...we used to visit louisiana from mississippi when we wanted to indulge in a classy weekend...
myrrh
...it's interesting to see the art style in these really early strips; bill had been drawing foxtrot for only a couple of months when this was published...
...it's only the customer's problem if they exploit commercial arrangements where gratuity is expected: 15% for table-service ±5% for quality of service...if you don't wish to engage that system patronise another restaurant; there are more counter-service options available than ever before these days, no gratuity expected...
...for those stupid card-swipe gratuity options, just ignore the recommendations and do your own math, or manually enter zero if it's not table-service...i can understand foreign travellers feeling overwhelmed by POS systems proffering gratuity at every turn, but that's a UI problem which can be completely ignored in every instance other than table-service or similar concierge arrangements, and if someone's patronising the latter sort of establishment they already know where gratuity is expected...
...texas is trailing at 41% low-carbon but wind and solar are gangbuster growth industries here...
22% wind
12% solar
7% nuclear
48% natural gas
11% coal
...i work in the sustainability industry and the dogmatic backlash i've seen against electrification is absurd...