Just in time for the holiday season (also known as “Humbug”,) the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge is made manifest in the persona of Roger Gitlin. Mr. Gitlin/Scrooge revealed his well-known mean-spiritedness when asked recently if he wanted to add a tip to his food order. Rather than answering with an underwhelming “no,” he gave the upstart lackey a good tongue-lashing in response to the effrontery.I say we should all join Mr. Gitlin/Scrooge in a campaign to eliminate out of control tipping, lest we be seen as fearful, pretentious, or punctilious by those underlings working part time for minimum wage.Let us all raise a hearty cheer of “Bah, humbug!” and dispense with the mealy-mouthed exhortations of good will usually espoused at this time of year.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Deborah ParksCrescent City googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });