The, "I'm coming with you is a lot more powerful than folks give it credit for. It's Sam saying he's backing up his buddy's decision but will be there in a hot minute when things go pear shaped. On my side of the street, we call that a Shovel List.
How many people could you call at 2AM and ask them to bring over a shovel, and the only thing they would ask is, "You want me to pick up coffee on my way over?"
Prior to being deployed, I could honestly say I had maybe three good buddies who would show up if I called, after deployments, I have an entire call list of 30 who will show-up when called, regardless of time of day.
Funeral or Shovel list, those are the folks who are one that mean what they say when they say it.
The, "I'm coming with you is a lot more powerful than folks give it credit for. It's Sam saying he's backing up his buddy's decision but will be there in a hot minute when things go pear shaped. On my side of the street, we call that a Shovel List.
How many people could you call at 2AM and ask them to bring over a shovel, and the only thing they would ask is, "You want me to pick up coffee on my way over?"
Prior to being deployed, I could honestly say I had maybe three good buddies who would show up if I called, after deployments, I have an entire call list of 30 who will show-up when called, regardless of time of day.
Funeral or Shovel list, those are the folks who are one that mean what they say when they say it.
Friends that will show up at your funeral is what we used to call it.
The ones who you can call, when it is time to do the hard things.
I have more than a few. Which is a treasury of riches