Need "family advice"

sixdogs · Nov 10, 2012

gwdixon said:
One other underlying theme that is coming through from the comments is the old military saying, "Today's favors become tomorrow's expectations."

Be careful about what you volunteer to do.

Yup, loan it once and there will be more requests. Been there and done that.

whistlepig · Nov 10, 2012

This can go the other way. I have a friend that is always wanting to borrow my tractor. Same story for him. I come with the equipment. Now he saves all his fence work for me, my tractor, and my post hole digger. And I do most of the work. This stuff can snowball in a hurry.

CurlyDave · Nov 11, 2012

gwdixon said:
...Be careful about what you volunteer to do.

Not only do I go with my equipment, the only people I will go to are good neighbors and our Church. The Church is a few miles away and I have to road the backhoe over there, but I don't mind.

Fortunately all of the relatives are too far away for any equipment borrowing. And, I have been blessed with responsible relatives.

Mace Canute · Nov 11, 2012

If you do lend your tractor, or any piece of equipment or tools to him, you need to build one of these first. Then when the time is appropriate (you'll know when, trust me) use it!

sixdogs · Nov 11, 2012

Mace Canute said:
If you do lend your tractor, or any piece of equipment or tools to him, you need to build one of these first. Then when the time is appropriate (you'll know when, trust me) use it!

That is the best laugh I've had in a while.

KubotaToy · Nov 11, 2012

creekbend said:
BTW, I respect your patience. I was also raised in the mountains of upper East Tennessee. I have one question. Did you ever considered putting molasses in the fuel tank of that NEW truck?

I like molasses too much to waste it, anyway, sometimes justice does see the correct path to follow, his mom, my aunt, gifted her part of my grandfathers farm to me in her will and has given me very nice birthday gifts (I was born on her birthday BTW) for the past fews which would have easily paid for a new dozer by now. All is well that ends well. Also, it worked out good on the homefront, it gave me an excuse to go buy a skidsteer and tractor I wanted with no resistance from the boss, I mean wife.