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1. Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: baldycotton@pop.mindspring.com; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:18:19 -0400; I completely agree with you Dave. Tipping is for value added and should be done when appropriate. Several months ago I needed a tow and got a good one. The guy was young and was very very interested; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01024.html (8,826 bytes)
2. RE: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: "Clayton Kirkwood" <kirkwood@garlic.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:15:00 -0700; Ok, so having seen several responses, how does one know that they are getting service above and beyond. I would expect as part of the job that the tow fella would naturally take care of the car and e; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01028.html (10,413 bytes)
3. Re: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: JustBrits@aol.com; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 12:26:53 EDT; << I would expect as part of the job that the tow fella would naturally take care of the car and ensure that the right tow job was done, and precautions were heeded to not scratch or hurt the car. Wh; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01031.html (8,466 bytes)
4. Re: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: Thecarguru@aol.com; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:32:19 EDT; Hello all. I had a 65 mustang (restoration project) towed by flatbed. The driver put a grappling hook over the rear axle to keep the car stable. What we didnt know is that he put it over the flexible; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01044.html (8,810 bytes)
5. RE: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: drded@ix.netcom.com (David Deutsch); Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 17:55:34 -0500 (CDT); I think the only way you can understand is by having a really bad experience and a good experience. All to often the good guys and the bad guys are paid the same wage. I think that the good guys dese; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01046.html (9,563 bytes)
6. Re: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: "Mike Lishego" <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 21:25:59 -0400; Along these lines, has anyone else ever had a terrible tow, only to have the driver ask "Where's the tip?" My Plymouth broke down in a college town in PA (Ray knows which school!), and I called the; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01048.html (10,648 bytes)
7. RE: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: "Clayton Kirkwood" <kirkwood@garlic.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:20:25 -0700; And I suppose this comes to the basis of my lack of knowledge: when is tipping due. Obviously not when the screw the job up as in the first instance above. But for the second incident, the guy did w; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01052.html (10,135 bytes)
8. Re: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 00:50:03 EDT; It happened to my son, with me in attendence. enough to know the difference) managed to spin on a rain slicked road and slide off the shoulder, down a gentle embankment and come to rest against a cha; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01059.html (10,754 bytes)
9. Re: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>; Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 01:31:01 -0500; I've been following this thread with interest. Two questions. I have a feeling this does not apply to you, but for an "average" tow truck driver, do you think tipping in advance would encourage more; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01063.html (8,443 bytes)
10. RE: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: baldycotton@pop.mindspring.com; Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:24:30 -0400; I suppose the service would only have to be above and beyond MY expectations. Dave Iwansky '62 MGA 1600 MkII; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01073.html (8,137 bytes)
11. RE: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: mup1dm <mup1dm@surrey.ac.uk>; Date: Fri, 23 Oct 98 14:20:08 -0000; One would think that not hurting the car was just part of the job, but the evidence seems to be that many either don't know or don't care enough to do a proper job. I tip partly out of self-interest; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01076.html (9,035 bytes)
12. Re: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing) (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 09:23:10 -0500; Be careful for what you ask for. I have work in several different jobs where tips was part of the salary. Let me tell you some people are cheap and extremely demanding. I can tell you this about bein; /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01428.html (9,731 bytes)

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