I depends on how close the friendship is as well as their involvement in the hobby. I have a friend who hauled my car to the stripper, the painter and the bodyman. He's not a close enough friend to expect this as a favour and he's unlikely to ever need that amount of help from me so - I helped get the trailer out of the frozen ground, helped unload what was in it, paid all the gas, boght the lunches. Then I gave him a "thank you" card, a bottle of whisky and a $100 restaurant gift card. Dick lacks nothing and there are other guys who just take advantage of him but if I ever need something from him again I want to be on good terms.
with it to you. In this case, your talkin about the losers in your life, I have mine too. Luckily, none of them are living nearby so it doesn't bother me. I don't ask much of people and I don't expect much in return. When I'm asked to help a bubby, I give them 110% help. Water or soda is a given, I don't drink when I'm workin! Food's another thing but I don't expect it. Unless it's like, Hey, help me this weekend and we'll burn some meat afterwards. Then that's a different story.
