I needed to help a friend post bond. Because she was a single woman with not many family or friends in the state that could help her, getting a bail bondsman was difficult. Dave was skeptical at first but came around to understand that I had the financial means and she was not a flight risk. I think bail bondsmen are poker players and know how to take calculated bets, and he was not wrong with whom I was helping. He was patient and kind, unlike the other places I also called. He explained the risks (to me) clearly. Somewhere under the gruff exterior, I think he likes helping people. And .... I hope I never have to use his services again! (People -- Marion County, Florida is a nightmare!) read more