Insulted on the train this morning!

[Cass40]

I still don't see the need to "thank/reward" someone with money, you see what I mean? I mean unless you are going to give someone like 100 bucks and up, why even bother?

I dunno I see the money thing as an insult.

Well yeah obviously. You don't give an adult person a 5 dollar tip, that's just weird.

[ChazWood]

Well yeah obviously. You don't give an adult person a 5 dollar tip, that's just weird.

Agreed and thanks for specifying an adult person.

I think the situation would be different for say, an adult pigeon to whom $5 would be a significant amount of money.

[Cass40]

Agreed and thanks for clarifying an adult person.

I think the situation would be different for say, an adult pigeon to who $5 would be a significant amount of money.

True. Adult pigeons need to provide for those slackers.

[ChazWood]

True. Adult pigeons need to provide for those slackers.

and also taking into account the pigeon's considerably low earning potential.

I'm not even going to mention the "glass ceiling" pigeons fly into.

[Cass40]

and also taking into account the pigeon's considerably low earning potential.

I'm not even going to mention the "glass ceiling" pigeons fly into.

True but in a big city like NY the pigeons can hustle. Think about some country ass pigeon, they'd be screwed.

[Gunite]

At first I though this was another long-winded joke thread....then I see all this mess of replies and can't help feeling left out on why OP is insulted.

In my neck of the woods, $5 would buy me lunch....

So in return for retrieving this helpless potato's briefcase, this guy bought me a free lunch.

Where's the insult?

[ChazWood]

True but in a big city like NY the pigeons can hustle. Think about some country ass pigeon, they'd be screwed.

haha... true. The big city ain't no place for a country-ass Pigeon.


Is it just me or does BH look like a high school Principal in that last pic, and why's he holding a woman's bag???

[Mark1T]

Just a reminder: Please reconsider naming your pet pigeon after any confederate general. Or, risk a very unhappy parade surrounding your house

Thanks a bunch.

[bodyhard]

At first I though this was another long-winded joke thread....then I see all this mess of replies and can't help feeling left out on why OP is insulted.

In my neck of the woods, $5 would buy me lunch....

So in return for retrieving this helpless potato's briefcase, this guy bought me a free lunch.

Where's the insult?

You wont be able to buy lunch for 5 dollars here in Manhattan dude

[JediRN]

Nobody got beat up and nobody died, this thread sucks.

^This...lol

[Karl_Hungus]

I still don't see the need to "thank/reward" someone with money, you see what I mean? I mean unless you are going to give someone like 100 bucks and up, why even bother?

I dunno I see the money thing as an insult.

Only be insulted if the guy had ill-intent. My guess is that he didn't, so no need to feel insulted by it....the guy was just operating under a different set of social protocols than you.

[bodyhard]

Only be insulted if the guy had ill-intent. My guess is that he didn't, so no need to feel insulted by it....the guy was just operating under a different set of social protocols than you.

I doubt he had any ill-will intentions at all, but IMO using money (5 dollars at that) to say thank you, is in itself insulting. I guess I just see things differently.

[x-trainer ben]

What is the going rate for a briefcase "rescue" in NYC?

[Jormund]

Simply saying ''thank you, I appreciate it'' would have been way better. Offering money is not a nice gesture where I am from.

1) It makes you look poor
2) He offers the money as if you did it as a service, instead of being a nice guy
3) 5 dollars?

[bodyhard]

What is the going rate for a briefcase "rescue" in NYC?

Hmm lI have to think about that!

Simply saying ''thank you, I appreciate it'' would have been way better. Offering money is not a nice gesture where I am from.

1) It makes you look poor
2) He offers the money as if you did it as a service, instead of being a nice guy
3) 5 dollars?

My point exactly, glad someone sees where I am getting at.

[Cass40]

My point exactly, glad someone sees where I am getting at.

That's what I just said!!

[bodyhard]

That's what I just said!!

Ohh my bad I did not see your post.

[Cass40]

Ohh my bad I did not see your post.

That is even more insulting.

