Grace: Kentuckian's last wish — for kin to give $500 tip — ripples all the way to Omaha

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130807/NEWS/130809236/1685#grace-kentuckian-s-last-wish-for-kin-to-give-500-tip-ripples-all-the-way-to-omaha

By Erin Grace

Sara Petersen was not even halfway into her 14-hour double shift at the Upstream when a pair of diners sat in her section on the patio.

The two men were in their 30s. They were fairly low-key. Their order — some beers and a sandwich and the raspberry chicken — was simple.

The 22-year-old gave brisk, good service but otherwise hardly gave it a thought until the men got up to leave.

What happened then made her smile, then cry, then smile again. Later, Sara would tell me she wished she would have said thank you. A few more times.

FULL story and several videos at link.

[Go Vols]

1. Very Cool

[LWolf]

2. As a former server,

this made me cry.

I waited tables as a second job to pay rent when I was a single mom.

[theHandpuppet]

3. Thanks so much for posting this

I was getting mighty discouraged reading too many posts in which people talked about wait staff as if they were lowly servants, undeserving of even the least kindness or consideration.

[Omaha Steve]

4. Kick