Careless Linemen

"MH" == Martin Hotze writes:

MH On Fri, 26 May 2006 21:26:15 -0700, Bob Fry wrote:
And for the lineguys that fill the tanks properly...how 'bout a
nice tip?

MH why? it is his job.

Because, Martin, in Europe even the lowest paid employee gets health
coverage, vacation, probably a decent wage, etc.

Here they get squat. That is American slang for little to nothing.

On overnight cross-country trips I tip the person who drives the car
to pick me up at the airport and takes me to the motel. Why? Because
maybe that way they'll be happy to get a call from some lone pilot
needing a ride into town, instead of ignoring the call.

General aviation has few friends in this country. A few bucks spread
around doesn't cost me anything in relation to flying costs, and may
generate a few more friends of small planes.