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Old 16-07-2008, 09:28 PM posted to rec.food.cooking
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Default Tipping etiquette for contractors?



"cshenk" wrote in message
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"TFM®" wrote

Working outside on someone's house in the Florida heat makes us less than
appealing candidates for inside restroom privileges.


LOL! I have always told *everyone* on any team or if just one worker, feel
free and made sure I had an extra roll of toilet tissue on the back of the
toilet.

I expect anyone working outside on my house to get hot and sweaty!

I also tell them I will get very upset if they do NOT have plenty of cold
water and drink it real regular as I am from hot country (Sasebo Japan,
UAE middle east etc) and heat stroke is no fun. Drink lots and pee lots.

Oh gack, can you put up with yet another story from me here?

2001 (predates my Japan and middle east). Young fellow, roof worker. 18
or so is my best guess? It was heat index a mere 105 (I call that low
now). Fellow aparently knew only carbonated caffiene drinks. Hello...
They had to carry him down.



One day a couple of years ago we had a Minnesotan working with us. He was
addicted to energy drinks.

About an hour after lunch he was dying of thirst. We all bring our own
water here.
Somebody lent him $5 and he took off to the store just down the road.

Silly sumbitch came back with 2 16 oz. energy drinks and not a drop of
water. He had to leave early that day.


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