No advice, only some commiseration. I can generally avoid the baggage people as I travel light and can handle my own bags. But I get really irritated with the tipping gone mad in this country. I order a sandwich to go at Subway, there's a tip jar; I order a bagel from the local bagel shop, there's a tip jar; I order a pizza to go, there's a tip jar; order a hot chocolate, smoothy, ice cream, you name it to go, and there's a tip jar. I'm really sick of counter employees who expect tips for doing their basic jobs that require nothing in the way of service and of the store managers and owners who allow these jars to be placed in their establishments.

Sorry for the rant ... it just bugs me. Especially as I ordered a pizza to go the other night and had the distinct impression it was prepared incorrectly because I did not leave a tip.