to get out of fairbanks" feelings. Are you still in AK?Ich bitte dich nur, weck mich nicht.
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06-19-2018, 03:45 PM #44
Always interesting reading threads like this, because we all have our own tipping protocols but normally no way to know whether other people do the same. Here is mine, another data point. Obviously, these can get adjusted up or down depending on how I feel and how the service was.
Restaurant servers: usually 20% (just easy math)
Food delivery driver: $2-4 depending on size of order
Takeout: $0-2
Cabbies: $2-5 depending on length of trip
Barbers: $3-4
Car Valet: I suppose I'd tip a few bucks, but can't recall the last time I used one
Airport Valet: $1/bag
Other large delivery (furniture, appliances, etc): $0 to $10/per person, depending on how hard they worked and how conscientious they were
Rarely have I tipped the hotel staff. In other places where there's a tip jar, sometimes throw my change in."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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06-19-2018, 03:53 PM #45
Do you guys tip a meal on the pre tax amount or post tax amount?
I tip on the service and the food usually. So I do 20% of the pretax amount.
Something just inherently wrong in my mind about tipping on tax I guess. My wife thinks I'm a cheap ass. Jokes on her because I am.
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06-19-2018, 03:53 PM #46
I'm almost exactly the same Danno, but tip the bellmen at hotels 5 bucks a bag. Its pretty rare that I stay at swanky places like that though. Everything else at a hotel though, even after working at them, shouldn't get tipped IMO.
I also always round up to the nearest whole number on the bill on top of it. So like if the bill+tip is going to be 19.50, I'm upping the tip to make it an even 20 bucks. I'm OCD about nothing but apparently that as I actually stayed up late once because it was gnawing at me that I didn't.Live Free or Die
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06-19-2018, 03:54 PM #47
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06-19-2018, 04:05 PM #48
Absolutely, the conventional approach is you don't tip on tax. Me? I like my math to be easy. So, while I take into account the fact that the bill total includes tax, I usually just use the bill total. But if my 20% tip (on the taxed amount) takes me to slightly above a round number, I round down. I also try to remember that the differences we're talking about here are almost always very small, so why not give a slightly bigger tip and make the server happy? I mean, say the total bill is $108 ($100 + 8% tax). Technically, a 20% tip is $20 (tipping only on the bill, not the tax). Tipping 20% on the tax too only adds $1.60, hardly worth worrying about.
So, some examples of how I make my math easy: bill with tax equals $19.85, I'll tip $4 (20% of $20). If the bill is $15.60, I'll tip $3 (20% of $15)."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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06-19-2018, 04:09 PM #49Head down, push foreword
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Move the decimal point one place to the left and double that amount.
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06-19-2018, 04:09 PM #50
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