Uh, ya, I cried my little eyes out when he told me his rates. He isn't considered a shark for no reason. But, I made peace with it. He's old and an a**hole and he doesn't want to work for less than he's worth. I've accepted it.
I'm with you on the tattoo thing. I made a joke about getting "handle it" tattooed on my a** so my next mate knows what my expectations are and well, it became a conversation.
