RE: [Paddlewise] Tipping Guides/Instructors

Awwww, come on Jed (not his real name), I like spirited discussions not
flame wars.  If I'm leaving another impression it's not my intent.

I should have maybe been more specific.  On a multi day trip the guide
prepares 3 meals a day plus snacks, pitches tents, washes dishes and
generally provides far more service than a waiter or waitress ever thought
of.  When I started doing that I was paid $50.00/day for those services.  A
guide day usually started at 6:00 am and ended sometime around 9:00 or 10:00
pm.

Anyway, just food for thought.  Would you prefer a tamer topic such as boat
washing technique?

Cheers,

--
Rob Cookson- a displaced Yankee

"I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the
Atmosphere." Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Abigail Adams, February 22,
1787.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net
> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of LedJube_at_aol.com
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 12:22 PM
> To: paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Tipping Guides/Instructors
>
>
> In a message dated 7/17/00 6:56:34 PM, rob_cookson_at_mindspring.com writes:
>
> << Anyway how do you folks feel about this? >>
>
> Hmmmmm, let me think.....this is a Rob Cookson post so I don't
> want to start
> a flame war....but on the other hand......
>
>     I am an uncertified instructor. Yeah, I know, it's almost an
> oxymoron.
> Anyway, I am not paid at all for the services I render. Maybe I'm
> being paid
> exactly what my services are worth. But as a Yankee, and of Irish
> heritage, I
> find the very thought of tipping an instructor well over-the-top.
>  Some of my
> "students" offer to pay me, but I would rather wait until I am
> certified and
> then just charge for the lessons.
>
>     I can see, that maybe on a special occasion, I might consider
> allowing
> someone to explain their reasoning behind tipping a guide, but only if my
> mother asked really nicely. I personally find the idea
> unattractive but then
> I have never used a guide so my opinion might be construed as somewhat
> worthless. Hmmmm, kind of like the value of my teaching services.
>
> Jeb  ;-)
>
>

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