I have that same noise radar for plastic chewing, barfing, and trying to open the closet door in the middle of the night. And just to be clear *cough cough dugh cough cough* I'm talking about the cats and not me.
I hate that feeling. I could never sleep well if the horses were out and there was the threat of weather. Better to keep them in and not worry about it.
The morning radio show I listen to this morning had a segment where they discussed this Australian comedian or duo... can't remember which and can't remember the names... that do all sorts of things with their... things. Like make shadow puppets and have someone put strings on them like marionettes. They made the news because of them sat on an audience member's lap and that person had just bought a wine corkscrew and the guy sat on it through her pocket... and well... got screwed. Owie.
I found them:
I'm usually a pretty generous tipper, as I understand they rely on that money as income; however, I have left smaller tips if I felt the service was lacking. I don't think I've ever not tipped someone for poor service. I'm more inclined to give 10% vs my usual 20%. Monty definitely overreacted and got his just desserts. Thanks for reading