Posted by Mike (WA) on October 10, 2010 at 18:02:06 from (97.113.219.226):
In Reply to: What a guy.... posted by Don-Wi on October 09, 2010 at 20:10:01:
And then there's the opposite situation- I got to where I didn't want to loan anything to one neighbor, because it always seemed to break on his watch. Usually a worn-out clutch, or something that had been coming on for a long time, so it wasn't his fault, but he'd never even let me pay for parts: If it broke when he was using it, he fixed it, period.
Contrast another neighbor who called all frantic because his baler had baled its own needles, and could he borrow mine to finish? I was done, so loaned it to him, and it came home fine, all cleaned out and greased up, no problem. I asked to borrow his backhoe for a little job later that fall, and he said, "Oh, I never loan out my equipment." I mentioned that he hadn't seemed reluctant to borrow my baler, and he had the nerve to reply "I didn't say I don't borrow- I just don't lend. If you want to, that's up to you." I told him, "Well, I don't mind lending. Feel free to call me next time you need something, so I can have the satisfaction of personally telling you to go to he11."
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