Reb954
Platinum Member
That is a very true statement.
Many years ago some friends and I were in the mountains hunting. It started to snow fairly heavy so we started working our way out. Along the way we come across a small run down car in the bottom of a dry ravine the road ran through. The driver comes over, tells me I have to pull him out in a very smart aleck way. I asked why I have too. He proclaims I can't get around him so I have to pull him out. I just put my pickup in gear and drove around him, no big deal. Now he is running behind me, waving his arms and yelling for me. I stop, he asks politely if I would pull him out. I said yes but not it's gonna cost ya. How much. $20. He says I should pull him to the highway for that, I said, 200 bucks, wanna keep negotiating? He fishes around in his pockets and comes up with $20. So I pulled him out of the ravine and up a hill that I was sure he couldn't make on his own. At the top I get out, take my strap off while he is standing there. I then reach in my pocket, pull out the $20 and hand it to him. I told him, from the looks of his car he really can't afford to be a smart ***** so keep that in mind the next time he needs help.
We drive on for a few miles and find a fairly new pickup with the two off side tires over the edge of the road. The road is cut through a side hill, not real steep side hill but steep enough. I drive up to the pickup, positioning my pickup to pull him out but apparently he doesn't realize that. He comes right to my door as if trying to keep me from getting out. Says, you have to pull me out. My response, why? Him, cause you can't get around me. So I push him out of the way with my door so I can evaluate the situation. After a few moments I hollered at the guys with me, come on up. As they gathered around I told them this guy has issued a challenge, he said we can't get around without pulling him out and I think you guys are tough enough that we can just push the pickup over the side so we can drive on by. The guy changed his tune, asked if I would pull him out. I said, no problem but now it's gonna cost ya. Him, how much. Me, $50. He started cussing and carrying on so I told him the price is going up in seconds. He pulls out his wallet, which is filled with bills, hands me $50. I pulled him out pretty easily. As I am gathering up my strap he speeds away, no thanks at all.
While all this is going on the car catches up to us. The driver has been watching all this. As I am gathering up my strap the driver asks why I didn't give him back his $50? I said, look at his pickup, fairly new and fancied up, look at how he is dressed, he isn't hunting, he is showing off. That all shows he can afford to be a smart ***** so I don't mind having some of that money.
It's called, know your client.
