Is tipping a breeze?

On Tuesday Drew Brees posted a statement to his official Twitter account: “In case anyone still cares about this report: I tipped $3 on a takeout order. Had we sat down it would have been 20%”

 Are we expected to tip cashiers now? I can't believe my boy Brees is getting razzed for not tipping a cashier 20%?

Back in the day when I was cleaning bars and playing casual bouncer, I hung with the bar & wait staffs, who tipped 25% to 30% cuz it came back to them later.  I wasn't part of that $$$ cycle but I got some bennies .

I  tip in the 15% to 20% range usually with a random increase to 25% when the  service is exceptional.

The closest I've come to tipping a cashier is leaving a few pennies in the square plastic container on the counter of the 7/11.

8/30/13: Beware of  Visa gift cards at restaurants. $50.00 card balance, 48.00 tab-some places will add up to a 20% gratuity and reject the full value of the card.  I witnessed a person having to place only $40 on the card  and pay the balance + tip with cash. Maybe the wait staff should've handled it differently, but it's irritating that a tip is assumed.  BTW, this warning comes with the card.

1/2/14

Saints/Panthers meeting again . It would  be perfect for this blog entry.

1/5/14

Glad we won but I'd love to offer Brees a tip on INTs

1/10/14

Battle of the under 6-footers in Seattle

1/12/14

Neither QB swas impressive and Brees needs to get scramble once in awhile.

3/6/14

Will Brees  give the Saints a tip and request they re-sign Jimmy Graham?

3/14/14

Panthers fans: will you miss Steve Smith?

7/3/14

Jimmy Graham, a TE,  lost his bid to be classified as a WR which is a difference of  5M in franchise tax  dollars. Saints need  to work out a deal and give him a little more.

7/16/14

Graham gets a 4yr deal

11/2/14

Somehow the Saints are atop the lame NFCS

11/24/14

Falcons ' loss opens the door for my Saints. Need to beat the Ravens tonight

12/08/14

NFCS is Fugly. Have no idea what my Saints are doing

12/15/14

If the Saints can't beat the Bears.........

12/30/14

Panthers win the NFCS nice re-group by Coach Rivera

1/8/15

sticking with NFC South. Panthers will upset Seattle.

2/12/15

Hey Saints' fan will Dennis Allen eventually replace Rob Ryan?

3/14/15

Graham and Stills are gone . Unger & CJ arrive.  Is Brees going to handing off more than passing in 2015?

4/22/15

Saints plan of drafting a QB. they have two rd1 picks (13, 31). I'd like to see them take an LB.
Hoping Shane Ray (Mizzou LB) is still around then maybe Huntley (UCLA QB)

7/29/15

Hope the Saints find some D this season

9/23/15

Saints in the cellar, Cats & Dirty Birds playing for NFCS lead. Coach Payton ,please rest Brees for at least  week 3.I'drather seeGrayson , not MCCown start.

10/13/15

holy cr^p we're below the Bucs in the NFCS. Fire Rob Ryan now!

10/26/15

Saints (3-4) are in the playoff hunt: amazing with such a terrible D.

11/2/15

Brees 7 TDs, 511 yards, and a horrible final minutes for the Jints. I'll take the 52-49 W. Plus, the Falcons lost.

11/9/15

Saints: Please fire Rob Ryan now

11/17/15

Finally Ryan fired

11/23/15

Panthers undefeated/ Bucs in playoff contention?????????????????

11/27/15

Panthers are division rivals but props to Cam and the Cats for reaching 11-0.

12/14/15

Saints D held a team (Bucs) under 20 points yesterday. Panthers keep rolling.

1/22/15

Rooting for the Panthers, NFC South rep, in the playoffs. Hope the Saints get back in the January mix next season. Panthers running game will be the key Sunday night.

1/25/16

Really time for Cam to get some props- the dude can play

2/24/16

Only 3  players left from  2009 Saints Super Bowl team: quarterback Drew Brees, offensive tackle Zach Strief and punter Thomas Morstea

3/29/16

Saints sign Nick Fairley, former Lions and Ram. Another Band-aid for the D..

4/27/16

 Brees won't play forever., but taking Paxton (Memphis) with 12th pick isn't the answer. Our D remains lame . How about Leonard Lloyd, the the OLB from GA?

5/1/16

Welcome some Bucknuts to Nola . second-round picks (Ohio State's big WR Michael Thomas and Ohio State safety Vonn Bell). Rankins a big DL from Louisville was our rd 1 pick.

