Do you pay $$$s to strangers who help you out when you are in a bind?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Do you pay $$$s to strangers who help you out when you are in a bind?

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:22:20 PM EDT

it just occured to me: this Christmas Eve, i was in a truck that ran off into a ditch in AR at 10pm

well it just rained and 4wd could not do crap; lots of folks offererd to help, but one group of guys really came through, even going back into town for a Deere to pull us out

well we thanked em and wished em a merry xmas--did not exchange names or addresses or anything, but it just hit me that i did not give em any money (not that i had a lot on me, i had ~$60)

i should have given it to em....

what do you think?

is it right to give good samaritans cash for thier volunteer help?

P.S.: if those guys are on this site, THANKS again!
if i knew who they were, i would give em the cash too...

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:24:15 PM EDT

[#1]

if i stop to help someone and they offer money i always turn it down.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:25:43 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
if i stop to help someone and they offer money i always turn it down.

+1. That's what a good samaritan does.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:26:58 PM EDT

[#3]

If they were doing it to be nice, they didnt want or expect money.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:27:00 PM EDT

[#4]

I offered the one time I needed help, but they refused.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:28:34 PM EDT

[#5]

If the person is somehow set back monetarily by helping me, I will offer them money.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:28:35 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
if i stop to help someone and they offer money i always turn it down.

Yeah, I generally refuse money, too.

OTOH, when I get helped out I generally offer something.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:31:24 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
if i stop to help someone and they offer money i always turn it down.

Yeah, I generally refuse money, too.

OTOH, when I get helped out I generally offer something.

yep been the stuckee and the unstucker
I always offer if i am stuck had about 40% take the money , i always refuse if i pull someone out and they offer

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:31:53 PM EDT

[#8]

I would offer.

If I helped and was offered, I would refuse. Now, if you were a hot chicky snack, and I didn't wake up from my dream, I might take some other compensation.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:32:18 PM EDT

[#9]

I've stopped to help a few people. Taken them down the road to get gas, pulled them out of the ditch, taken them to a phone, even changed a few tires. Nobody ever offered a thing. I wasn't looking for a reward anyway.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:49:41 PM EDT

[#10]

Last winter was heading to go shoot indoors. Stopped three times on the way to pull people out of ditches. Everyone offered, but I would not take it. Pulled out 2 more after shooting, same as before offered but not taken. The way I feel is that if my wife and kids ever got stuck, I would want some nice person to help them out. It does kind of flatter you that somebody is willing to pay for what some of us do for fun.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:55:00 PM EDT

[#11]

I consider it an honor to turn down money offered to me for something I would have done anyway. And I always offer money for someones time.

Posted: 12/29/2005 7:55:55 PM EDT

[#12]

I was on a hog hunt up near Paris, TX. I got my vehicle stuck in the mud. A couple of local boys pulled me out. They got covered in mud during the process. I gave them a case of beer for it.

We were all happy.

Posted: 12/29/2005 8:26:32 PM EDT

[#13]

yea, did not have any beer on hand...

when i stop i dont expect anything; and if i am in a bind, a friend usually helps me out so i never think about paying anyone any cash till now...

Posted: 12/29/2005 8:30:00 PM EDT

[#14]

Depends on whether she was any good or not? If she was good, I'll offer 15% more than the negotiared price, if bad, just the neg. amount!

Posted: 12/29/2005 8:30:03 PM EDT

[#15]

Offer, but don't force it.

For most, it would ruin what they did.

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