Never a borrower or a lender be - Page 2

ZenGum · 08-28-2012, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I loaned my ex $600 almost 2yrs ago and have never seen it since. The money or him actually.
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That could have been the best value $600 you ever spent.

Nirvana · 08-27-2012, 08:37 PM

Keep a mug and a T shirt for him that says Mooch in your desk drawer and tell him that's all you can offer..

monster · 08-27-2012, 09:47 PM

Of course... you could always keep $5 in pennies handy......

glatt · 08-28-2012, 07:28 AM

I don't lend money. But I've had problems with loaning out tools. I don't do that any more either.

The people who don't have the tools don't know how to use them properly, so they are more inclined to break them. Plus, they don't value the tools since they didn't pay for them or work to maintain them. This one friend was the main problem, and he ruined it for anyone else who might have borrowed anything since then. It's been 15 years, and I still remember each of the 3 tools I let him use on different occasions and the poor condition he returned them in (or never returned them at all.) I've forgiven him in my mind and we're still friends, but it's amazing how I still remember.

Razzmatazz13 · 08-29-2012, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I don't lend money. But I've had problems with loaning out tools. I don't do that any more either.

The people who don't have the tools don't know how to use them properly, so they are more inclined to break them. Plus, they don't value the tools since they didn't pay for them or work to maintain them. This one friend was the main problem, and he ruined it for anyone else who might have borrowed anything since then. It's been 15 years, and I still remember each of the 3 tools I let him use on different occasions and the poor condition he returned them in (or never returned them at all.) I've forgiven him in my mind and we're still friends, but it's amazing how I still remember.

I no longer lend books unless I intend to never see them again. People always wreck the crap out of my books!

infinite monkey · 08-28-2012, 07:50 AM

Great. I suppose you won't be lending me your Microficial Tab Pressing Tool any time soon?

http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=27892

lumberjim · 08-28-2012, 11:50 AM

The guy is not a liar per se (he IS a car salesman, so I have to assume he's not averse to the concept), and he's not a thief. He's immature and lazy, and always broke. Also, whenever he does something wrong, he tries to make excuses and or blame everyone else.

jeez, come to think of it, I think I hate him. lol.

but anyway, we're fine today. he must be used to that kind of rejection.

footfootfoot · 08-28-2012, 03:35 PM

Next time he's in the men's room, walk in nonchalantly, and as you begin to undo your belt say, "Remember when I lent you that C note, and you said you couldn't come up with the cash, but you'd be willing to pay me back 'the old fashioned way'..?"

jimhelm · 08-28-2012, 03:41 PM

Hey, whoa. keep your homo erotic fantasies to yourself.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2012, 03:43 PM

Yeah Christ footer, don't out him.

lumberjim · 08-28-2012, 04:10 PM

SERIOUSLY!

gah!

Aliantha · 08-29-2012, 05:57 AM

haha...maybe, but it would come in handy right now. He's just irritated me because I've asked him a number of times if he could even just pay me back bit by bit, but no dice on that one.

Anyway, I had a whole heap of bills come in a couple of months ago and what with the new baby and all, I just thought it'd be nice if he even bothered ringing to say happy birthday to his sons, or sent them a card or anything. In short, I got pissed off and decided that after about 4 years of him not helping at all with his own two sons, if he couldn't even pay back a measly $600, then I'd get it another way...and more besides.

It just pisses me off that he thinks it's ok to let another man raise his kids. Dazza has no problem with it what so ever, but I know it annoys him in that he was the one that actually had to go earn the money to lend to the father of the two kids he's raising.

Trilby · 08-29-2012, 07:41 AM

I borrow and I lend. When I lend - I don't expect to see it back.

that being said - I don't have much to lend and I don't borrow much. Like a fiver here or there but only from family. Never friends. It's a good way to lose friends.

Lamplighter · 08-29-2012, 09:02 AM

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... It's a good way to lose friends.

Sounds like Bri needs to borrow $5 from her Dad

Trilby · 08-29-2012, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Sounds like Bri needs to borrow $5 from her Dad

you know, I did that once waaaaay back when I was in High School.

He wrote a note and stuck it on the 'fridge: B owes dad $5

The man is like a dragon guarding his horde.

But when he dies - where will his god be then???????

08-27-2012, 08:37 PM	#2
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Keep a mug and a T shirt for him that says Mooch in your desk drawer and tell him that's all you can offer.. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

08-27-2012, 09:47 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Of course... you could always keep $5 in pennies handy...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-28-2012, 11:50 AM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The guy is not a liar per se (he IS a car salesman, so I have to assume he's not averse to the concept), and he's not a thief. He's immature and lazy, and always broke. Also, whenever he does something wrong, he tries to make excuses and or blame everyone else. jeez, come to think of it, I think I hate him. lol. but anyway, we're fine today. he must be used to that kind of rejection. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-28-2012, 03:35 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Next time he's in the men's room, walk in nonchalantly, and as you begin to undo your belt say, "Remember when I lent you that C note, and you said you couldn't come up with the cash, but you'd be willing to pay me back 'the old fashioned way'..?" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-28-2012, 03:41 PM	#9
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Hey, whoa. keep your homo erotic fantasies to yourself. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

08-28-2012, 07:28 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I don't lend money. But I've had problems with loaning out tools. I don't do that any more either. The people who don't have the tools don't know how to use them properly, so they are more inclined to break them. Plus, they don't value the tools since they didn't pay for them or work to maintain them. This one friend was the main problem, and he ruined it for anyone else who might have borrowed anything since then. It's been 15 years, and I still remember each of the 3 tools I let him use on different occasions and the poor condition he returned them in (or never returned them at all.) I've forgiven him in my mind and we're still friends, but it's amazing how I still remember.

08-28-2012, 07:50 AM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Great. I suppose you won't be lending me your Microficial Tab Pressing Tool any time soon? http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=27892

08-28-2012, 03:43 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah Christ footer, don't out him. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-28-2012, 04:10 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	SERIOUSLY! gah! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-29-2012, 05:57 AM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	haha...maybe, but it would come in handy right now. He's just irritated me because I've asked him a number of times if he could even just pay me back bit by bit, but no dice on that one. Anyway, I had a whole heap of bills come in a couple of months ago and what with the new baby and all, I just thought it'd be nice if he even bothered ringing to say happy birthday to his sons, or sent them a card or anything. In short, I got pissed off and decided that after about 4 years of him not helping at all with his own two sons, if he couldn't even pay back a measly $600, then I'd get it another way...and more besides. It just pisses me off that he thinks it's ok to let another man raise his kids. Dazza has no problem with it what so ever, but I know it annoys him in that he was the one that actually had to go earn the money to lend to the father of the two kids he's raising. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-29-2012, 07:41 AM	#13
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I borrow and I lend. When I lend - I don't expect to see it back. that being said - I don't have much to lend and I don't borrow much. Like a fiver here or there but only from family. Never friends. It's a good way to lose friends. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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