"Steve B" writes:

"Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
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"Steve B" writes:

"David" wrote in message
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James E. Cannon wrote:

It's not that I felt so grateful that I "wanted" to tip (I already paid
$125 for shipping), I just don't want to be seen as a cheapskate and
maybe pay for it later with late/damaged shipments if I do business
with
the same driver again.
Isn't that rather cynical? I mean really--expecting that the SAME
driver
is going to damage upcoming shipments to you purposely and vindictively,
because you didn't pay him "protection"?? Good grief, man, that's not
how
it works! If you go to a restaurant and order a couple of $35+ meals
for
you and the missus and leave a $5 tip, THAT'S considered being a
cheapskate, as anyone paying for that expensive of a meal can certainly
afford a 50% tip.

Dave

Sorry, Dave. That's not how it works. I worked conventions in Las Vegas
for a lot of years. Repeat customers.

You had one yokel this year that stiffed you after going all out for them,
and next year, attitude was different. The companies are limited to a $50
limit on lost/damaged freight. You could run your tines through a box
when
no one was looking, the exhibitor could lose many thousands of dollars in

That's a felony.

exhibits, and the culprit was never found. Or, you put an "empty" sticker
on a full box, and it goes to the boneyard. Cost of retrieval, about two
grand.

Either one of these should get you fired, and by rights, in jail.


I can see you've never been a Teamster union member.


Is that an excuse or an explanation? The behaviour of your
purported teamster is criminal, and should be prosecuted.

If you participated in similar activities, you are also a
criminal, and should be prosecuted.

IIRC, the teamsters have historically been run by criminals
anyway, hardly an organization to hold up to your children
as something to aspire to.

The fact that a Union can excuse criminal behaviour is far
from the origins of the union movement which was to protect
the worker from hazardous working and living conditions.