Rockbadchild
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but the check was cash?My wife donates to some horse rescue organizations. One day this "lady"(?) calls my wife fussing because she didn't receive wife's $50 check!!!Actually cussed my wife! That was the end of that.
Actually cussed my wife! That was the end of that.
Fuddyduddy1952
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My wife would write a $50 check once a month but forgot one month. Check written to the organization.
People do have to be very careful who they donate to.
2manyrocks
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My wife donates to some horse rescue organizations. One day this "lady"(?) calls my wife fussing because she didn't receive wife's $50 check!!!
That is really something that they'd be so shortsighted with a regular giver.
Happy Birthday to your wife tomorrow.
Rockbadchild
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Yander
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I like the suggestion of giving the money to your wife, lol. Fuddy had it right, she had to pay you because it was her gift to her sister. Use the money on keeping your tractor maintained since you will be doing that garden until she no longer gardens. I also have a hard time taking money from a neighbor for a quick job like a garden. Did my neighbor's last Saturday and he offered to pay but I didn't want anything, just visited with him for an hour. He is a former Army Ranger so glad to give him a Freebie anytime.
If they are taking half my day and tractor time to do a job, another story!
If they are taking half my day and tractor time to do a job, another story!
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When you till it, ask her what she plans to plant then go buy starter plants. Much easier than seeds. It will use up a portion of that money. Save enough for a sixpack. You deserve it.
CH4Ohio
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It's OK for a "non-profit" to have some revenue now and then. (In fact most of them have LOTS of revenue.) You'll probably still operate in the red, but it helps to cover part of the expenses.
You did them a favor and she was grateful. She was able to pay and wanted to. (How many times have you forced a $10 or $20 bill on someone -- that tried to refuse it -- because they'd helped you out?) She felt good about the whole experience and so should you.
Using part of the money now for another neighbor.
Two years ago a lady who lives on the corner had a tornado shelter installed in her back yard. She is a widow, partially disabled, and struggling financially. The shelter is underground and the ground around it has settled quite a bit. The installer left a large pile of dirt in the yard. This has been sitting there looking ugly for nearly two years. So I saw her in the yard and stopped and told her I would level everything out for her. Of course she offered to pay and I said that if I could have the excess dirt that would keep me from having to buy some to fill holes in my yard. That dirt would be my payment. She quickly agreed. So I went over there a couple days ago and moved some dirt around. She was thrilled. I told her that it was too muddy to finish and that when it was dry for a week or so I would come back and till it out even and finish it. Might have used a quart of diesel and an hour and a half of time. When level I will get grass seed from Rural King and sow it down and have it fixed so she can easily mow it.
She also has a tree that broke off and fell over. It is close to the road and has also been there for over a year. Trunk might be a foot and a half to two feet thick. She has been trying to burn it for a couple weeks now. So, after talking it over with my wife, we are going to sneak over while she is away babysitting her granddaughter and cut the tree up and bring it back to our house, in the tractor bucket of course, and burn it in our burn barrel.
Doing all this will use my Kioti CK20S for three or four hours, burn a couple gallons of diesel, use my battery powered chainsaw for an hour or so, and will cost $20-$30 of the gift money.
Some of the dirt I remove from her place will go in another neighbor's yard. He is going to help me cut up the tree for a scoop of dirt to fill up a hole where a tree fell over.
Now to look for other ways to spend it helping neighbors. And I will let the lady know what her money is doing.
It also gives me a feeling of accomplishment doing something that costs me little but helping out somebody who really needs the help. And I've got another retired neighbor to help out doing some of these tasks. And it gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning and DO SOMETHING!
Amazing what a little tractor can do for a neighborhood.
RSKY
Two years ago a lady who lives on the corner had a tornado shelter installed in her back yard. She is a widow, partially disabled, and struggling financially. The shelter is underground and the ground around it has settled quite a bit. The installer left a large pile of dirt in the yard. This has been sitting there looking ugly for nearly two years. So I saw her in the yard and stopped and told her I would level everything out for her. Of course she offered to pay and I said that if I could have the excess dirt that would keep me from having to buy some to fill holes in my yard. That dirt would be my payment. She quickly agreed. So I went over there a couple days ago and moved some dirt around. She was thrilled. I told her that it was too muddy to finish and that when it was dry for a week or so I would come back and till it out even and finish it. Might have used a quart of diesel and an hour and a half of time. When level I will get grass seed from Rural King and sow it down and have it fixed so she can easily mow it.
She also has a tree that broke off and fell over. It is close to the road and has also been there for over a year. Trunk might be a foot and a half to two feet thick. She has been trying to burn it for a couple weeks now. So, after talking it over with my wife, we are going to sneak over while she is away babysitting her granddaughter and cut the tree up and bring it back to our house, in the tractor bucket of course, and burn it in our burn barrel.
Doing all this will use my Kioti CK20S for three or four hours, burn a couple gallons of diesel, use my battery powered chainsaw for an hour or so, and will cost $20-$30 of the gift money.
Some of the dirt I remove from her place will go in another neighbor's yard. He is going to help me cut up the tree for a scoop of dirt to fill up a hole where a tree fell over.
Now to look for other ways to spend it helping neighbors. And I will let the lady know what her money is doing.
It also gives me a feeling of accomplishment doing something that costs me little but helping out somebody who really needs the help. And I've got another retired neighbor to help out doing some of these tasks. And it gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning and DO SOMETHING!
Amazing what a little tractor can do for a neighborhood.
RSKY