me three. what makes it even harder is that they ask, "how much do you want back," so you have to sort of do it in reverse. my rule of thumb is that i look at the "tens" digit on the meter and add 1, and that's the $ amount I give. that way i'm giving between 10-20%, which i'm comfortable with. 10% is normal for cabs, right?
but now i take the bus to the airport, which saves both trouble and treasure.
Author of Body & Glass (Wave Books, 2018), Etruria (Wave Books, 2014), Musee Mechanique (BlazeVOX, 2006), and Rouge State (Pavement Saw, 2003). Married Lesley Poirier; lives in Portland, OR.
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me three. what makes it even harder is that they ask, "how much do you want back," so you have to sort of do it in reverse. my rule of thumb is that i look at the "tens" digit on the meter and add 1, and that's the $ amount I give. that way i'm giving between 10-20%, which i'm comfortable with. 10% is normal for cabs, right?
but now i take the bus to the airport, which saves both trouble and treasure.
what's wrong with us?
Look on the bright side--you got a post like the one you wrote out of it.
What's so hard? Ten percent is easy, and then you double it, rounding up or down as suits you...
ben,
you lost me at "ten percent"...
Ah, I needed a belly laugh today. Thank you!
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