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Date:         Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:08:04 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: (Rant) Need to Bitch!
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>I'm curious, is there a local "culture" in the full-service states >for tipping the attendant after he/she pumps the gas? One time, when >driving in Oregon, I remember the attendant just kind of standing >there after I paid. Didn't occur to me until later that he may have >been waiting for a tip, at least until realizing I was from >California.

The whole thing is asinine. Here in NZ it's hard to find a pump-jockey who will voluntarily fill your tank. I almost inevitably do so myself.

Glad tipping here is illegal! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut


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