Happy Belated Fathers Day

dm1215 · Post by **dm1215** » 16 Jun 2008 10:53

Also wanted to say happy fathers day to all you dads out there.

inhuien · Post by **inhuien** » 16 Jun 2008 11:14

Thank You.

Post by **Omphalos** » 16 Jun 2008 12:27

Thanks. My wife and kids got me Season One of BSG on DVD. Damned if I didnt watch 8 episodes yesterday! My poor son was begging me to go outside with him and play some baseball. Poor kid.

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 16 Jun 2008 13:01

Omphalos wrote:Thanks. My wife and kids got me Season One of BSG on DVD. Damned if I didnt watch 8 episodes yesterday! My poor son was begging me to go outside with him and play some baseball. Poor kid.

He'll learn. Sci-Fi, not sports, is the true path of the male.

dm1215 · Post by **dm1215** » 16 Jun 2008 13:03

I love Battlestar Gallactica. The first season was the best!

Post by **Omphalos** » 16 Jun 2008 13:26

Phaedrus wrote:
Omphalos wrote:Thanks. My wife and kids got me Season One of BSG on DVD. Damned if I didnt watch 8 episodes yesterday! My poor son was begging me to go outside with him and play some baseball. Poor kid.
He'll learn. Sci-Fi, not sports, is the true path of the male.

That boy is good. At 5 he can hit whatever he wants to when he throws the ball, and can bat against pitches, instead of off a T. If only I could get him to run to first, instead of third when he hits it.

But Im training him to love SF. My little daughter actually watched quite a bit with me yesterday. She seems to love the stuff.

orald · Post by **orald** » 16 Jun 2008 13:29

Since there're all kinds of "***'s day" around, d'you think there's any "gas station guy day"? You know, like a day when people actually tip us?

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 16 Jun 2008 13:37

orald wrote:Since there're all kinds of "***'s day" around, d'you think there's any "gas station guy day"? You know, like a day when people actually tip us?

I think everyday is an "orald day" of some kind in your world.

God Emperor of Earth day?

orald · Post by **orald** » 16 Jun 2008 13:42

Even my b-day isn't Orald Day.

It's Fluffy Wuffy Day, for my doggy.

orald · Post by **orald** » 16 Jun 2008 14:06

And what did their tips garner, a chewed gum? Mine sure do. Barely.

Post by **Omphalos** » 16 Jun 2008 14:11

orald wrote:And what did their tips garner, a chewed gum? Mine sure do. Barely.

What is the tip for gas pumping usually? A percentage, or just like a few sheckels?

orald · Post by **orald** » 16 Jun 2008 14:29

A few sheckels from 1 in every few dozen customers is all I really ask.

I don't expect people who buy only a few liters to tip, they're obviously not too well to do themselves, but you know, upper middle-class and such, it'd be nice to have a sheckel or two every few customers.
Especially those who want their windows wiped.

A nice old lady fueled at 201 NS and gave 205, telling me to keep the change(that's about 1$ worth). That's about all my tips for today, and I had none yesterday. It's not enough to even buy a loaf of bread, you know.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 16 Jun 2008 14:50

I'd buy a beer with it.

orald · Post by **orald** » 16 Jun 2008 15:30

Or a few micrograms of pot?

How much is pot worth anyway, and what is the amount used for one "dose"?

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 16 Jun 2008 15:46

That varies greatly, depending on the type of grass you're smoking, and the personal tolerances of the smoker. Prices vary on type, location, and availability.

Do you get paid a wage plus tips, or just tips?

orald · Post by **orald** » 16 Jun 2008 16:00

Wage plus tips. It's not that I'm dependant on them(frankly, they're just nice pocket change), but it'd be nice.

I wonder how this whole "tiping the waiter" thing got started anyway...do people really calculate precentages for a tip?

Tleilax Master B · Post by **Tleilax Master B** » 16 Jun 2008 16:14

orald wrote:Or a few micrograms of pot?

How much is pot worth anyway, and what is the amount used for one "dose"?

As much as you care to smoke

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 16 Jun 2008 17:27

orald wrote:Wage plus tips. It's not that I'm dependant on them(frankly, they're just nice pocket change), but it'd be nice.

I wonder how this whole "tiping the waiter" thing got started anyway...do people really calculate precentages for a tip?

It depends. I generally tip 15% to waiters/waitresses, plus or minus some depending on how good a job they did. Other people tip differently.

And yes, B, that's about accurate.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 16 Jun 2008 19:04

The friends I run around with while back during summers base/top at 20% and cut if the service isn't good. I always thought it was 15%, too, tho.

It's really hard to remember to tip while back, since the Japanese don't, normally.

I'd be willing to if it meant an improvement in service. (Which is normal blandly sufficient at best.)

orald · Post by **orald** » 17 Jun 2008 04:00

But why do waiters even have this half-established tip deal in the western culture(or whatever)? Seems a bit strange that they're known to get it while most other service providers don't(delievery men get too, right? at least here my parents always tip them about 5$ which is an hour's min' pay).

Post by **Freakzilla** » 17 Jun 2008 04:52

No, we don't tip the UPS or Fed Ex guys. They make decent money.

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 17 Jun 2008 09:46

My dad isn't real big on celebration, like say his birthday or x-mas, so fathers day meant even less to him, i'm sure.

I gave the old gipper a hug and a copy of "Gremlins".

Now that's classy!

inhuien · Post by **inhuien** » 17 Jun 2008 10:08

Who said anything about having a celebration that's way to much like hard work. The perfect Fathers Day involves the very minimum of activity and the maximum of lazing around on yer arse watching sci-fi or Top Gear re-runs on the box.

Post by **Omphalos** » 17 Jun 2008 11:57

inhuien wrote:Who said anything about having a celebration that's way to much like hard work. The perfect Fathers Day involves the very minimum of activity and the maximum of lazing around on yer arse watching sci-fi or Top Gear re-runs on the box.

Ex-fucking-zactly!!!

Robspierre · Post by **Robspierre** » 17 Jun 2008 12:32

orald wrote:But why do waiters even have this half-established tip deal in the western culture(or whatever)? Seems a bit strange that they're known to get it while most other service providers don't(delievery men get too, right? at least here my parents always tip them about 5$ which is an hour's min' pay).

Wait staff can legally be paid 2.13 an hour vs 6.50 (varies by state) but basically wait staff are generally paid less because that can make up the difference in tips but if not the employer ahs to kick in enough to bring them up to minimum wage.

Rob