R.J.

Our car attendant from San Francisco to Denver is R.J.. You haven't seen much mentioned about him, because he really hasn't been around. He has pretty much avoided anything that might involve effort. He did not help anyone get their luggage aboard, just told us where to put it. (Reggie had carried it all the way up the stairs to my room, when I boarded in Denver.) We never got a newspaper yesterday. He pretty much suggested we make our own beds, which I did. The toilets have pretty much not worked the entire trip (only in our car though) and it doesn't seem that he has done anything to get them fixed. (When our water ran out in Reggie's car, he badgered about it at every stop until it was fixed.) Our ice in the ice station melted yesterday. When I asked RJ about it this morning, he complained about all the beds he had to make and that someone wanted him to bring their breakfast . . . if he had filled it last night he would just have to refill it today. Just now I checked - no ice. For everything we ask, we are told
to use the next car. He spends most of his time in the diner or hiding somewhere. Should I tip him?

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