I'm not here to take sides, but I have heard both sides to this story.
Nick is always busy at work. Mat wants things done In a Hurry or last minute (Trust me I know) Mat can be abrasive at times, but you must not take it in the butt. He has rubbed me in the wrong way in the past, but I get over it. Nick and I have had falling outs in the past, and we get over it. That's how it is as friends, we get over it!
When it comes to business, friendship is set aside. As a customer Mat has been better them most. If he wants it done right and fast, he pays extra to get it done right and pays on time. Sometimes shops try to cherry pick their customers based on attitude, but in other parts of the world business is business and the money is always green, regardless of skin color, attitude or sense of humor.
I have done this in the past, and would turn down business based on traits like Mat's. Mat as a business minded individual looks at this and he looks at it as a bad business move. I agree with that view point now. I know when Nick gets pushed he gets upset fast, and with both of these guys in these moods the wick burns faster then most!
In the end, we can all meet up and have a few rounds of beer and make quick jokes about what is going on here, like some of us that are close to Nick, Mat and close to me do, with no ill intent. So If Mat pissed off my GF and she can get over it, :1poke: I'm sure all of us as men can get over it.