Melba's Jammin' wrote:

>
> I'm a total loser at the abstract concepts of math. And I can compute
> the tip on a meal check (while viewing it upside down from my
> perspective) faster than Rob can adjust his glasses to get a good look
> at it. :-)


Me, too, on both counts. Tips are easy, especially if you tip
15 or 20%. It's 1 1/2 or 2x the check, then move the decimal point.

But then you know Rob and N are engineers and first they have to make
sure the check is ADDED correctly. It's amazing how often there's an
error, even in our favor. Yes, we do call those to attention, too.

Kind of funny: It has become a family joke that if our son is with us,
we have to count the entrees on the bill. THREE TIMES at different
restaurants when he's been with us in a group of five or more people
there has been an extra meal listed on the bill. Someone now invariably
says "Hey, J is with us, count the entrees."

gloria p