I doubt it. You're stooping pretty low at $5 these days.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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'..?"

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

Yeah Christ footer, don't out him.

SERIOUSLY!

gah!

That could have been the best value $600 you ever spent.

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.

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.

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???????

I don't borrow and I don't lend.

I'll help you all I can with my effort, time, and advice but not with money...sorry.

I've learned to live within MY means, so must you (mr/ms would-be-borrower!). Yeah, it meant more than one missed meal, disconnected power, and running out of gas incident. But you'll live.