What's the tightest thing anyone has ever done to you?

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Being from Yorkshire, this is quite hard to answer for the sheer volume of occasions so I'll give an example from a forum GTG from a member who is no longer on here; about 8 of us met up for a curry some 7/8 years ago (as we used to do) and this one time a certain member decided to join us...

Whenever I go out for a meal - whatever and however big the company - I'm always one to just split the bill evenly at the end regardless of ho much I've consumed i.e. if the bill is £200 and there's 4 of us, I throw £50 in. At first I noticed he was eyeing up the prices as we were reading the menu (which is fair enough) but I did think it was slightly odd because his online "persona" was very "poor people are bad/rich people are great" and this seemed slightly contradictory but anyway.... just as we were about to order - and I can't recall who said it - but one of us remarked that we all just split the bill at the end evenly (as per my earlier example)

To say he went and ordered a Kings Feast with a gallon of full fat CocaCola would be an understatement; he went from licking the table cloth to ordering the biggest and most expensive food on the menu oh and made sure he didn't leave a tip!!! 🤣

So...what's your story?
 
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I've got many of these over the years.

The thing that sticks out most recently is when folks ask to borrow "my" (works) van for a house or furniture move or whatever.

Most recently I was helping a mate, just local (that's fine) as he is a mate.
Got roped into moving something for one of the sons friends, had no idea this involved 10 miles to collect, another 15 miles to drop off, then pick up other stuff on way back and drop this off as well before returning him back.

Not so much as an offer of a £ for fuel, I had to stick £30 back in the van to get the fuel level back to just above where it was.

Have now decided that if anyone asks the van is "being fixed".
 
My wife complains that I am too generous. However otoh I cannot stand mean people.

We used to go out "fine dining" with friends every 6 weeks or so (usually a restaurant with at least 1 Michelin star). We always just split the bill. After about 2 or 3 outings I noticed that one couple always knew exactly what was on the menu and knew what they were going to order without seeing the menus (had researched on the www and decided who'd order what). They always ordered the 2 most expensive dishes for each course and tried each-other's meals. On the 4th outing, after they had ordered, I piped up and said that I felt we should each pay for what we ordered. They we shocked but the other 2 couples agreed with a smile. The tight wads ordered cheaper meals the next time we went out.

The same guy was never the first to buy a round at the pub and would try to get away with not buying a round. The next time we went I said "you didn't get a round in last time....off you go". BBQ at his place was always BYO but he'd guzzle my booze when they came over.

We soon stopped socialising in-spite of the fact that they were actually a nice couple.

My father in-law was the same - If somebody else was paying he always had the most expensive dish.

I have a neighbour that I've given loads of stuff. The other day he got me a bag of flour and wanted his £1.50.

I cannot stand mean people (my dad was incredibly mean) and I don't stay friends very long with mean people.
 
I've got many of these over the years.

The thing that sticks out most recently is when folks ask to borrow "my" (works) van for a house or furniture move or whatever.

Most recently I was helping a mate, just local (that's fine) as he is a mate.
Got roped into moving something for one of the sons friends, had no idea this involved 10 miles to collect, another 15 miles to drop off, then pick up other stuff on way back and drop this off as well before returning him back.

Not so much as an offer of a £ for fuel, I had to stick £30 back in the van to get the fuel level back to just above where it was.

Have now decided that if anyone asks the van is "being fixed".

I feel your pain. I’ve always had a Transit sized van for work and I’ve lost count of how many times the same thing happened to me. On once occasion the van was returned with rubbish in the back (cardboard, polystyrene packaging etc) and I kid you not McDonald’s wrappers between the seats. (We were out for the day and the van was returned and keys posted through letterbox.)

after that last time (4 years ago) I promised myself that NO ONE would be using the van but me. Amazing how family and friends take the p!ss out of a good deed.
 
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My wife complains that I am too generous. However otoh I cannot stand mean people.

We used to go out "fine dining" with friends every 6 weeks or so (usually a restaurant with at least 1 Michelin star). We always just split the bill. After about 2 or 3 outings I noticed that one couple always knew exactly what was on the menu and knew what they were going to order without seeing the menus (had researched on the www and decided who'd order what). They always ordered the 2 most expensive dishes for each course and tried each-other's meals. On the 4th outing, after they had ordered, I piped up and said that I felt we should each pay for what we ordered. They we shocked but the other 2 couples agreed with a smile. The tight wads ordered cheaper meals the next time we went out.

The same guy was never the first to buy a round at the pub and would try to get away with not buying a round. The next time we went I said "you didn't get a round in last time....off you go". BBQ at his place was always BYO but he'd guzzle my booze when they came over.

We soon stopped socialising in-spite of the fact that they were actually a nice couple.

My father in-law was the same - If somebody else was paying he always had the most expensive dish.

