2100 US..is that like 90 dollars CDN??
I been waiting to say that since 1976 LMAO
2100 US..is that like 90 dollars CDN??
I been waiting to say that since 1976 LMAO
I'm going to try and get it cleaned up sometime today. as long as something doesn't come up.
No telling one min to the next around here sometimes.
I hear the shuffle of little feet upstairs better go check that out it's a little early for the boss to be up.
Talk to ya soon
T.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Lived in a big, new 8 home cul de sac in Thousand Oaks Sunset hills once.
Everyone hated each other.
Feuds, shouting matches, all kinds of crazy hate stunts going down daily, calling the cops on each other.
Every day was an all time new low.
It was awefull.
We lived on a flag lot, some distance down the hillside with gates, & worked long odd hours, so I stayed outta it, but still knew everyone, and not taking sides in the feuds was reason enough for others contempt.
Now, in my new neighborhood, I barely know one neighbor, and that's just for security reasons & because our cat kills their gophers.
Rule one with neighbors: Never do any kinda sales transaction. Ever.
I won't even fix their A/C for free. I will for friends, but forget the neighbors.
You're then married to what ever transaction transpired.
And rule one and a half: Good fences DO make good neighbors.
I think I would have called the neighbor while the buyer was still there. Then made the decision based on his answer. It kind of sounds like the whole neighbor buying the truck thing was more for conversation than an actual deal. Is $2,100.00 worth losing a neighbor that you have a report with? Just my .02.
Tommy
This heppened to me last weekend with a board member from here, he asked me to find a prop for him while he was down in Parker with his family for the weekend, i was on a boat detail and told him "give me a couple of hours and i'll locate one"...i find him a used and new one for him at good prices, i call him to ask which one he wants ?....he never returns my call..i had a shop stay open longer for him too....i would've even picked it up and delivered to Parker if needed but NO phone call !!
This made me look like a jackass all the while im trying to help a guy out !!
I still never got a phone call or pm from him and it's a week later now, oh well !! so much for going above and beyond to help a board member out when in need..............................rant over
This is a long one please bear with me..........
My neighbor has been after me to sell him my old truck all summer.
1968 Chevy SWB Step Side , small rear window. rare for a 68 350/4sp.
4.11 gear, period correct 6 lug, Slotted mags. Good Tires no rust semi straight nice old truck with alot of potential.
I refused to sell it to him because it's an old truck and I would probably be the one that ended up working on it and I am so tired of working on vehicles.
I've had this old truck for 15 years and it has been a great workhorse that has hauled anything I've put in or behind it. But it does have it's little quirks and since the guy isn't mechanically inclined I was really worried about selling it to him and told him so.
So the other day I was up visiting , having a beer and were discussing a motor home down the road that he's interested in for 7k and we go look at it. and the subject comes up again about selling the truck to him. At this point I am ready to sell it to him just to shut him up, I give him a price of $2,100.00 drive it home. He kinda hem haws around about it like I was suppose to give him the damn thing for nothing. I knew of another truck down the road from the MoHo we were just looking at. Same year same short wheel base step side but worse shape at a car lot for $3,500 and took him to look at it.
The paint is nicer but not by much, the bed is gutted no wood, rusty crap wheels, jerry rigged automatic trans, and the interior smells like rat piss and dead squirrels. :yuk:
$2,100.00 is not a bad deal for mine for what it is. And he agrees. And I figure since he's looking a 7k MoHo he could afford my truck. He has a pull behind camper already and doesn't really need a MoHo. hence the reason for wanting my truck.
The Very Next Day a different guy pulls up in the driveway and inquires about the truck. I told him about my neighbor wanting it and I had priced it to him for 2100. I could have sold it then and there to him but my neighbor was first in line and I couldn't sell it out from under him being the nice guy I am.
So I shook the second guys hand and thanked him for stopping by.
I emailed my neighbor that night and told him to come get the truck.
He calls me on the phone the next day and tells me he's backing out saying he can't afford it right now, and not sure if and when he can swing it.
I said WHAT ? Do you realize you just cost me 2Gs I could have sold it yesterday but I was saving it for you since you were so persistent about buying it all summer. WERE DONE Click! I hang up mad as hell.
This isn't the first time I have gone out of my way for a neighbor/friend only to get the shit end of the stick.
So where do you guys draw the line with friends and money?
Do any of you ever go out of your way for a neighbor/friend and feel like you've been taken advantage of or "Played". I'm so tired of this kind of crap.
I keep my friend list short just because of a history of this type thing.
It seems like everyone I come in contact with takes advantage of my giving nature.
I'm ready to say FTW.
Rant Over.
T.
my door neighbor lost a couple of frt teeth awhile back when he shot a dog of mine, cost me 400 to have the dogs leg removed, never herd what his new frt teeth cost
my door neighbor lost a couple of frt teeth awhile back when he shot a dog of mine, cost me 400 to have the dogs leg removed, never herd what his new frt teeth cost
Quit being so impatient
Your neighbor has no social skills, his dad should have kicked his ass more when he was a kid.
I had a guy, co-worker of a friend, come to see some wheels and tires I had for sale. He tries to work me, trade me crap, and basically gives me the hard luck story how since his divorce he's been broke etc. I finally give in a little on my price and we make a deal. This was early in the week and he says he'll be back on Friday, basically begs me to hold them, tells me what great deal it is and how appricative he is. Cool, I'm glad to help somebody out, glad he's happy. Well, you can guess what happens next, after about a week I call the friend and ask about his buddy from work. What's going on? Why hasn't he showed back up? I had other offers I turned down. He says his friend changed his mind and decided not to buy them. WTF???? People are a-holes, no f-n call, no nothing...............
Quit being so impatient
i'm all about instant gratification my friend
my wifes brother did that same thing to me on a boat i had decided to sell. its enough to piss off the pope i tell you.
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