2004/11/29
Deliverator
I do not have the ambition to write a post like I did about Tim Hortons, but with recent developments I simply must comment.
As you may know, I worked as a delivery guy at a rural Pizza Hut from July until a week ago. This post stems from a story that one of my ex-coworkers, Doug, relayed to me last night. You see, there's this customer that lived quite a ways out in the country, and he never tipped. And I mean never. He'd come up with the greatest stories; It'd always be something like, "oh man, i don't have any extra for you, I only got to order cause my wife's out so I had to smash the piggy bank." (As he pays in nickels). Despite the fact that he orders more than once a week. Anyway, Saturday night he ordered. But when Doug got to the door, the wife answered and paid. This was a new development...none of us had ever seen her. She tipped Doug $4 (a descent tip). Here's the kicker: an hour later the guy called the store and asked for his tip back. I kid you not. Which brings me to today's lesson:
Respect for those in the service industry.
As you go about your day-to-day life, do you take the time to be considerate of those who's job it is to serve you? Tipping isn't always the appropriate response, but perhaps you could be kinder to the cashier at Canadian Tire. Maybe you should tip that guy who's standing in the blistering-cold wind pumping your gas. I don't know: use your own imagination. The point is, you've got to stop the mindset that "it's their job anyway". Have you considered what the pizza delivery guy goes through?
Here's a guy who doesn't make an hourly wage. He uses his own car. He pays for his own gas. He's out there in any weather. He's trying to find your house even though you don't have a visible house number. You forgot to turn the light on for him. He spends twenty minutes solely on you. And in return, what do you tip him? $1.30? Are you using your brain? A waitress generally is making a wage (however small), plus she's serving customers other than you. She's not using her own car or gas. But when that $30 bill comes, you're careful to give her her $4.50.
Let me make it simple for you: if you tip your pizza delivery guy less than $2, you are an evil person. This doesn't mean that $2 is a good tip, but it's the minimum. Much like you should be doing at least a minimum of 60kph on the 401.
Many Christians read this blog. To you I say: what good is that Jesus fish on the back of your car and that sign on your door that says "As for me and my house..." when you've just tipped the guy less than $4? What a convoluted witness: "Hey! Become a Christian so you can feel good about yourself as you take advantage of others!"
Bah. I disown you all!
As you may know, I worked as a delivery guy at a rural Pizza Hut from July until a week ago. This post stems from a story that one of my ex-coworkers, Doug, relayed to me last night. You see, there's this customer that lived quite a ways out in the country, and he never tipped. And I mean never. He'd come up with the greatest stories; It'd always be something like, "oh man, i don't have any extra for you, I only got to order cause my wife's out so I had to smash the piggy bank." (As he pays in nickels). Despite the fact that he orders more than once a week. Anyway, Saturday night he ordered. But when Doug got to the door, the wife answered and paid. This was a new development...none of us had ever seen her. She tipped Doug $4 (a descent tip). Here's the kicker: an hour later the guy called the store and asked for his tip back. I kid you not. Which brings me to today's lesson:
Respect for those in the service industry.
As you go about your day-to-day life, do you take the time to be considerate of those who's job it is to serve you? Tipping isn't always the appropriate response, but perhaps you could be kinder to the cashier at Canadian Tire. Maybe you should tip that guy who's standing in the blistering-cold wind pumping your gas. I don't know: use your own imagination. The point is, you've got to stop the mindset that "it's their job anyway". Have you considered what the pizza delivery guy goes through?
Here's a guy who doesn't make an hourly wage. He uses his own car. He pays for his own gas. He's out there in any weather. He's trying to find your house even though you don't have a visible house number. You forgot to turn the light on for him. He spends twenty minutes solely on you. And in return, what do you tip him? $1.30? Are you using your brain? A waitress generally is making a wage (however small), plus she's serving customers other than you. She's not using her own car or gas. But when that $30 bill comes, you're careful to give her her $4.50.
Let me make it simple for you: if you tip your pizza delivery guy less than $2, you are an evil person. This doesn't mean that $2 is a good tip, but it's the minimum. Much like you should be doing at least a minimum of 60kph on the 401.
Many Christians read this blog. To you I say: what good is that Jesus fish on the back of your car and that sign on your door that says "As for me and my house..." when you've just tipped the guy less than $4? What a convoluted witness: "Hey! Become a Christian so you can feel good about yourself as you take advantage of others!"
Bah. I disown you all!
2004/11/28
Game of Life
New whip, new digs, new job (soon!). That's right, I've moved back to Kingston! (For those of un-Ontarian decent). AND I bought a new car 10 days ago. It's a brand-new 2003 Ford Focus ZTS. It was probably the last '03 Focus available new anywhere, it was sitting next to '05 models so I got a HUGE deal on it. Seriously, I robbed them. Ask me what kind of a deal I got on it. Anyway, it's the ZTS model, which means it's the luxury Focus. It's got power windows, power locks, remote, tilt/teloscopic steering wheel, six-disc in-dash CD player, leather steering wheel and seats, 5spd manual transmission, 16" alloy wheels with low-profile Perelli tires, Canadian Winter Package Plus (heated seats, traction control, heated mirrors, ABS), etc, etc. In fact, the only option it is missing is a sunroof. Sigh.
So I didn't post last week cause I was waiting for access to these pics so that I could show you my new life. This pic shows my new crib in the background:
This one looks over the bay at the Dupont plant in Kingston:
So I didn't post last week cause I was waiting for access to these pics so that I could show you my new life. This pic shows my new crib in the background:
This one looks over the bay at the Dupont plant in Kingston:
2004/11/13
Praise
The sun shining. Seasonably warm. The smell of the woodstove hanging in the crisp fall air. The perfume of freshly hung laundry. The kittens playing in the crunching leaves. All at once. What a beautiful day. What a beautiful creation.
Well, my car rolled over 300,000km...time for a new one.
Well, my car rolled over 300,000km...time for a new one.
2004/11/05
Birthday Boy
