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Re: Waiter's $5,000 tip for $27 meal: 'Buy a nice car' 

By: Decomposed in FFFT | Recommend this post (2)
Thu, 31 May 12 1:28 AM | 98 view(s)
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re: "He said this is for you to go and buy a nice car,"

That WAS a good story!

I can deduce that the anonymous donors are elderly - since they apparently think that $5,000 will buy a nice car. In this day and age, it might buy a fairly nice used motorcycle. If our government continues debasing at this rate (and here's a tip for you: IT WILL), our hero had better do his shopping soon or he'll be looking instead for a nice bicycle.

And THAT, in a nutshell, is why government needs to go. I pity those who are planning on a normal retirement - particularly those who are already pushing 70 and thinking that a million bucks or so is enough. Such people are in for a rude awakening from the unprecedented price inflation that's about to unfold.

The trick is get off the grid. Leave the cities and suburbs. Get land. Grow food. Make sure you can get by without electricity or oil. Befriend productive neighbors who'll cover your back and with whom you can trade. Learn to hunt. Learn a craft that other people will value even when things get brutally difficult. Make sure your kids understand that their responsibility to family BEGINS, not ENDS, when they reach adulthood.

We're in a country that doesn't know how to live that way anymore. The transition won't be fun.




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Waiter's $5,000 tip for $27 meal: 'Buy a nice car'
By: clo in FFFT
Thu, 31 May 12 12:55 AM 		Msg. 42785 of 65535

Great story!

Waiter's $5,000 tip for $27 meal: 'Buy a nice car'

Regular customers shell out to help worker at Houston restaurant

HOUSTON — A couple left a waiter who recently lost his car a $5,000 tip for their...

updated 5/30/2012 10:54:52 AM ET

Greg Rubar has worked as a waiter at D'Amico's in Rice Village for 16 years.

In that time, Rubar has received plenty of large tips, but on Saturday, he said a pair of regulars gave him an envelope with $5,000 cash.

"He said, 'We're still going to come in, but we're not going to tip you for a while.' He said this is for you to go and buy a nice car," said Rubar.

Rubar lost his car in a severe storm several weeks ago. He had been taking cabs and buses to get to work.

Brina D'Amico Donaldson, a co-owner of the restaurant, said she was surprised by the amount of money he was given.

"It was a bit shocking to hear that. I was like, maybe $500, but $5,000 is quite a generous tip," said D'Amico Donaldson.

She said it couldn't have happened to a better person.

"He's an incredibly hard worker. He would work every shift if we would let him," she added.

Rubar still has a hard time believing it happened.

"People can be generous. They told me I deserved it," said Rubar. "It's overwhelming to me."

Rubar said he plans to use the tip to buy a vehicle.

The two generous customers have asked to remain anonymous.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47615052/ns/us_news-wonderful_world/

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