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Boomer & Gio

Tip Or No Tip

27 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the tipping norms when hiring a plumber or electrician?

0.031 - 22.284 Joe

Joe in Jersey City. What's up, Joe? How you doing? I started a small business about two years ago driving people to the airport. Okay. The guy that sits on the water with three Mercedes in it, he don't tip you. Then I had a woman with two little kids. They were sleeping. It's an early ride. I bring them in. She gives you a wonderful tip, and you don't want to take it.

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22.304 - 26.931 Joe

And, you know, it's a crumbled up five and a crumbled up ten. Right.

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Chapter 2: How do personal experiences influence tipping behaviors?

27.031 - 28.553 Joe

And they're the ones that tip.

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28.938 - 35.488 Gio

Well, you know what, Joe? My guess would be because they really appreciate it more and maybe the other person kind of expects it.

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35.689 - 39.615 Boomer

I don't know. Those also could be trust fund babies that you're taking to the airport.

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39.635 - 46.165 Gio

Very possible. Who don't understand what tipping is. Right. You never know. And like I said, expect it and expect you to serve them.

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46.185 - 50.472 Boomer

I'm loaded, okay? Yeah, just calm down. I heard he tips well, by the way.

50.632 - 73.725 Gio

Yes, I've seen that. And I've heard that he tips well. He does, very much so. As do you. I do. I'm not born rich. That's true. That's exactly right. And both of you also do not allow others to handle that when you're around usually, which is very nice. Well, thank you. I appreciate it. Yes. Now, when you beat us, you want your money, which is fair.

73.805 - 74.326 Joe

I mean, that's fine.

74.346 - 80.794 Gio

That's competition. That's all good. But the other things you don't allow, which is very nice. Johnny in North Caldwell. What's up, Johnny?

82.136 - 85.641 Boomer

Jerry and Boomer. Oh, yeah. Johnny, what do you got, brother?

Chapter 3: What factors affect tipping during emergency service calls?

190.64 - 192.021 Gio

They don't want to damage anything. Right.

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192.041 - 212.643 Boomer

So you have the plumber, and then you have the remediation crew come in, and then you have the insurance adjuster come in. Then you have your contractor and your electrician and your plumber come back. Right. I mean, it's just a never-ending, you know, group of people that come through the house, and you've got to make sure that everything's put back the way that it was originally.

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212.993 - 216.939 Gio

One more, and then I want to get to the next real quick. Here's Alex in New York City. What's up, Alex?

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219.002 - 229.999 Alex

Hey, how's it going, guys? Good. How are you? Good. Hey, I'd love to talk about the trades. I think we need to support the trades and get more guys into the trades. But just wanted to give a shout out.

Chapter 4: How does weather impact plumbing services and tipping?

230.099 - 241.033 Alex

I'm just driving up the West Side Highway. Saw a police car with a flat tire on the side of the road. Two construction workers were out there changing the tire for him. Nice. Thought it was awesome. Working together here in Manhattan.

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241.073 - 259.356 Boomer

Which is good. And you know what, Alex? I would do the same thing. It's a collective warmth, Alex. Remember that. That's right. Yeah. I know you want to talk about the next, but look what I got. What's that? Is it the whiteout game this weekend? It's Rick Pitino bobblehead.

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259.556 - 264.846 Gio

Yeah, but I do think he's wearing it this weekend, as a matter of fact. I love it. Look at that.

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265.667 - 278.269 Boomer

He looks sharp in that. He does look sharp. Is that the game against Villanova? I believe so, yes. And by the way, remember we were talking about the cards they were giving away at these games?

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278.249 - 280.435 Gio

Yeah, I dealt with Rutgers for three games.

280.455 - 285.288 Boomer

Right, so the St. John's-Villanova game was supposed to be one of those games. They canceled that giveaway.

285.87 - 299.634 Gio

Why? I think because of the problems. Because of the craziness of it? Yeah. I will tell you, because they're at the Garden. The one game I was there for was the St. John's-UConn game where they were giving these cards away.

299.674 - 300.014 Boomer

Yes.

300.195 - 305.321 Gio

And the way they did it, I thought, was done and handled really well. It was after the game and on your way out.

Chapter 5: What are the challenges faced by plumbers during winter months?

368.542 - 379.496 Gio

He absolutely looks a lot younger than he is. No, that bobblehead looks even younger than what he looks. The white suit is... Badass. It looks better there than it does actually on him.

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379.877 - 383.061 Boomer

I think it's great. I love the fact that he buys into the whole thing.

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383.521 - 387.406 Gio

I didn't say he shouldn't buy into it. I'm just saying that it's an interesting look.

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387.426 - 388.087 Boomer

Yeah, but look at that.

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388.127 - 410.765 Gio

Let's just put it that way. Look at that. Their game against Villanova is actually tomorrow night, not tomorrow afternoon at the Garden. Yeah, and you've also got tomorrow UConn playing Seton Hall. So that's another big one. So you've got the top teams in the conference in St. John's and UConn with pretty big home games tomorrow. And I do think tomorrow night is the whiteout game for St. John's.

410.865 - 426.162 Gio

Rick, I wanted to ask you this because we were talking about the Knicks and Giannis and all that. Yes. The Knicks start this stretch. Not that Milwaukee is a great team. They're not by any stretch. But the games coming up after that are... But it is still a road game tonight. The idea of...

426.614 - 441.175 Gio

Getting out to a good start from the standpoint of all the noise that has really started to surface the last couple of weeks. Really, the last week or so, I feel like it's gotten elevated. Clearly, the guys know what's going on.

441.255 - 459.579 Boomer

Oh, 100%. 100%, they do know what's going on, and they're all on their phones, they're all on social media, they all hear us here at the station, you know, basically lambasting this guy, that person, this coach, the decision-making, you know, why did you fire the coach, how come you fired the coach, and this is the eighth coach that you had in line to, you know, replace him.

459.599 - 475.377 Boomer

All of that crap has been amplified now to a point where, I mean, this – This is whether or not Cat wants to be here long term, whether or not Mike Brown's going to be here long term, and what's going to happen this offseason.

Chapter 6: How do service professionals handle customer expectations?

475.397 - 496.692 Boomer

Because if they falter and it looks like this, there's no way that I believe that Jim Dolan, who went in to see Craig and C-Mac and basically said, I expect to hoist a championship flag, whether it be this year or next year. I guess could be interpreted any way you want to. But the fact of the matter is there is pressure. Mike Brown takes his job.

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496.772 - 501.423 Boomer

He has to know that he's got to get him to the next step. At least the next step.

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501.463 - 503.929 Gio

This is win or go away, probably.

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504.109 - 518.502 Boomer

And again, whether it be Mikael Bridges or OG Ananobi or Jalen Brunson to his dad, Rick Brunson, who seems to be having a lot of influence over there. You just wonder where the sharks are in the water.

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