My wife and
I enjoy eating out at least three times a week. We both work and enjoy each
other’s company over a meal. I tip. I don’t do it because I’m a terribly
generous person. I do it because people working at local restaurants don’t make
that much money…
The
moratorium on dining out will create a terrible hardship on those people who
make their living serving us. Because of the circumstances of the pandemic that
grips our nation, I’m not going to second guess our leaders. I am making a plea
to those of you who…..like me….support our local restaurants.
I called a
local restaurant owner and asked him….what does a person working a dining room
make?
Here’s the
skinny. The owner said his waitresses make around $5.55 for those 18 years of
age and older. If you are under 18, you make $4.80 an hour. They survive on tips. He says 80-percent of
what a waitress makes on her check is from tips from patrons. Let me
emphasize-----80-percent.
Fairfield is
a generous town. We tip north of 15-percent. Some people do considerably more
than that.
That’s the
math. You and I know this thing is not likely to end at the end of March. The
potential effect of this on the lives of the people who can’t afford such a gut
punch is catastrophic.
I’m asking
you…..for them….consider ordering a carry-out a couple of times a week. Pay
your bill and then add 20-percent. That might be the difference in the lives of
the people who work so hard to serve you….
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