It had to be topped as I am so much better now LMAO

After I stopped laughing I started thinking and after that I remembered that once I called Sears service to service my stove and I wanted to give $10.00 to a man and he said to take it to church for him, and as I am not church goyer it still sits at my stove.
Beside the point if someone during my trip will refuse to except tips - should I write everyone's name on some piece of paper and then go to church and give it in their names (adding Sears man name to the list will not be unapropriate, right ?)

Yeah well thanks for nothing. Here I am in a three-room cement box outside Warsaw hoping the plumber will show up sometime this week, so that my "toilet" will flush. If I'm lucky the modem's phone line won't go dead in the middle of this. Porsches, houses in Aspen... cripes. Ancient history.

So now my pay packet from Wings of Warsaw is barely enough to put vodka on the table, and not the good stuff with the yard clippings in it, either. Tips? TIPS?? Surely you jest. No, instead I get to haul backpackers and bureaucrats between Warsaw and Brussels, or that so-called airport outside London - you know, the one you can't get to from there. Foxy flight attendents? Try former Aeroflot stews in plastic orthopedic shoes. In-flight food? What are you, some kind of comedian?

At least the ex-wife gets squat out of it. I sent her some Zlotys and she emailed me to hold off on the funny money until she can talk to her lawyer. Sure, babe. See you in the Hague.

Listen, here's a tip FROM the pilot. Take the train.

Am I a complete ignoramus? I have NEVER heard of giving a pilot a tip in my life! I have also never seen anyone giving a pilot a tip. I mean, I have never seen them carrying a hat as I exit the plane, waiting for cash! I don't agree with tipping pilots. I know they work hard, but so do I, and I don't ask my students for tips as they exit my classroom!

It sounds more reasonable to tip the FA's, but I admit I have never done this, unless you count tipping on an alcoholic beverage, like you would tip a bartender.

When are you supposed to give the tips?

This is all new to me . . . I guess I don't travel enough!

I couldn't tip the Air France folks last week on the way over because I only had 10E and didn't know who should get it. On the way home I ended up with 30E in my bag but was too tired to remember. Will I get inferior service next time?

This is an example of the funny things that used to be posted here before we were required to register...

I wanted to print the Aero list, but only the names of the post titles appeared. Help please!

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I'm so glad to see this thread back.... one of the funniest around! (and seems like some people still don't get that it's a joke!)

Anne

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Yes it's hard to believe, AnnO.

Hellooooooo those of you who are gullible people.......

It's a joke, it's a joke, it's a joke it's a joke!

jetset1 - try to "copy & paste" into a word document. Works for me. ((b))

What I want to know is, where is the viking thread?

Hey Art, there is a reference or two, to vikings in this thread, which is a hoot, all on its own!

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...mp;tid=1373391

Could it be the one you're thinking of?

Looking back at my post just now, I need to correct something. I meant to type, "Could it, be the, one you're, thinking of?"

Man, I need to use fewer commas!!

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I will be tipping the difference between my actual weight and that complimentary lower weight they key in into my flight info - equivalent in US$! C:)

The best team work ever, I hpe this thread will NEVER die...

Since I quit my traveling to Europe after my first traveling to Europe - I am keeping this thread to share with everyone else...travelers or not...funniest things happening - people just believing that all of it is the guide to TIP A PILOTs.
I even got a list on who to tip and whom not to tip...can you believe it?

ilovelabs2003: you ARE kidding? yes? You're a teacher? Please tell me you just have a VERY dry sense of humor. I was wondering if anyone knew if you were flying to Europe if you had to include the VAT with the tip. Like a gift tax?