Friend Broke My Trailer
I let him borrow my 4ft x 8ft trailer and he somehow broke a weld. I think he put all the weight in the back of the trailer.[V]
The weld was not pretty and i was going to reweld the whole trailer myself but i did not want to do it before i could use it again.
Thats what i use to cut my Moms grass.[:(]
I have not wired my new shop up for a welder yet. I guess i will do that next week.[:(]
The weld was not pretty and i was going to reweld the whole trailer myself but i did not want to do it before i could use it again.
Thats what i use to cut my Moms grass.[:(]
I have not wired my new shop up for a welder yet. I guess i will do that next week.[:(]
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You use a trailer to cut your Mom's grass? Interesting....... 0 -
You can?t get anything past these guys.[:D] 0 -
He Posts like I do which Means I understood Him. He left out that he hauls the Mower in the trailer.[:D] 0 -
flex tape will hold it, ive seen the commercials. 0 -
Ask the guy that borrowed it to do the right thing and fix it... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by wpage
Ask the guy that borrowed it to do the right thing and fix it...
Well yes that could happen, however if it was me I would not expect someone to fix(or pay for a fix)on a questionable weld.
Live and learn, that's why I shy away from lending stuff.0 -
If he didn't offered to pay to have it fixed. Or ask you if he could fix it himself for you at the bare minimum, I think calling him a friend would be stretching it...
A real friend would never bring anything back broke...
I would say you got up pretty cheap finding out what type of person your so-called "friend" is0 -
My policy is I don't lend things or money to someone unless I don't care if it is returned. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doc
My policy is I don't lend things or money to someone unless I don't care if it is returned.
Hey Doc, do you have any money that I can borrow from you?[:o)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doc
My policy is I don't lend things or money to someone unless I don't care if it is returned.
Bingo....other people don't take nearly as good of care of my stuff as I do.0 -
Ya-Haven't loaned anything to anyone outside the family in many years. I've been asked and I just say NO. I really don't care if they think of me as an ass hat but in the past it's been inconvenient & costly and I've just had it. 0 -
Takes a real "friend" to borrow something and return it broken....[:(] 0 -
Everyone has their thoughts and stories. I don't lend anything to casual acquaintances, but I've found that real friends are few and far between.
So, I would lend a real friend a trailer with a weak weld knowing that it might give way...as long as I told him about it and I thought it was safe for his planned use. If it broke, my real friends would offer to have it fixed. I would decline and break out my welder and repair the trailer...expecting them to help out/buy the beer/do me a favor/just continue being one of my real friends.
I would not let something so simple be the cause of a friendship going south.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doc
My policy is I don't lend things or money to someone unless I don't care if it is returned.
Good policy.0 -
I have a hard time saying no to loaning something to people in need even when I know I'll probably come out the loser [:(]. very few times have I been screwed over but it does happen, then I don't forget'em. 0 -
There is no way i would let him do any welding for me.
I will weld it next week because its raining all week as of now.0 -
That's why I almost NEVER ask to borrow anything, end of story. I borrowed a sump pump 20 years to drain a septic tank hole before it was to be put in after a rain. YEA, it broke and I bought a new one like I should. 0
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