littledenny
Well-Known Member
Guys, I need a gut check --
I was doing a regrade and add gravel on a driveway job today. The guy who normally hauls gravel for my jobs, showed up, right on time. This guy is a jem, in my opinion, the best gravel spreader in these parts.
Job was to pull up a hilly drive, spreading the load on the length of the drive. As normal, we chatted a bit, discussed the owner's desires, etc. As fate would have it, his last drop was a dump, not a spread, and he hadn't set the chains. Instead of getting the spread I needed, I got a half load pile, and the rest in about 20 yards.
Realizing the problem, he jumped out of the truck, begged forgiveness, and headed out to get another load to finish, at his expense. I still had equipment on site, and managed to work the piles in before he got back.
The driver caught me out of earshot of the HO, and told me to collect his normal charge for the first load from the HO, and keep it for my troubles - spreading it around and working it in. The second load was his freebee to the HO. I thought his actions were pretty honorable.
Since the HO got more gravel than he had to pay for, and is very happy, and I got what I'd expected to get out of the deal, am I a champ or a chump in taking the gravel money? My inclination, since he's my regular hauler, is to pay him for the cost of the gravel. Yea, I spent some additional time on the site, and burnt some fuel, but I just don't feel right having him go in the hole on this.
Your thoughts?
I was doing a regrade and add gravel on a driveway job today. The guy who normally hauls gravel for my jobs, showed up, right on time. This guy is a jem, in my opinion, the best gravel spreader in these parts.
Job was to pull up a hilly drive, spreading the load on the length of the drive. As normal, we chatted a bit, discussed the owner's desires, etc. As fate would have it, his last drop was a dump, not a spread, and he hadn't set the chains. Instead of getting the spread I needed, I got a half load pile, and the rest in about 20 yards.
Realizing the problem, he jumped out of the truck, begged forgiveness, and headed out to get another load to finish, at his expense. I still had equipment on site, and managed to work the piles in before he got back.
The driver caught me out of earshot of the HO, and told me to collect his normal charge for the first load from the HO, and keep it for my troubles - spreading it around and working it in. The second load was his freebee to the HO. I thought his actions were pretty honorable.
Since the HO got more gravel than he had to pay for, and is very happy, and I got what I'd expected to get out of the deal, am I a champ or a chump in taking the gravel money? My inclination, since he's my regular hauler, is to pay him for the cost of the gravel. Yea, I spent some additional time on the site, and burnt some fuel, but I just don't feel right having him go in the hole on this.
Your thoughts?