not a bike story, except it happened during my daily ride.
i stopped at the Starbucks for my habitual small plain coffee that costs $1.95. i pulled two singles and a five out of my wallet and layed down the two singles. the young woman quickly had my coffee, picked up the two singles and headed to another cash register to get my change. i walked after here, and and when she handed me my change, i had somehow forgotten, probably because i had been asked a question by one of the other customers, that i had already paid, and handed her the five.
she immediately squealed to her workmates, "oh, my, a five dollar tip!". then quickly put it in the tip jar.
after that, there was nothing for it, it was over in a flash, the damage had been done and there was no good way out of it. to make matters worse, she probably thinks i'm some pitiful old man trying to impress young ladies by over tipping. jeez!