I do know all that you said -- but I didn't apply it in this case.

After the disas... err, I mean phone call (+ before I read your post), I DID do some research -- turns out I would have had a PERRRRFECT (+ INSTANT) IN with them -- I found an article (would have been like DIVINE INTERVENTION!) dated a few days ago, about how they just got burned by a big company who FAILED to pay them $4,800 they were owed. I've NEVER seen an article with that subject matter, EVER.

Had I researched it FIRST, I could've said, "I have a way for you to recover that $4,800 -- without ANY effort on your part...[etc.]"

That "in" is SO perfect, I think I might give them another try. Maybe I'll GO THERE in person this time.

I really WANT to help people -- I just REFUSE to get into a position where I am twisting THEIR arm, to get them to "LET" me help them!!

That's the Willie Lowman zone that forces one to relinquish one's own SANITY! -- and I REFUSE to do that (any more).

-- TW