Southside, The last time I was entitled to rates, the imprest holder gave me $60 and I put my signature to a single piece of paper and that was that. No admin burden and I could even have a few glasses of wine with my meal (I would at home so why not down route?)No receipts, no hassle and if it was a long layover a couple of social beers with the rest of the crew.
And before anyone gets on a high horse about Alcohol, a T-Totaler would feel a bit stupid asking for a receipt for his OJ and lemonade downtown. Or are we all supposed to remain in the hotel and not have a look around while we are lucky enough to go somewhere with some entertainment?
In a world of increasingly monotonous dets to increasingly grubby places, I find it a little annoying that someone seems intent on chiseling away at one of the few aspects of the job that people enjoy these days.
Last edited by Arty Fufkin; 1st Feb 2006 at 17:33.