[Locke]

And now I'm going to tell a hilarious 'Tipping Story' featuring....Greyhound!

Whenever a Bus pulls in, everyone who is not actively loading a bus or outbound Truck has to help unload it.

I had this African man behind me..."Get my bag! Get my bag!"

To which I give the same old standard reply..."I'll get it when I get to it...there are other bags in front of it."

Now imagine a Bus Freight Compartment. I'm bent over at the waist hauling out freight and luggage and I've got this frantic guy behind me and its getting a little concerning.

I tell him: "Hey man, don't worry. You can see that there are many bags in front of yours. I need to clear those and then you may have yours and then go on to enjoy your day!"

I keep clearing luggage and freight and then all of a sudden....STARS.

I'm bent over removing luggage and freight and the guy grabbed the hair on the back of my head and slammed my skull into the luggage compartment door 3 times before my co-workers could stop him.

Later on, after all the medical attention a Greyhound sink and antique First Aid Kit could give, I ran into the guy in the Depot while I was getting a coffee and he offered to tip me $50 for 'my trouble.'

Apparently his beloved fiancé was working somewhere in Brooks and he'd come all the way from wherever in Africa (I'd sustained a head injury so I don't remember where) and her wedding dress was in his bag and he was seriously worried about it!

Oh yeah! Thats a great excuse for slamming my skull repeatedly into the side of a goddamned Bus!

So he offered me $50.

And thats my tipping story. No, dont worry about my bleeding cranium and probable concussion and...quite frankly, the outright assault, yeah $50 ought to cover it.

I was not a happy person.