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Campfire Kahuna
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Oh ya, when the first guy "loans it" to the next guy!
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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I just tell them, "Just drive down to General Equipment in Weaverville and you can rent a chain saw, nearly as good as the one I own that you want to borrow."
I don't lend out tools. #digk Yeah, I am just a Bad Man. Selfish B*&&%$!! Several years ago I loaned my nice Stihl Farm Boss to a neighbor. This guy was my best friend. He returned it a week later it looked great. Plus he has filled it up with gas and oil. A few days later I cranked up my Stihl. It ran real fast for 30 seconds, then put out a puff of blue smoke, and it conked out. I took it to the shop. My neighbor had filled it up with straight gas with no oil. $350 chain saw destroyed. "Neither a borrow nor a lender be. For borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry, and a loan often loses both itself and friend." You probably don't know who I am referring to but that is Shakespeare from 400 years ago. Some things never change.
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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I just tell them, "Just drive down to General Equipment in Weaverville and you can rent a chain saw, nearly as good as the one I own that you want to borrow."
I don't lend out tools. #digk Yeah, I am just a Bad Man. Selfish B*&&%$!! Several years ago I loaned my nice Stihl Farm Boss to a neighbor. This guy was my best friend. He returned it a week later it looked great. Plus he has filled it up with gas and oil. A few days later I cranked up my Stihl. It ran real fast for 30 seconds, then put out a puff of blue smoke, and it conked out. I took it to the shop. My neighbor had filled it up with straight gas with no oil. $350 chain saw destroyed. "Neither a borrow nor a lender be. For borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry, and a loan often loses both itself and friend." You probably don't know who I am referring to but that is Shakespeare from 400 years ago. Some things never change. Ive loaned a chainsaw, but premix fuel and oil goes with it.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2010
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my old man had a philosophy that if you borrowed something you returned it in better shape than you got it
I remember someone built some make shift disc that dug up potatoes and my old man had a bumper crop of them that year so he borrowed that.
After he was done, we stripped it down, painted it, greased it and sharpened the discs with a file
but I do agree with those about borrowing stuff. If I borrow it I'm gonna break the damn thing and then end up buying it twice. Now renting a tool....I'll wear that sumbitch out
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have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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i lend and borrow a few things with a very few people. been a while since i got screwed. probably about due.
My diploma is a DD214
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: May 2011
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Hey, I brought you some tomatoes.
Me- Thanks! Awesome!
Him- Can I borrow some tools?
Me- Oh, I get it now.
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Campfire Tracker
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There are some that do it right.
I had a lady need to borrow our extra vehicle. He's got tore up in a no-fault accident, she was waiting on the other's insurance, etc.
I loaned it to her with just over 1/2 tank of gas.
She returned it full of gas and had the oil changed since the window sticker was within ~200 miles.
There are some types you loan to and some you don't. Just as there are some items you loan and others you never do.
Had a neighbor ask to borrow a chain saw. I have a beater Poulan for such a purpose. I no sooner let him borrow it and see sparks off the chain. I tell him "they sell chan and bar sets at Wal-Mart for that saw." He looked confused by that.
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