How do you thank someone...

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DiscoHat

DiscoHat

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who has stopped to help un-asked?

This morning I had a blow-out, but in hindsight, that was the least of my problems. :eek:

I was commuting to work on my normal route when the rear end felt a bit shaky, then two miles down the road - bang! and the rear end started sliding about :p once this was brought back in line I pulled over and stopped to inspect the damage, it was fairly obvious what was wrong. Managed to crawl on the rim :rolleyes: into a side road and started the process of changing the wheel when this bloke drove past very slowly. He then re appeared and asked if I would like a trolley jack. I took the offer as I had the option of a farm jack or a small bottle jack (my trolley jack is now in the car:) ). So ten mins later wheel changed, all tools away etc.. I jump in, turn the key - nothing :mad:

Lucky for me the guy hadn't gone and between us we had a good look around to see if anything obvious was wrong, couldn't see anything but it still wouldn't 'turn'. He then said I'll give you a tow to start it, I'm now thinking 'not sure you will in that hatchback you went past in' He then came back out in a Series :D - tow rope on, quick pull and I'm back running again. A later check found both the batt terminals were loose so have tightened them up and all seems fine again, I can only think that they worked loose when all was a bit shaky. :rolleyes:

Anyway, to the original point - once I was all ok, I thanked the guy and asked him what he drank as I would drop something round, his reply 'f off' so I told him I couldn't expect him to help for nothing to which I was told where to go again as he did it as I was driving a Landy and so does he.

Should I leave it and perhaps return the favour by helping someone else (I do tend to stop and ask anyway if someone looks like they may need it), or should I drop something round anyway?
 
He has made it clear that he is happy to help a fellow Landy owner. Leave it at that but do return the favour to someone else. If you feel you must pay summat back, drop a tenner in any children's charity tin. No-one will know but you and you will feel 100% good. If you ever see the guy again, tell him what you did and he will feel good too.
 
crashbox said:
he has made it clear that he is happy to help a fellow landy owner. Leave it at that but do return the favour to someone else. If you feel you must pay summat back, drop a tenner in any children's charity tin. No-one will know but you and you will feel 100% good. If you ever see the guy again, tell him what you did and he will feel good too.
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+1:)
 
crashbox said:
He has made it clear that he is happy to help a fellow Landy owner. Leave it at that but do return the favour to someone else. If you feel you must pay summat back, drop a tenner in any children's charity tin. No-one will know but you and you will feel 100% good. If you ever see the guy again, tell him what you did and he will feel good too.
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+2 :)

if I see a landy in trouble I always stop
come to that if I see a pretty young blonde in trouble I always stop.......:D
 
crashbox said:
He has made it clear that he is happy to help a fellow Landy owner. Leave it at that but do return the favour to someone else. If you feel you must pay summat back, drop a tenner in any children's charity tin. No-one will know but you and you will feel 100% good. If you ever see the guy again, tell him what you did and he will feel good too.
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Good answer.
 
I often stop to help others, never asked or expected anything in return and never received anything.
But was paid back some years ago when I broke down in the middle of nowhere with my 18 month old daughter in the car (now 21 years old).

What goes around comes around as they say.
 
I always stop to help if I see someone stranded, couple of weeks ago I saw a stricken D1 on the other carriageway of the A14 so I turned off at the next exit and went to see... the guy obviously knew what he was doing (it was proper fooked and he was waiting for recovery) but he was really pleased I'd stopped because his phone was out of credit and he wanted phone his missus.. he offered me a fiver for the call lol!

Thing is I don't really do it to help people I just figure if I stop enough times, one day it'll be a hottie with nowhere important to go! :)
 
even at my age, I always carry towropes, big jump leads and various bottles of must have fluids in my disco.
got a tin of various tools, another of electrical bits/bulbs/ fuses/ lengths of wire/ rolls of electrical tape/ and cable ties..
always useful is a length of wire with small crocodile clips at each end, as if you suddenly lose power to a light, just clip on the temprory source till you can mend it...
it also has a decent flashing amber light on leads, incase the towed vehicle has no lights.
I dont normally carry a lightboard, but have one on a long lead, for when I use my solid towing bar.
got a nice big ON TOW sign too................ it helps !!!!



all this was not used when my cam belt broke on the A12 the other week - dont carry them.............lol
saw lots of landies going passed, but gave my thumbs up as if to say, help is on the way..
 
I once helped a farmer who broke down in the middle of know where in my audi his cv had collapsed on his 90 so I helped put it in a lay by and drove him 15 miles to his farm he said you know what son you scoucers are alright (priceless.) he said he was there for 2 hours and not 1 other person stopped to help. 7 weeks later I bought my very first defender and sold the audi never looked back since.
 
DiscoHat said:
Should I leave it and perhaps return the favour by helping someone else (I do tend to stop and ask anyway if someone looks like they may need it), or should I drop something round anyway?
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I'd leave it and just help someone else when or if the situation arises.

I'd guess the chap feels quite good about it anyway, having helped someone, and taking something round might make him feel a little obligated.

If you ever bump into him in a pub buy him a drink then .. ;)
 
I stripped out a van at sunset on a french country lane, little old lady spoke perfect English and asked if I needed help.

One burnt arm later I drove 500 miles with no fan blades-something I was told wasn't possible.
 
Err no I ment stripped out fan on a van as the plastics on fan exploded and risked damaging pipes and I couldn't reach plugs to disconnect
 
Id'e leave as is and as said pay it forward, Karma is a funny thing.
I was on my way to the pub one very snowy night in my FC 2B when I came across a Cortina in the ditch and this chap waving his arms, so I stoped. He had a thin shirt on , slip on shoes and no coat, It was a good hour walk to anywhere and was very cold and windy.
So I pulled him out of the ditch, took my tow rope off and while I was packing my stuff away he drove off, no thanks, by your leave or kiss my arse, just drove off.
Well latter on that night me and my mates saw his Cortina in a pub car park so we stopped to say hello, needless to say he ended up buying a very expensive round of drinks. Karma.
 
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