Hank, when you leave a dime, the waitstaff considers that generous, coming from you. Which is why I reminded you of the tradition for expressing disappointment with the service.

You do raise an interesting point however, regarding additional tips when the establishment includes an automatic gratuity. A lot of restaurants do that for groups, and I didn't notice it on my bill and added another 15 to 20%. I stopped doing that because the service, while good, isn't 40% good.

Sg