Oh yeah, Ifigure it was jus tthe cluelss idiot at the car rental who said they couldn’t do anything. He obviously hasn’t been trained properly. I will always remember the day I happened to be talking to the VP of the company I worked for. He commented that if it was possible to solve the problem for hte customer at store level, it was always prefereable, Since otherwise they call head office, the newspapers etc. and who needs the hassle? Unstated was the fact that he didn’t really want to deal with the client himself. Which makes him a knob. But the lesson stuck. If it is possible to help a client, I will say, what you want isn’t possible, but what I CAN do is the following…..

yep have to agree firemen are the best – 😀

And once the tow truck driver was dispatched from the head office, it might have meant censure from his boss if he did not complete the job. And in this current economic climate, he may have had his own family’s well being to think about.

Ah. That’s a good thing to think about, thank you. My understanding was she’d canceled the request for him, but they might not have understood it that way.

I’ll stand by comment of yesterday that the fire department is ALWAYS reliable. But Richard makes a valid point, and it never hurts to see the situation from another point of view.

Good grief, I almost forgot the humor:

The Best Way To Pray
A priest, a minister and a guru sat discussing the best positions for prayer, while a telephone repairman worked nearby..  ‘Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray,’ the priest said.
’No,’ said the minister. ‘I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven.’
’You’re both wrong,’ the guru said. ‘The most effective prayer position is lying down on the floor.’
The repairman couldn’t contain himself any longer. ‘Hey, fellas,’ he interrupted. ‘The best prayin’ I ever did was when I was hangin’ upside down from a telephone pole.’

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Goat for Dinner
The young couple invited their elderly pastor for Sunday dinner. While they were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister asked their son what they were having. ‘Goat,’ the little boy replied.’Goat?’ replied the startled man of the cloth, ‘Are you sure about that?”Yep,’ said the youngster. ‘I heard Dad say to Mom, ‘Today is just as good as any to have the old goat for dinner.’

Your husband is a very good man. I’m still thinking rude thoughts for you about the bill.

I am just glad that the baby was unharmed! Whew. I was pulled out of a car wreck 3 years ago by a huge fireman (it was either him prying the door open, or the jaws of life), and I am grateful to this day.

I am a big fan of firemen, too. My brother captained Quincy (Michigan) Fire Department (a volunteer position) until retiring a few years ago.

I am just glad the baby got out of the car unharmed. Richard was good to try and see it in another light. I would have had a hard time seeing it that way too.

It could be like AAA, where the guy who came didn’t cost the lady any money, he just needs the signature that showed that he did, indeed, show up. And once dispatched, AAA pays the guy even if you’ve gotten your car started/tire changed/door unlocked by the time they get there–the tow truck guy just needs that signature.

We have the right to be annoyed with things that aren’t right and to express that feeling and to remember so we aren’t taken in again. It’s dwelling on it that isn’t helpful. Kudos to the firefighters who responded with sympathy and caring. I find that most people in the fire department are there because they love to help others. It’s the other one, if he really did have an attitude about it, that will feel the weight of his actions sooner if he changes and repents or later at judgement, his choice.