cool story

[third_shift|studios]

Over the weekend, Michelle and I were coming back from the Ohio Renaissance festival and went to stop at McDonalds. There was an 03 z06 sitting in the middle of the business road and an older, classier looking guy on a cell phone just wondering around it. So I did my LSx duty and stopped to help. I introduced myself, and asked what's wrong, "it just died," he said. So I asked for the keys and tried to start it. No power. Dead battery. Popped the hood and noticed that the little light inside the hood was on, checked the dash again and saw the clock on. So i tried to start it again, thinking the hood movement jiggled a wire. Nope. So i started yanking on wires, opened the fuse panel and made sure evrything was tight. He said the car only had 4000 miles on it and he rarely drives it. It was a manual too. I figured if anything the infrequency of it being driven had totally drained the battery just from running little shit like the clock, etc. Well, the traffic was just TOO busy for me to pull along side and stretch jumpers, and he had allready called AAA, so I reached out to shake his hand and bid him a quick repair, when WHAM-he slaps a 20 dollar bill on me and said "Thanks so much for trying!" I was awestruck...I wouldn't ever expect that...so he basically paid for my McDonalds and our trip to the Ren-Fair =)

[310stanger]

neato.

ps all z06's have been sticks

[third_shift|studios]

hmm, didn't know that.

[ztrouble]

Over the weekend, Michelle and I were coming back from the Ohio Renaissance festival and went to stop at McDonalds. There was an 03 z06 sitting in the middle of the business road and an older, classier looking guy on a cell phone just wondering around it. So I did my LSx duty and stopped to help. I introduced myself, and asked what's wrong, "it just died," he said. So I asked for the keys and tried to start it. No power. Dead battery. Popped the hood and noticed that the little light inside the hood was on, checked the dash again and saw the clock on. So i tried to start it again, thinking the hood movement jiggled a wire. Nope. So i started yanking on wires, opened the fuse panel and made sure evrything was tight. He said the car only had 4000 miles on it and he rarely drives it. It was a manual too. I figured if anything the infrequency of it being driven had totally drained the battery just from running little shit like the clock, etc. Well, the traffic was just TOO busy for me to pull along side and stretch jumpers, and he had allready called AAA, so I reached out to shake his hand and bid him a quick repair, when WHAM-he slaps a 20 dollar bill on me and said "Thanks so much for trying!" I was awestruck...I wouldn't ever expect that...so he basically paid for my McDonalds and our trip to the Ren-Fair =)

so you DID wind up playing the court midget at the fair? cool

[third_shift|studios]

your emblem just doubled in price....

[ztrouble]

sorry i had a rare moment with something funny to say

but that's cool about the vette dude... it's hard to find people to help you when something like that happens and sometimes hard to find a z06 owner that isnt a jackass

[ss~zoso~ss]

u gave the 20 dollars back right?

[Blitzed]

I once got tipped 20 bucks for helping some lady take pumpkins to her car lol.

[SSwt00SS]

TSS, if i was the Vette owner, i would have asked you for $20 bucks just to sit in the car and turn the key...

[joerockhead]

TSS, if i was the Vette owner, i would have asked you for $20 bucks just to sit in the car and turn the key...

LOL

I would have thought you would have taken your girl to some place better then CrapDonalds.

[FSANE]

Wow cool story, but I would of given the money back.

[pecha]

Wow cool story, but I would of given the money back.

+1

I helped one guy at my work while I was off the clock for about 15 minutes and he wanted to tip me for that. I refused.

[bandit95]

i wouldve offered to give back the money....but quickly cut him off before he could say yes. then thank him and drive off yelling "I'M RICK JAMES BITCH!"....or something to that effect...

[1fastcamarosss11]

i wouldn't have taken the money either.

you should have called me i got out of work at 7 sat night.

[Hi-Po]

I dont know why, But It is really hard for me to take money from people for doing a quick fix on someones car. I know its stupid... I have had my parents friends drive to my house just to for tail light problems etc..... they always offer to give me some cash. I just dont/wont take it for some reason.

Ether way, at least you got to attempt to start a ZO6.

[third_shift|studios]

i wouldn't have taken the money either.

you should have called me i got out of work at 7 sat night.

you would have driven 200 miles to hang w/me? I'm flattered! [it was in waynesville]

anyway, you guys have to understand, he caught me off gaurd, i was allready heading away from him and he pretty much shoved me off once the cash was in my hand. Honestly-i did say "this isn't necessary, you don't have to do that" but the man urged me to take it as he buried his wallet back in his pocket. c'mon guys, you think I'm that petty?

[Nastyfoot]

you would have driven 200 miles to hang w/me? I'm flattered! [it was in waynesville]

anyway, you guys have to understand, he caught me off gaurd, i was allready heading away from him and he pretty much shoved me off once the cash was in my hand. Honestly-i did say "this isn't necessary, you don't have to do that" but the man urged me to take it as he buried his wallet back in his pocket. c'mon guys, you think I'm that petty?

You did the right thing. If he handed you money, then it's money he can afford. I would of taken it and said thanks. Hell, maybe even waited 'till AAA got there. Petty or no Petty at least I got twenty extra bucks like Tom Petty

[B34M3R]

Once when I was workin at winn dixie(first job, yay) some "balla" middle aged black dude gave me 20 bucks for loading the 20 cases of soda he just bought into the back of his escalade.

Ok, so he was a fat black guy, but hey he was buying mtdew, I cant hate on that

[ztrouble]

i work part time at publix (second job) and some old guy came in to buy 30 or 40 loaves of bread the other day.... wonder what he was up to? lol

[third_shift|studios]

feeding the hungry children? maybe he was going on a long safari and needed a lot of bread crumbs