[Rhodes22-list] (OT) No good deed goes unpunished.

[Bill Effros]

Todd,

Thanks.

If that doesn't work I'll send the pressure washer to your 
brother-in-law and you can watch him get a hernia trying to start it.

Bill Effros

Todd Tavares wrote:
> Rummy, Bill, Chris,
>
> Rummy,  believe me, I wanted to shoot him.  I still have a sawzall that
> he borrowed and ruined.  I was really concerned about the oil too, but
> it was only on the deck and none was on the engine itself, so I do not
> think there is a leak.  I let him store his household belongings in my
> basement and garage (free-of course) after he sold his last home before
> construction was completed on his present home.  Somehow everything in
> his new garage looks familiar, and I am missing so much.  In the past, I
> have just let it go, but this is the absolute last straw. 
>
>      Bill,  IIRC my starting procedure is to run the garden hose
> unattached for a minute or so to purge the air. Connect the hose to the
> washer and let it run for another minute or so.   Then pull the trigger
> allowing a small stream of water to spray out (house pressure) to purge
> any air from the pump unit and piping system and bleed any pressure on
> the pump impeller before trying to pull start.  This may not be the mfg.
> recommended starting procedure, but I never got the manuals back when
> that dummy borrowed the washer the first time.
>
>   Chris, I like your point that he has saved enough money by borrowing my
> stuff over the years that he could afford to go and buy his own tools. 
> But what is really sad in all of this....he has retired from 20 years of
> civil service and is now trying to start his own business building decks
> and doing home improvements.  And worst still; I have the back of my
> pick-up filled with trash and yard debris, claiming to have not found the
> time to make it to the dump, just to keep him from asking to borrow the
> truck again.   (I know he is too cheap to pay the $12/pick-up load
> tipping fee)
>
> I want to escalate this into a reason to sever ties completely, but,
> because he is married to my wife's sister, that will be difficult.  I did
> not attend my mother-in-law's 75 birthday celebration today because he
> was going to be there. I knew I would cause a scene and did not want to
> ruin the party.  Instead I spent that time putting locks on my garage and
> patio doors. :-(
>
> Todd T.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] (OT) No good deed goes unpunished.
> Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 20:57:31 EDT
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/28/2006 8:40:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> sprocket80 at mail.com writes:
>
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> Todd,
> First of all, you have great will power. I would have shot the ass hole
> the
> minute I saw it. Now, from where the oil is on the housing, it looks like
> the
> oil fill/check cover either leaked, was loose, or he left it off at some
> point. You need to change the oil before using it.
> Borrowing tools is a real sore spot with me and I seldom, if ever, loan
> them
> out to anyone, especially a family member. If I do make the exception and
> loan something out, I expect it to come back in the same or better
> condition
> than when it left me. Sounds to me like you have more than enough reason
> with
> this incident to simply and emphatically say no to this jerk the next
> time he
> asks. No is definite. A very firm NO says it all. It usually won't bring
> up
> the why word, but if it does, hit him with guns loaded.
>
> Rummy
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