Comments on: Tipping Is Customary http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/ The Eating Adventures of a Checker Cabbie Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:57:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-34311 Sam Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:38:47 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-34311 They make a slammin' Cuban at the Columbia Deli near the hospital if you are back in the Heights (171st and Haven Ave., just north of NYP). They ALWAYS put pickles on it! They make a slammin’ Cuban at the Columbia Deli near the hospital if you are back in the Heights (171st and Haven Ave., just north of NYP). They ALWAYS put pickles on it!

]]> By: The Hungry Cabbie: The Eating Adventures of a NYC Yellow Cabbie » Spring Training http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-8939 The Hungry Cabbie: The Eating Adventures of a NYC Yellow Cabbie » Spring Training Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:58:44 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-8939 [...] A couple hours later on Avenue B and 7th Street, a man hailed me frantically. Usually I’d pass by people like that for fear of dealing with an insane person, but I stopped because I saw he was propping up what looked to be his elderly father with his other arm. The old man got in first, wheezing, coughing, and clearly frightened. His son got in second and told me to go to the nearest emergency room in a hurried voice. I asked if he wanted to get there very quickly, and the younger man said, “Be reasonable.” Little did he know that I had always wanted to be an ambulance driver. I put my flashing emergency lights on and blew through a fresh red light on Avenue A leaning on my horn. I turned right onto First Avenue and before four minutes were up, I stopped in front of NYU Medical Center ER on Thirty Third and First. I got this man twenty five blocked and I think I set a land speed record for New York City. I was on such a natural high that I pumped my fist, hooted, and hollered after I let them out. I can’t say for sure that I saved his life, but I felt I had done a serious mitzvah. Now, wasn’t I due for some good karma? [...] [...] A couple hours later on Avenue B and 7th Street, a man hailed me frantically. Usually I’d pass by people like that for fear of dealing with an insane person, but I stopped because I saw he was propping up what looked to be his elderly father with his other arm. The old man got in first, wheezing, coughing, and clearly frightened. His son got in second and told me to go to the nearest emergency room in a hurried voice. I asked if he wanted to get there very quickly, and the younger man said, “Be reasonable.” Little did he know that I had always wanted to be an ambulance driver. I put my flashing emergency lights on and blew through a fresh red light on Avenue A leaning on my horn. I turned right onto First Avenue and before four minutes were up, I stopped in front of NYU Medical Center ER on Thirty Third and First. I got this man twenty five blocked and I think I set a land speed record for New York City. I was on such a natural high that I pumped my fist, hooted, and hollered after I let them out. I can’t say for sure that I saved his life, but I felt I had done a serious mitzvah. Now, wasn’t I due for some good karma? [...]

]]> By: Matto http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 Matto Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:23:00 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-1877 can't you just travel with a handy cache of pickles for these situations? just a thought... they would make for a good road snack too. can’t you just travel with a handy cache of pickles for these situations? just a thought… they would make for a good road snack too.

]]> By: verismo http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 verismo Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:35:13 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-1296 Hi there, I've enjoyed reading your adventures for quite a while now, and admire your democratic gut. So it's with some sadness that I have to inform you that Mambi has closed its doors. The good news is that you can get a Cubano down the street at Galicia(bdwy & 173) that rocks with roast pork and the fixin's. They ask you if you want extra garlic, and if you say yes, pile it on with abandon. No pickle, though. That's just not right. I would request a pickle if my Español were better, but c'est la vie! Most importantly, however, is that this is the BEST coffee I have imbibed in NYC. And it's 75 cents. You owe it to yourself. Drive Safe!! verismo Hi there,

I’ve enjoyed reading your adventures for quite a while now, and admire your democratic gut. So it’s with some sadness that I have to inform you that Mambi has closed its doors.

The good news is that you can get a Cubano down the street at Galicia(bdwy & 173) that rocks with roast pork and the fixin’s. They ask you if you want extra garlic, and if you say yes, pile it on with abandon. No pickle, though. That’s just not right. I would request a pickle if my Español were better, but c’est la vie!

Most importantly, however, is that this is the BEST coffee I have imbibed in NYC. And it’s 75 cents. You owe it to yourself.

Drive Safe!!

verismo

]]> By: dana h http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-279 dana h Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:24:32 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-279 Dude, the pickle makes the sandwich. I love a good Cuban. And I just don't get the non-pickle places. Once I asked for pickles at a non-pickle dive and they put on two round halves of a pickle on which made the sandwich three times as thick as it should have been. That wasn't helping things. Dude, the pickle makes the sandwich. I love a good Cuban. And I just don’t get the non-pickle places. Once I asked for pickles at a non-pickle dive and they put on two round halves of a pickle on which made the sandwich three times as thick as it should have been. That wasn’t helping things.

]]> By: mikey k http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-275 mikey k Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:56:56 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-275 i've under tipped on a car trip to the emergency room. i felt really guilty but i had to get my husband in and i didn't have the change. (plus the driver took the midtown tunnel for no reason so the fare was more than i expected) anyway, i always assumed that the driver understood because we were going to the emergency room, but now i feel terrible again. i’ve under tipped on a car trip to the emergency room. i felt really guilty but i had to get my husband in and i didn’t have the change. (plus the driver took the midtown tunnel for no reason so the fare was more than i expected) anyway, i always assumed that the driver understood because we were going to the emergency room, but now i feel terrible again.

]]> By: kim http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-271 kim Sat, 10 Jun 2006 02:44:17 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-271 I work on tips, so I always tip cabbies extra! But i never knew it was optional, i thought it was mandatory! very interesting blog:) love the pics of food! I work on tips, so I always tip cabbies extra! But i never knew it was optional, i thought it was mandatory!
very interesting blog:) love the pics of food!

]]> By: dave bobb http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/comment-page-1/#comment-270 dave bobb Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:20:55 +0000 http://famousfatdave.com/blog/2006/06/09/tipping-is-customary/#comment-270 story got my adenalin pumping. you never know when stuff like that is going to happen. so cool dude! story got my adenalin pumping. you never know when stuff like that is going to happen. so cool dude!

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