To Pay or Not to Pay

I would not let a poll make a decision for me.

Do what you think is right.

one bad experience doesn't have to end a good hobby relationship.

No.

A provider showing up in an unacceptable condition is not entitled to have her time compensated.

A customer showing up in an unacceptable condition is not entitled to have his fantasy consummated. Originally Posted by Big Daddy Moose

Amen! I couldn't have said it any more succinctly.

Whether you choose to give her something (for past services, for future good will, for gas money, etc.) is a personal choice. But you owe her nothing. Nothing at all. She owes you, at the very least, an apology.

I also think that you owe the board her name lest someone else fall into the same mess and disappointment that you did.

You owe nothing...and someone that intoxicated on the road even for 3 miles...this could have been far worse.

Closed at Op request.