I have a neighbour that I've given loads of stuff. The other day he got me a bag of flour and wanted his £1.50.

I cannot stand mean people (my dad was incredibly mean) and I don't stay friends very long with mean people.

This has also happened to us. But in our situation we’d take in turns paying the bill. On their turn we’d politely order food and drink on the cheaper side. On our turn they’d do the opposite. We accepted it for a while before we reverted back to ‘student‘ rules of paying for what we’d had.
 
I've got many of these over the years.

The thing that sticks out most recently is when folks ask to borrow "my" (works) van for a house or furniture move or whatever.

Most recently I was helping a mate, just local (that's fine) as he is a mate.
Got roped into moving something for one of the sons friends, had no idea this involved 10 miles to collect, another 15 miles to drop off, then pick up other stuff on way back and drop this off as well before returning him back.

Not so much as an offer of a £ for fuel, I had to stick £30 back in the van to get the fuel level back to just above where it was.

Have now decided that if anyone asks the van is "being fixed".
About 5/6 ago our neighbours (who were an old school friend’s parents) asked me if I didn’t mind taking them - in my LWB Vivaro - to their nephews to “pick a couple of bits up because he’s moving out”.

When we got there - I shit you not - I quickly realised this was in fact *a house move* they wanted me to help with using my van! 😂
 
We had a Christmas dinner with the guys I used to work with, although we were all self employed.

At the end of the night when we got the bill we all paid our individual amounts and then agreed to add a £5 tip per couple. There were six couples so the tips totalled £30 on top of the bill.

However one of the guys who had a reputation of being a tight wad said he didn't bring cash and would pay the total bill on his credit card.

He put all the cash collected in his pocket, then went to the bar and paid off the exact amount on the bill with his card, so pocketing the £25 of tips collected from the other five couples, which was more than his combined meals for him and his partner cost.

He was also the last to arrive, went to the bar and bought himself and partner a drink each and they made them last all night.

Two of us had separately spotted him doing this but we didn't believe what we were seeing until we talked about it together the next day and realised what he had done.

Quite a smart move really I suppose.

He was never invited to anymore nights out with us and I never gave him another job, so it cost him in the end.
 
2 cases stick in my mind.

On a night out in Goa many years ago with a crowd of reps we finished our meal and asked for the bill. It was always a rule that it was split evenly.
One chap in the group asked to take a quick look at it and proceeded to tot up what he had eaten and put the exact money on the table
He then helped himself to a fag somebody else’s packet, lit it with somebody else’s lighter, got up and walked out!!!
Clive from Leeds, where are you now??

We were at my brothers house for New Years Eve. I think it was 2005 or 6 and another one of our mates was there with his wife. Me and my bro are separated by 2.5 years so we have a lot of mutual friends. The aforementioned mate (Brian T) is notoriously stingy, a real leftie that forgets that he’s owns several properties and is by far the one out of all of us who has the most money.
We had a fab night followed by a huge fry up the next morning. Brian and his wife were the first to leave and while getting his stuff together me and my wife saw him sneakily getting his remaining few Budweisers out the fridge and stashing them in his LV bag!!

Needless to say, the rest of our posse knew about it within minutes via text.
 
We always split the bill when we go out to eat, but there's usually one that seems uncomfortable lol.

Years ago when I used to frequent the pub a couple of times a week, we would all buy a round of drinks turn by turn. There was always one mate who would wait until the end knowing that everyone will probably get 2 or 3 rounds in each and he may get away with buying one less round. We called him on it a few times and he used to say 'I was just about to get up, tell me wheat you want'. Needless to say, we ripped him each and every week lol
 
I used to have a work colleague many years ago who, whenever there was a "special" trip to the pub (someone leaving etc.), he would either race to get there quickly to buy himself a drink - as obviously no one was around.

If there was a chance he wouldn't get there quick enough, he would literally sit outside in his car and wait for everyone else to turn up. He didn't even try and hide either LOL! Just sat there and waited so he could come in and either be offered a drink or only have to buy himself one.

He was getting close to retirement and wasn't hugely wealthy (as I understood it) so I could understand in some respects.

But, I also worked for an MD once who had more money than probably all the employees combined.

If he bought a classic car, he would always be thinking of ways to make it pay for itself (like hiring it out for weddings etc.).

His personal Aston almost never left the garage as he had to pay for the petrol... whereas his diesel full fat V8 Rangie could have the £850 a month fuel bill put through the company. I think he only bought one so he could say he owned an Aston to people.

I once said to him where did he fill it up with 98RON and he said that 98RON fuel was a con and made no difference. I said did it not state in the manual and he retorted that it was just a joint scheme between the manufacturers and fuel companies to make more money out of customers.

He used to bargain so hard sometimes that in the end, one local garage one of his mistresses used for her car refused to service it as he would hard ball them so much and then complain stuff wasn't done etc. afterwards.

