Image by Vibe AI This is a story of some real relatives. But no real names or locations are given. We will call them John and Jezebel Smith for names and give the location as Timbuktu. I have known the female relative for decades and rarely ask a favor. In fact, it's probably one small favor every two years. Recently, I have needed a routine scoping procedure at a local hospital. I need someone to legally ride with me home. They would need to either drive or take an Uber or Lyft, at my expense. It would only take an hour or an hour and a half, while the child was in school. Well, Jezebel's excuse is that John's son is coming over and they need to prepare him for school. Sounds good. Except that the call will come when he is in school, and the task will be finished well before school ends. Now I ...