It is customary to tip the van driver that takes you from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport.

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Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.

Hey, Pilot, it's Nick. It's a solo show. We got a solo show. I always think, I'll date myself

here, but I always think about Strongbad and him checking the email.

He goes, check the email.

Get a speed email.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please do yourself a favor.

Pour yourself a drink.

Go on to YouTube and type in Strong Bad emails and sit down and enjoy. there's so much more than just the emails but

like back in 2001 or two or three like that was before youtube as all you had was like strong bad

and it was so funny it's just this cartoon it's funny. And I think of that every time I get on

like, hey, pilot, like every time. Every time I'm like, check our email. Well, I checked my email.

And I was actually talking to Chris Cordero. I interviewed him. He's a Net Jets. Awesome dude.

And we were talking about tipping the van driver. And he said that he

basically keeps $5 bills in his pockets to tip van drivers and catering people and whoever he needs

a tip. Like he always keeps like a stack bills to tip. But I want to talk specifically about the thing

that affects most aviators and that is the van

driver. So if you are not at an airline yet, this is going to give you a little bit of

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