7/18/16

more ex-Buckeyes in NOLA. James Laurinaitis , dumped by the Rams , will lickely be the Saints starting MLB

9/7/16

Saints should slow down on extending Brees contract until he's 40..Doubt is creeping in for me.

9/8/16

 Brees signed a five-year contract that voids down to two years and has a no-trade clause. Void is a good idea -His arm has been weaker.

9/13/16

Brees played better than I expected , and I can only hope that the Saints D has reached its nadir. Bucs in first place in the NFC after week 1

9/19/16

#Brees / #Payton show is wearing thin. Saints D held the Giants to 16 and we lost and own the #NFC cellar.. Winston & the Bucs were crushed by the cards. #Cam #Ryan had huge passing games.

10/3/16.

I turned off the redzone  with the #Saints trailing 34-21 in the 4th quarter, and figured our porous D would  allow another two TDs. Glad I was wrong . NOLA 35 SD 34. How abou t#kuhn . our fullback scored two TDs.

11/28/16

Panthers own the NFCS cellar..Hell of a game for Brees. Bucs beat the Seahawks, Dirty Birds owns first.

12/7/16

#Saints and Cats racing to the basement while Dirty Birds and #Bucs  tied for first in NFCS- who knew?

12/12/16

Brees keeps thowing into crowds and we ain't making the playoffs. #saints

12/20/16

Panthers and Saints,  each 7-8, are hanging around  for the last playoff slot.
6             Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 6 0
7 Green Bay Packers 8 6 0
8 Washington Redskins 7 6 1
9 Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0
10 New Orleans Saints 6 8 Wins tie break over Carolina based on best win percentage in common games.
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11 Carolina Panthers 6 8

1/21/17

Tired of Trump news, fake news, marches, and protests, so ths Saints fan rootng for the Dirty Birds from Atlanta
today.

3/28/17

Raiders to Vegas, why not the #Saints to the #GulfCoast in Mississippi. Keeping it light this morning!

4/7/17

#Saints should find a way to get #mylesgarrett

4/25/17

So AP is about to become a #Saint. :wink: How about our D?

4/28/17

Saints took Lattimore , the Bucknuts excellent DB, then shifted right back to O with Ramcysk the Wisky
OL.. rest of the NFCS: Mildly surprised the Panthers took McCafferty , the Stanford RB so early.
Bucs take the Bama TE Howard at 19 ?? And the Dirty Birds took McKinley UCLA DL.

6/28/17

Will Saints O diversify- Brees has become too predictable. Fairley out for the season-another rough
season for the D?

7/18/17

#nfcsouth: #Panthers fire #DaveGettleman. Strange timing and why?

8/1/17

#saints and #AP open the regular season on 9/11at Minnesota.top draft pick #MarshonLattimore (DB) leaves practice early

8/17/17

My 2017 #nfcsouth prediction : Four way tie 8-8 records for #saints , #falcons , #panthers , #buccaneers

9/13/17

Where's the #Saints D ? Still in a coma!

10/13/17

I'm still digesting that the #Saints D shutout the Fins two weeks ago. Hoping the Fins find some O and knock off the Dirty Birds, and the Cards deal the Bucs a loss while we beat the Loins and get back in the #NFCS race.

11/25/17

Right now, three teams from the NFC South would be in the playoffs.

12/4/17

Kamara for rookie of the year.   #saints have a shot at a first round bye.

12/19/17

NFC South still looking at three teams making the playoffs, but the #Falcons last two games are against the #Saints and #Panthers.

12/25/17

Saints D led the way in the win over the Dirty Birds, who now  face a possible  must win game against Carolina to make  the playoffs.  Seattle can get in with a win and an Atlanta loss. Carolina survived the Bucs.

1/11/18

Rooting for my #saints and  the Dirty Birds to take out the northern teams for an NFC South conference final.

1/20/18

I'm still recovering from our stunning loss to Vikes, and an ex-Terp Diggs was the culprit. #Saints will likely ink #Brees toa one or two year deal.

4/7/18

I was hoping we'd get Cooks back, but #cameronmeredith might be a solid addition.

4/21/18

#Saints are coming to Baltimore this fall. I know they've been here a few times, but the one visit that sticks out  was a Saints/Dolphins  pre-season game in 1992 at Memorial Stadium on 33rd St. When the Colts "Mayflowered" from Baltimore in 1984, I "adopted" the Saints so I went to the Fins game to boo #donshula who fled from the Colts.