[wesleysh21]

I got tipped one time when I worked at the hotel and the bellman had pulled his back and the other one was nowhere to be found. I was like 110lbs. back then too and lifted this huge suitcase to this guys trunk.
The guy was big, and the bellman was big, and then the other bellman showed up too..so there were three big guys looking at me putting the suitcase that was like my size to the trunk. That's all I did, walked from my office to put a suitcase to the trunk. The guy gave me like ten bucks and didn't think it weird at all.
I felt bad taking their tip, though.

But going to the tracks should be at least 50$

I remember when me and my wife honeymooned in Vegas. We had two huge bags because we were moving in addition to honeymooning. I took these big bags plus all of the smaller, misc bags like a pack mule down from the 34th floor, across the casino and across the driveway to get to the taxi to take us to the airport. It wasn't super hard but hard enough that it wasn't pleasant. The guy opens up the back of the van to put our luggage in. I sit the bags down and as I'm picking the bag back up he grabs the bag from me and throws it in the back. Then as I went for the other bag he did the same thing. The next few seconds were awkward, because he was standing there waiting for a tip. There's no fukn way I'm going to give you a tip when I did all of the damn work to get the bags to your van. At the beginning of the trip I tipped the guy who brought our bags up to the room $10. When we got into the taxi you could see his jimmies were rustled that I didn't tip him.

[Black Sunday]

^^^ this. He was probably super grateful and that's all he could think of in the moment.

The other day, this guy needed a car jump and I did not want to use my new car so my husband walked all the way home to get the truck, came back and got this guy's car started and I'm the one who complained afterwards that he should have given us a tener for the trouble LOL (but I'm broke )

An ex boss of mine always reminds me of this story. We were doing a job in Westchester County and on the way to my truck this guy stops me and asks if I had jumper cables. I tell him I do and he points to his car. My truck was an o;d Datsun pickup, i beat the **** out of it but it ran great. I drive over to his car and pop the hood and I start to hook up the cables. The guy looks at me and says damn your battery"s worse than mine. I unhooked the cables and just grunted at him, "ugh my car starts" Got into my truck and drove away with my boss. Boss looks at me and asks what happened. Told him, he insulted my truck and I just told him my car starts, **** him. Twenty five years later boss is still laughing.

[Mark1T]

That is even more insulting.

Millions of other peeps saw your post, Cassie the Sassiest on the Planet

[Karl_Hungus]

I doubt he had any ill-will intentions at all, but IMO using money (5 dollars at that) to say thank you, is in itself insulting. I guess I just see things differently.

I dunno.....for me, intent is everything. If he meant it as a nice gesture, even if somewhat insulting, I wouldn't take offense to it.

And, $5 is nothing to sneeze at. Probably took you about 30 seconds, which translated into an hourly wage would be $600 per hour, which if you did this for a living would give you an annual salary of more than 1.2 million! Not bad!

It could have been worse....he could have said "thanks bro, I'll give you some greens in bb.com".

[pvsampson]

.....he could have said "thanks bro, I'll give you some greens in bb.com".

Which would have meant the world to OP.

[mcbourque]

So you never said what you bought with the $5?

[champ07]

which would have meant the world to op.

lmfao

[bodyhard]

That is even more insulting.

I don't look out for your post they bore me

[bodyhard]

So you never said what you bought with the $5?

Lol I never took the money sweetie...

[bodyhard]

I dunno.....for me, intent is everything. If he meant it as a nice gesture, even if somewhat insulting, I wouldn't take offense to it.

And, $5 is nothing to sneeze at. Probably took you about 30 seconds, which translated into an hourly wage would be $600 per hour, which if you did this for a living would give you an annual salary of more than 1.2 million! Not bad!

It could have been worse....he could have said "thanks bro, I'll give you some greens in bb.com".

Holy **** you are right, I should stay in the subways and do this for a living!!

[Cass40]

I don't look out for your post they bore me

That's hurtful.

[wesleysh21]

Yeah I do, but I don't look menacing :

Maybe I'm overreacting. To me you look like a hitman. I mean, even your license plate screams HITMAN to me. Take another look at your pic and tell me if you get the same vibe. Maybe I'm just trippin.