As I do most of the time I wandered out and offered them a cup of coffee, a Christmas leftover ham sandwich and stunned them when I told them to knock on my door if they needed a bathroom.
Over the years doing things like this has paid incredible dividends.
A handful of cokes properly iced got me put in touch with a guy that saved me well over $5K when I needed the gas line replaced. The man handed me a list of things to buy which ran about $100 and two days later got me up and running again for only another $100. He even had the gas inspector show up to certify things and turn the gas back on!
Cokes and coffee in season to the trash guys meant that I could get rid of practically anything. Twice they used the cable on the truck to uproot shrubs and small trees, stuffed them into the truck and carried them off. I believe I gave them cash for the shrubs and trees but it was still an incredible deal.
Occasionally I would have a small repair job and someone did one and we had agreed on $125. Before i reached into my wallet I handed him a quarter pint of Jim Beam and he smiled and said, "Just give me $100.
I always try and cast my bread on the water and often times I get back poached eggs on toast.
It's Old School but it still makes a difference.
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