bigjoe, a stack full of dollar bills from people telling this waitress that they are happy to send her the money while they are still able to could go a long way toward making that little autograph lose its value in her mind.
And now that I think of it, if it does turn out that this woman receives much publicity and tips from caring people across America, a carefully crafted ebay auction of said autograph (ala Rush’s Senate letter) could pull big bucks.