Story from Fox News

Some guy was on a date at an unspecified restaurant. He thought the service was less than it should be but left a 10% tip anyway:

The waitress allegedly "lost" his drink twice, brought him and his girlfriend the wrong appetizer and "vanished for what seemed like an eternity" when they wanted to order dessert. He paid and left a 10% cash tip, which he felt was "reasonable given the circumstances," he said.

"We were just standing up to leave when [the waitress] came over, took the cash and said, 'Seriously? This is it?'" he continued. "She had said it audibly. [apparently, the entire restaurant heard her comment]
"Then she added, 'You know, servers can't pay their rent because of people like you … If you can't tip properly, don't dine out.'"

He went back to the table, pocketed his cash tip and "left without another word."

Some people thought he was wrong.

I don't disagree with his action.

Waitress: You don't work for me, I don't sign your paycheck - you work for the restaurant. It is not my job to pay your salary; a tip is a gift, a reward/incentive for good (or exceptional) service. If you don't make enough to pay your rent, talk to your employer, not your employer's customers. Or find another job. If you don't get tips, perhaps your customers aren't satisfied with your service.

If you had acted like that towards me, not only would you have lost a tip, your employer would have lost a customer.

to repeat it.

"German defense minister says troops ready to kill Russians"

If at first you don't succeed ...

Someone really wants a war but doesn't want to take the blame for starting it. It's like a hockey game: it's not the instigator that takes the fall, it's the responder.

Damn.

I feel like I'm watching a fuse burn when I can't do anything to put it out.
I need to stop reading the news ... but then, I need to get some warning of when it all comes down.