'Out Of Gas'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
You know what's sad? If you click through Tom's link now, the headline and lead are as follows:
New Yorkers Hustle Through Morning Commute for 3rd Day
Representatives from the transit workers union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority met this morning for the first time since the transit union began its strike three days ago, a person close to the talks said today
Yeah, that anonymous source was squashed pretty quickly.
Hivemind question, quasi-related to tipping:
Does anybody leave a cash gift for the postal delivery person? How much, generally, if you do? My service used to suck, so I never bothered, but at my new digs the person's been pretty good (that includes taking away stuff I've left out that was for former tenants).
Also, how do you address the envelope or card it if you don't know the person's name (I'm never home when the mail comes during the week)?
Yeah, that anonymous source was squashed pretty quickly.
He was thrown under the bus, then?
I only recently heard that some people tip their mail carriers. I know I have a variety of them, so it would be hard to do. Also, aren't postal employees notoriously well-paid?
Signed, would rather tipping were not a facet of our culture, and everyone was paid a living wage.
Even if they resolve the contract today, I don't think we'll see trains running until tomorrow.
If they can get a resolution before noon, I can imagine there could be at least limited service this evening.
would rather tipping were not a facet of our culture, and everyone was paid a living wage
Does Christmas tipping count towards a living wage? I hope not. Isn't it more like a consumer-mandated Christmas bonus?
I believe in my googling holiday tips yesterday, I saw that postal service employees can accept non-cash gifts under $20. That said, I'm sure it's a rare mail carrier who would turn away cash in hand.
I don't tip my maildeliverer. I'm in an apartment building with about 15 units, and I end up delivering other people's mail that's been stuck in my mailbox at least once a week. And then there were the two weeks of no mail delivery whatsoever. So I can't say I feel terribly motivated to start now.
In better(?) news, someone at my office left about 15 bottles of Tylenol cold and flu, nighttime (aka knock you on your ass) medicine in the lunchroom for the taking. Considering the ick that's been making the rounds, that's a fairly timely gift.