RTP-area local music and culture

[John I <not AT hotmail.com>]

Nathaniel Florin wrote:

> 
> I've been thinking about this for a couple days now
> (slow week) and I've concluded that a 17% tip is
> ridiculous. I mean, get a good meal and a couple of
> glasses of wine in me and then... 17%? How do I figure
> that out? I guess you take the total bill and divide
> by 6 and add enough change to get to a round number,
> but that's way too complicated. 
> 


It's easy.  You subtract the sales tax and any appetizers then figure 25% of 
what's left.  over time it works out to 17%.