I'm currently on the outs with my best friend of 30+ years because when I was at his house dropping off some stuff this past weekend, the dog got out the front door somehow and nobody noticed until after she was already gone. Thankfully nothing bad happened to her.
5 minutes after I left his house, he's calling me on the phone literally screaming at the top of his lungs calling me an irresponsible asshole who never pays attention for letting his dog out. I swear to him ( truthfully) that she was safely in backyard when I last saw her. He then tells me never fucking talk to him again and hangs up in my face while I'm still trying to figure out WTF just happened.
I immediately turn around and tell him I'm coming back to look for her. He texts me back saying not to bother because he already found her, and that he wasn't in the mood to talk. He THEN tells a mutual friend of ours that I'm on his "shit list".
Almost 40 years of friendship, possibly fubared over an accident / mishap that could've easily happened to anyone. While he is rightfully angry, I won't tolerate abuse. I've had to verbally blast him for getting out of line before.
We've got a lot of mutual friends, shared industry connections, and a few vested business interests. If we can't reach an agreement, I don't know how this is gonna play out.