We had energy-efficient floodlights fitted all round the car park once as fork lifts were often driving around. He once arrived at work and complained that one light had stayed on a few minutes longer than the others which had already switched off.
 
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My last car had the £hite rubber mats removed when I collected it and the diesel range was on zero. Despite saying 200 miles the night before. Then 2 months down the line he rang me and asked for the 5 euro note he forgot to take out the ash tray !!!! You can imagine my reply
 
Well I like to help people if I can, the guy next door is a total idiot when it comes to anything practical,I have fixed leaking taps and put up curtain rails and fixed bathrooms,going to get sealant and grout,and repairing door locks,they say thanks but never pay for the stuff I have bought,ok it is small beer I suppose if I put it all together it comes to about £20/£30,I never ask for it,because I have a saying that I have used since I was 16,"I expect nothing from anybody and so I am seldom disapointed"
 
About 5/6 ago our neighbours (who were an old school friend’s parents) asked me if I didn’t mind taking them - in my LWB Vivaro - to their nephews to “pick a couple of bits up because he’s moving out”.

When we got there - I shit you not - I quickly realised this was in fact *a house move* they wanted me to help with using my van! 😂

Another time a friend asked if I'd be able to lend the van to their brother so he could pick up a 3 piece suite.
I said rather then mess with licenses, check insurance etc. it would be easier for me to drive the van for him as log as he had someone to do the lifting. Was assured this was sorted and someone would be at both ends.

Had no idea he was picking the thing up from other side of Edinburgh (I'm in Stirling), drove there, no one to help load I had to help him.
Got back to Stirling, no one to there to help take it up the 3 flights to his flat so I had to again.

Not even an offer of anything for fuel, I missed the start of a midweek Champions League game and was none too happy.

Another example of when doing a favour not only does it cost me time but money too. :mad:
 
A few decades back , I spent a few years filming weddings and other events over the summer season , and working in the conference/events industry over the winter .

One time , a 'friend' , more of an acquaintance really , who had started building a house for himself , sold it , built a bigger one , until he usually had two or three on the go , asked me to visit one of his sites and film the progress of the build .

This was back in the days of VHS tapes , so when all was done , because it was a simple record and nothing fancy , I 'dumped' all of the footage onto a couple of VHS tapes and handed these over .

On receiving my fee , I was gobsmacked to be asked what had happened to the unused sticky labels that would have come with each tape - when I replied that , having written out the one that I'd put on the tape , then scrunched the rest up and threw them in the bin , he wasn't happy . This from a guy who had build a huge home on three levels , with indoor swimming pool in the basement , home cinema room the size of some peoples houses , at least four bedrooms ......
 
Reminds me of my late father in law who always checked the bar prices on entering before buying a drink. He used to say I don’t mind buying you one drink but not if it involved a mixer.

We once offered to drive them down to Manchester to let them see sick relatives, sadly for the last time. As it would have been too much for Jim & Irene to put us up for the weekend, we said we could spend a couple of days locally.
The father in law (bless him) said Oh ! That would be great and he would give us £20 for the petrol. (For a diesel car)

We finished up in Liverpool with the weekend trip costing us a few hundred quid but we can’t complain as both himself and mother in law left us with far more than that when they passed away.
 
Another time a friend asked if I'd be able to lend the van to their brother so he could pick up a 3 piece suite.
I said rather then mess with licenses, check insurance etc. it would be easier for me to drive the van for him as log as he had someone to do the lifting. Was assured this was sorted and someone would be at both ends.

Had no idea he was picking the thing up from other side of Edinburgh (I'm in Stirling), drove there, no one to help load I had to help him.
Got back to Stirling, no one to there to help take it up the 3 flights to his flat so I had to again.

Not even an offer of anything for fuel, I missed the start of a midweek Champions League game and was none too happy.

Another example of when doing a favour not only does it cost me time but money too. :mad:
I think a lot of people presume that van drivers can use 'their' vans and the employer will pay for the fuel . Plenty of places I've worked , personal use was allowed , but you were expected to put fuel in if any significant distance was involved .
 
While we are on the subject of transport related stuff.

A relative (quite well off) asked if we could help a hard up friend of theirs out by doing 2 x silver Mercs as wedding cars for a pickup from the house, over to church then onto the venue.

Me and mate spent a day cleaning cars, loaded up with romantic music, flowers in the back window, white tape, some bubbly in the rear, all the things you would expect.

Once we finshed the relative handed me one bottle of some Greek spirit in one of those plastic bottles.
Needless to say when I got home I put it straight in the bin.
 
I think a lot of people presume that van drivers can use 'their' vans and the employer will pay for the fuel . Plenty of places I've worked , personal use was allowed , but you were expected to put fuel in if any significant distance was involved .

Think that is exactly it, they just think work will pay for it.
 
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