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Offline OilyRascal

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Re: Methods to discourage tool borrowing
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2012, 06:58:03 AM »
How about when you loan a worthless son-in-law your beater p/u and when you get it back, not only do you have to clean it out, you find a pawn ticket for the sawzall that had been missing for several months?
By the way, he is no longer our son-in-law.

In Arkansas we have a tool for that - it's called a wood shed.  Procedure for use is to take take son-n-law back behind wood shed and like magic when you re-appear a few minutes later all things are better.
"FORGED IN THE USA" myself.  Be good to your tools!

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Re: Methods to discourage tool borrowing
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2012, 07:24:58 AM »
In new york state thats called assault and you end up paying   bob w.
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Re: Methods to discourage tool borrowing
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2012, 10:31:00 AM »
I never encourage it, that's for sure.
  I keep junkers and I bitch like a gutshot houndog before even letting those out.
I have kids and best friends I won't even loan tools to, over past behavior. 
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Re: Methods to discourage tool borrowing
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2012, 09:51:28 PM »
I have two friends I will loan any tool to. I have a relative I would warily loan most tools to. Beyond that no tools loaned.
I bought my first sthil chain saw from a crusty old man (still selling them since 1954) he asked me If I would like to keep the saw running right for ever. I said yes. He said “use use sthil oil and never loan your saw to anyone”. He said “if they are that good of friend, cut the tree down for them”.

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Re: Methods to discourage tool borrowing
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2012, 10:12:06 AM »
I have 3 rules.....

Don't ask to borrow my tools.
Don't ask to ride my motorcycle.
Don't ask to kiss my wife.

The order of priority depends on whether my wife is present at the time.