Maybe your boss and my boss should be the ones that go out to lunch together?!?

Quite possibly, and then we could get a lot of work done without their RANDOM FUCKING INTERRUPTIONS AND PANIC ATTACKS OVER NOTHING!!!

Ahem.

smooches MM

How many people leave a cash tip in their hotel room for the housekeepers?

I don't know how this works. How much are you supposed to leave? I mean, certainly not 15%.

I'm not sure what the official rule is (or whether there even is ONE official rule, or just a lot of conflicting guidelines), but I usually leave between $5 and 10 for every night that I stayed.

Though now I'm all worried that I usually leave that in a lump sum on the nightstand when I check out, but if it's different people working different shifts then maybe the person who took care of my room after the first night got shafted? So I should leave a smaller but fresh tip every morning? Or, with all the different shifts and some places having policies about pooling tips, does it all eventually even out?

Excuse me, please. I now have to run to every hotel I've ever stayed in and tip all the cleaning staff, just in case.

I try to leave a few dollars each day I stay in a hotel, but I'm not very consistent because some days I have no cash or only twenties.

I know that with shift changes the same person might not be doing the room every day, so I've tried to leave money every day.

I've read it's best to leave money every day, but in general if you leave it at the end of the stay, it'll probably even out with other guests, no?

I've read it's best to leave money every day

Do you then leave a note, or how do they know it is money for them and not money you left out?

I've read it's best to leave money every day, but in general if you leave it at the end of the stay, it'll probably even out with other guests, no?

That's my thinking, plus the end of stay is where the biggest job is.

That's my thinking, plus the end of stay is where the biggest job is

Well, especially these days when they're all "In order to save us money save the environment, we'll only be changing your sheets every three days".

Fay, you are fabulous and beautiful and talented and generous, so anyone that doesn't realize that doesn't deserve the honor of dating you.

Woot, Jars! Go Team Driving!

My mean & rotten parents forced me to learn on a manual and take my driver's test on the manual and I can't thank them enough for doing so.

Change "parents" to "father" and that's me. He taught me to drive in a manual Ford Ranger truck. My first lesson was getting us off a hill. It was a very long lesson.

It was a necessity for me to learn how to drive a stick-shift if I ever planned on driving in Italy. I'm glad I did. My mother and sister don't know how, and they're at my father's or my mercy to get them anywhere in Europe. I love the freedom to just get in the car and go without worrying about anyone else's schedule.

I gave up my manual transmission car after three years in DC. Driving in city traffic is a pain in the ass with one, and I was tired of my left calf being larger than my right.

House~ma, Plei! But sad I missed the link. Damn this working to pay a mortgage thing.

askye, do what you need to do. It's good you're working through some of this stuff.

I hope the interview went well, meara.

My GPA is up! WOOTIE HOOTIE!

Hooray! I bow before your school skills.

Oh, Josie is home! Yay!

That's wonderful news. Hooray!

DC-istas, can you recommend a restaurant w/ a lot of vegetarian options nearish to DuPont Circle?

Heritage India Dupont. [link]

Al Tiramisu is wonderful. Really, really fresh fish, and a lot of interesting vegetarian pasta choices. [link]

DCistas, I need a recommendation for an Ethiopian restaurant.

I can't stand Ethiopian (texture issues), but my friends love Dukem Ethiopian Market on U Street. Oh, and take her to Bistrot du Coin (where we went with Suzi). Great atmosphere, and you can eat cheaply.

Sorella, that bites. I hope you get this resolved quickly.

OK, travel poll time:

How many people leave a cash tip in their hotel room for the housekeepers?

Yes.

How many people wear some form of stilletto or heels over 2.5 inches when flying? Or boots?

Yes. Most of my work shoes are heels. No boots. That's just insanity these days. (When I'm traveling for pleasure, it's usually flip-flops.)

How many people buy a box of candy to take back to their office mates?

No.

How many people get cravings for a food or drink only when they travel? (Like, ordering tomato juice or bloody mary mix on the plane, when you normally don't drink it)

Nope. I'm usually a diet soda girl, or if I'm headed home in the evening, a vodka tonic or glass of wine.

And I wear whatever pair of shoes is the biggest and can't fit in my suitcase, usually...

What meara said.

Every time I walk by a mirror or glass door today, I've startled myself with how dark my hair is. My coworkers must think I'm nuts.

but my friends love Dukem Ethiopian Market on U Street

Ah! I knew I was forgetting at least one U Street Ethiopian place...