Wait, what? Ricki is old and feeble and not in a position to reply? Are you saying they don't have email in the Maldives?
In any case, for your analogy to have any teeth, you would have to have had News and Smithy do some sharkty things to Patrick, for which he would be justified being grumpy despite the good things. To put it another way - if I do you a favour, that doesn't mean I own you.