GL: Tipping

[John Esch]

>> Tipping because they are only getting minimum wage does not set a very 
>> good <<
>> example and really puts the screws to those coming behind you, who do not 
>> <<
>> share your beliefs.<<
>> Tommy <<

Tommy,

Huh!! If you don't want to tip then don't!!  What I and others do should not 
affect what you do and we are not "putting the screws...to you" by tipping. 
I feel that attentive service and the extras some (most) dock hands do 
should be rewarded with a tip.

John Esch

Fet-Esch,a 48' Chung Hwa Seamaster
Currently lying Island Cove Marina on the Tennessee River
www.Fet-Esch.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tommy Terrific" <circumnavigate06@bellsouth.net>
To: "Margery Griffith" <grandsturdy410@yahoo.com>; 
<great-loop@lists.samurai.com>
Cc: <Jake2124@aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: GL: Tipping


> Tipping because they are only getting minimum wage does not set a very 
> good
> example and really puts the screws to those coming behind you, who do not
> share your beliefs.
> Tommy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margery Griffith" <grandsturdy410@yahoo.com>
> To: <great-loop@lists.samurai.com>
> Cc: <Jake2124@aol.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 5:49 PM
> Subject: GL: Tipping
>
>
>> Jake...by all means TIP! Talk about minimum wage...this is how these kids
>> exist! I usually tipped between $2 and $5 depending on how much they do
>> (and
>> how many there are!). The more you tip the better the service! However
>> there
>> is a 'beware' because they are not all trained equally! Some very little!
>> It's
>> nice to be led to your slip in a strange marina but YOU are in control 
>> and
>> don't be afraid to tell THEM what line to take and WHERE YOU WANT IT PUT!
>> All
>> too often (expecially in the spring with a 'new bunch') they will grab
>> your
>> bow line and try to pull you in, which is not what you want! (where does
>> the
>> stern then go??) They often try to stop your boat with the line in their
>> hands
>> instead of throwing a wrap around a cleat, having no clue that they 
>> cannot
>> stop the boat alone! We always hand them the midship line, then we're
>> close to
>> the dock and then arrange other lines as required. It is very useful when
>> they
>> take the power cable/TV cable and do those hook ups for you as
>> they are often hard to read and get at without standing on your head with
>> a
>> flashlight! Enjoy the loop!
>> Marge Griffith
>> Cinderella
>> Linssen GS 410
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