At the very least they should of grabbed some jumper cables and helped get her on her way, but people don't wamt to help each other these days so there ya go. While I agree nothing will probably come of it, I'd say a call wouldn't hurt ha. Lesson learned I guess. I would suggest next time regardless of what kind of batteries I'd still prime the filter before starting it. All our work trucls are diesels and work on them ourselves. They always start right back up, well sometimes ha.
I would have tried to get the batts charged and get her truck going for her. If no go there would have found someone to help get it going. In the mean time I would have stayed with her until either the truck was going or she had a ride. I think a complaint is justified, the advice all the way around was poor and then no follow up on the problems from the poor advice. The guy should have told her there could be problems and not to change it there. Sounds like your daughter wasn't the only one there who is mechanically inept, lol. Live and learn I guess.
I cannot believe that a 22 yo can make E-6 in the Air force. And she should have waited to replace parts at home.
I agree with the facts that they are not a mechanic shop and that she shouldn't have started that project that far away. It would have been a nice gesture to offer a ride home, but with the crazy things going on worldwide these days, and the crazy ways people act, not offering a ride might possibly have been the smarter approach to that. Not to say there's anything anything wrong with either individual, but either one of them could have viewed that scenario as something other than being the proverbial "good Samaritan".
A Staff Sergeant is an E-6 in the Marines and the Army. It's an E-5 in the Air Force. Frankly, I'm surprised that she made E-5 as quickly as she did.
I appreciate the responses. It seems that most of you agree with me. They could have been a little more considerate, but I'm sure that's not in their job description. Incidentally, no complaints were filed by my wife and I'm pretty sure by the time I got finished talking to my daughter she doesn't plan on complaining either.
I agree . Let it go. Perhaps they could have offered assistance after closing..........in your original post you stated that as they walked out they di ask if everything was OK. perhaps it was an open ended question on their part to see if she would ask for a ride or help. Im not sure Id offer a female I didn't know a ride.....afraid of the what ifs. Also it goes both ways..... perhaps she dodged trouble not seeking a ride from them. I helped a lady with car trouble in a parking lot one evening . She told me from the start she would not accept a ride from me. She said she lived in a BAD area and I didn't need to take her there. I did let her use my phone to call for help. Over the next couple days a received a few calls from "a dude from the hood" asking why my number was on his phone , why the lady was using my phone, how I 'met "her. It all mad me wonder just WTF was her situation . Also made me very grateful she would not accept a ride.
