Originally posted by sleuth
That's the reason I offered to help huntr out this weekend, doing what I felt that I could handle, just being a gopher, despite my being in massive pain. Because he helped me out once.
Maybe you should re-read your offer to "help"
Originally posted by sleuth
Huntr... I'm afraid I'm going to be useless this weekend, or I assure you I would help. My tooth is killing me. And since I can't get a root canal until next week, I'm going to be juiced up on painkillers all weekend.
'Bout the only thing I could help you with is being a gopher... i.e. "Go for this... go for that.. "
Newsflash, this
is a community that shares and helps. Otter, JH, James White, Tequila all came over to help at different times. And huntr has helped a couple of them out as well. He's helped a couple of other forumites out with different things. He helped you out and others called him a sucker for it. Now he knows why.
Nobody keeps a tally going of how many things were done for whom, but there is an understanding that when someone helps you out, you do what you can to return the favor. If you don't do that you get a reputation for being a taker, a mootcher, and for living off the kindness of others.
Save your money, Sleuth. But not for an engagement ring, you'll need it to rent pick up trucks, buy ladders, and pay to have your bushes hauled away and your trees cut down. You've got a reputation now, whether you feel you deserve it or not and you will find favors are few and far between.