If you're wondering why Baltimore hosted a Saints/Dolphins game, it was part of a plan to get an expansion team.

4/27/18

#Saints go for D with Davenport from #UTSA. Good move and keep focusing on the D.

8/19/18

Hey did Brees escape #jalenramsey 's QB ratings.
So we tried the aussie joint for this year's birthday. Food was decent,ambience  and temperature were great. That Lone star roadhouse we tried last year had better heart-busting food but was loud and they were herding us toward the exit as soon as we were seated. 

8/28/18

Wow, Bridgewater to the Saints

9/16/18

Saints almost became the Brown. first win in two years

10/22/18

Props to #drewbrees , #Saints QB, became the fourth player in NFL history to throw 500 TD passes, and the third QB to defeat all 32 NFL teams by finally getting by the #Ravens .
11/23/18: #Brees ' monster season rolls on. Sweet beating the Dirty Birds 31-17 on Thanksgiving Night
12/17/18: #Rams lost: time  for the #Saints to beat the Panthers and stay ahead in the race to home field for the entire NFC playoffs.
12/18/18: Big night for the Saints D in a 12-9 win over the Camthers.
1/12/19: I've had this flashback lately as the #Saintsprepare to host Philly on Sunday:    The 1/3/93 loss to #RichKotite 's Eagles who overcame a 13-point lead Sunday to defeat the Saints 36-20 in the NFC wild-card game.
4/27/19: Protecting #Brees is the key-  Saints  traded up 14 spots to take Texas A&M center Erik McCoy in rd2
6/19/19- C'mon Saints let's get the #MichaelThomas contract done 
10/23/19- Is #Brees back to deal with the Cards this week? Our D in the 4th quarter has been suspect.

11/2/19

 I grew up in Baltimore City and rooted for the Colts until they ran away to Indy in 1984. I was fascinated by stories about the city of New Orleans and began  a secondary interest in the Saints when the NFL awarded its 16th franchise to New Orleans on All Saints Day, November 1, 1966. 

1/25/20

Giving media tips to Archdiocese of New Orleans is proving costly for the Saints organization which is claiming its email communications, particularly those of Saints VP #gregbensel ,  should not become public until or if they're admitted  into evidence in the case of Doe v. Archdiocese.

2/27/20

#drewbrees is among a group of  big name NFL players ,including Aaron Rodgers, against  the current CBA deal. Will tnat sway the union vote to NO?

3/16/20

 I wore some Saints garb in a grocery store yesterday in Perry Hall, MD, and a man stopped me and said I like your Saints jacket. I asked are you a fan ? And he said  not of the Saints but I have a big respect for Drew Brees.  BTW, I did not buy TP or sanitizer.

4/23/20

Plenty of mock drafts have the Saints taking Jordan Love, a QB from Utah St or Aiyuk, a WR from Ariz St.. If we're  putting our faith in old man Brees, then let's protect him and take Austin Jackson OT USC.

4/26/20

After drafting from  the midwest and mideast, Michigan center Cesar Ruiz, Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun, and Dayton tight end Adam Trautman, the Saints used their last pick to draft closer to home Tommy Stevens, Miss St QB.

6/4/20

So #drewbrees respects our flag and dislikes players kneeling during the national anthem, and #malcomjenkins  , his teammate, tells him "But sometimes, you should shut the f--- up". Maybe Malcom and others need to open their eyes to how big the world is, and how all viewpoints are a part of the debate.

8/20/20

Check this out : Taysom Hill RB/QB tossed passes to Tommy Stevens QB turned TE

9/6/20: Saints cut Stevens

9/22/20- Rough night for Brees in a 34-24 loss to the Raiders. His age is showing.

May 22, 2022

Drew Brees and NBC part ways. Maybe Brees wants less to do with football?

June 21, 2022

Speaking of tips: Marcus Davenport, a decent Saints DL, had the top portion of his left pinkie finger amputated earlier in the offseason after breaking a plate from a previous surgery and experiencing an infection. He was a Saints rd1 pick in 2018 from UTSA(CUSA)

Aug 6, 2023

Option to tip on an emergency car battery install. WTH! I kept scrolling.

June 14, 2024

Optional tip requests on receipt from a hotel lounge cashier and a form from the janitorial staff had me rolling my eyes again. Checking in from Chapel Hill, NC.

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