Bill McNeal wrote:

Bill McNeal wrote:If I pay for a can dare with a credit card, can I leave a tip on the card or do I need cash for that?

The Dude wrote:is can dare cab fare

Posted from my iPhone, yeah it was cab fare. Got my answer, yes you can.
follow up:
How much should I tip on a $60 cab fare?

Back in the day (when I tied an onion to my belt, etc.) you could get away with a10% to a cab driver. I'm sure standards have climbed as they have everywhere, but I'd still feel comfortable with a $10 tip. Won't get you any kind of celebration, but neither will a $12 one and I can't see going any higher than that unless you really feel you're going to want this same guy for service later on.

depends

big was the drunk you had on that caused you to miss your train stop?

Also, if you threw up in the back seat you should probably peel off a little extra.

Thanks, I took a cab from the airport and I was really just looking for validation after the fact. I tipped him $10, and he seemed pretty thrilled with that so I thought I might of over tipped. I guess he was just an excitable fellow.

got a B on my final project. professor said it was generous. which is true. she understood i had to change a lot about it last minute bc the internship was a disaster. i can take her suggestions and fix it for a higher grade or just accept the B and be done.

getting the b gives me a 3.73 overall gpa. if i got an A i would only have a 3.8. feel like it doesnt really matter either way.

Way to take pride in your work.

I get to take my children to the Fresh Beat Band concert today...I suspect the parking lot is not going to be similar to a Dead show...this has major potential for suckage.

Luzinski's Gut wrote:I get to take my children to the Fresh Beat Band concert today...I suspect the parking lot is not going to be similar to a Dead show...this has major potential for suckage.

The Fresh Beat Band is godawful, even by kiddie music standards.

The Dude wrote:you can have it inside somewhere, like where the reception is

We have that option, in case it is necessary.

Luzinski's Gut wrote:I get to take my children to the Fresh Beat Band concert today...I suspect the parking lot is not going to be similar to a Dead show...this has major potential for suckage.

but much potential for milfage

Bill McNeal wrote:Thanks, I took a cab from the airport and I was really just looking for validation after the fact. I tipped him $10, and he seemed pretty thrilled with that so I thought I might of over tipped. I guess he was just an excitable fellow.

I've had a tiphany (tip epiphany GET IT?) lately, in that if someone doesn't screw up, I tip a little over the norm. When you look at it, it's really absurd that an extra buck or two out of your pocket can really make someone's day (as evidenced above). But it's reality. Sorta like that research story I saw a couple months ago where someone will drive 20 miles to save 10 bucks on a $30 purchase, but doesn't really go out of their way to save say $50 on a thousand dollar purchase.

CalvinBall wrote:got a B on my final project. professor said it was generous. which is true. she understood i had to change a lot about it last minute bc the internship was a disaster. i can take her suggestions and fix it for a higher grade or just accept the B and be done.

getting the b gives me a 3.73 overall gpa. if i got an A i would only have a 3.8. feel like it doesnt really matter either way.

I assume you're inquiring about the job at Notre Dame.

i tip the cab about 20% when it's a personal trip, when it's for business always 20% at least. there is a button to automatically add 20% on the credit card machine in tehre so i usually just hit that

TenuredVulture wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:got a B on my final project. professor said it was generous. which is true. she understood i had to change a lot about it last minute bc the internship was a disaster. i can take her suggestions and fix it for a higher grade or just accept the B and be done.

getting the b gives me a 3.73 overall gpa. if i got an A i would only have a 3.8. feel like it doesnt really matter either way.

I assume you're inquiring about the job at Notre Dame.

that is what my project is about. initially was going to do my own research but that was worthless after I found out how bad the camp I wanted to research was.

so I don't have much to add to my project to make it any better anyways.

Yes, with business/not your money, tip the 20%. The other way I justify it is that those guys don't see the money for a good 2 weeks to a month (which is why they bitch and moan so much about paying via credit card) so to "compensate" them for the delay, I give a little more money.

Another way of putting it is that they would gladly take a 5% tip if you pay the fare in cash then a 20% tip if paid by credit card. Which probably says something very bad about the economics of being a driver and how the cab owners take advantage of them.

Yep, when not on a work trip i always pay cash. Sucks to be them

Oh yeah, my wedding anniversary is tomorrow...seriously...that's another limiting factor. This is going to be a very long day...and my wife is already walking on emotional eggshells as tomorrow also is the first day of school for our eldest.

Thursday night can't get here quickly enough. Four day weekend in effect, beer o'clock is required.

Bucky wrote:

Luzinski's Gut wrote:I get to take my children to the Fresh Beat Band concert today...I suspect the parking lot is not going to be similar to a Dead show...this has major potential for suckage.

but much potential for milfage

For certain. The shit we do in order to make our children happy. It could be far worse...

Swiggers wrote:

Luzinski's Gut wrote:I get to take my children to the Fresh Beat Band concert today...I suspect the parking lot is not going to be similar to a Dead show...this has major potential for suckage.

The Fresh Beat Band is godawful, even by kiddie music standards.

Chilling hard as shit today.

How much do cab drivers make, not including tips?

I'm always bothered conceptually by tipping. Why should I pay people extra for doing what they're already paid to do? I guess the answer is that occupations where tips are common are also poorly-paid, and those people depend on tips to make a decent living. (I know this is especially true of waiters and waitresses.) Fair enough, but then those jobs should pay more. I realize this is tilting at windmills but it's just always struck me as weird that somehow tipping became the norm. Or rather, tipping for unremarkable service. I certainly understand tipping someone who goes above and beyond for you (like the cabbie whose car you puked in).

i was amazed to find out what some bartenders make here. i never lived near a city before, though.