DONT LEND YOUR STUFF !!!!

Hiya Borgy, The fridge place just rang me back and looks like it will be repaired under warranty ??. He didnt think it would be this morning due to what he thinks was some form of power spike and cooked the thermister (spelling) and some other part. Fingers xxx it will be fixed under warranty. I have asked them also about the smell and he said its either fish or chicken but said chicken is more of a sour smell so is leading towards fish. He said they have some form of spray stuff that should get rid of most of the smell but no guarantee. What ever he had in it has got between the seams just up from bottom of fridge. Il tell you what Im still so p i s s e d off at the moment and he hasnt even got the balls to return my call or tex, cause he knows he going to get a mouth full, brother in law or not Ill be giving it to him and he knows it. We'll see as to wether I have to cough up any $$$ or not but he can be assured I will be knocking on his door handing him the bill if I do. Wife knows what Im like she has already rung her mum this morning telling her what he had done so she will be giving him a serve as well as they know how I look after my things. WHG

Like you whg I rarely borrow anythung, but treat it like gold if I have to, the only person I will now lend to is one brother aqnd one stepson, and one mate, the other one no way he cannot even look after his own gear. Wife wants to go salt water fishing but I am not putting an outboard worth thousands in the salt it would break my heart because I try and look after my stuff.
The reason these sort of people borrow things is they have stuffed their own gear usually.
Cheers Pete

Hi Pete, "The reason these sort of people borrow things is they have stuffed their own gear usually" very true words there Pete. I never ran the ski boat in salt water either. WHG

I am most likley not as fussey as you whg, but if I have to borrow something I treat it better then my own stuff. Mind you I just threw a tent out that was over 25 years old, just needed a new zip, but have that many for diff purposes it was getting ridiclous.Hope your brother inlaw doesnt read this forum as he may hit me up for a loan. LOL
Cheers Pete

Hi John, yeah the wife will grill him over it if he answers her call or mine. Wife rang her mother this morning and told her about the state of the fridge and told her he will never be borrowing another thing from us. Like your self if I borrow anything (very unusual) I return it the same or better. Even if what ever I borrowed was about to go bang anyway I would offer the cost to replace/fix it. He has no respect for other peoples property. My wife lent him some PS 1 games and some cd's never saw them again. Should have learnt but thought cant be stingy all the time so give them a go, wont be happening again I can tell you. At least cough up $$$ in petrol for the 80k round trip I had to do to take it to the repairers this morning. Trying to continue stripping bathroom so dont need the extra time wasted running around but wanted to get it repaired asap. Said I should have it back in the week. WHG

Hi Justin, my answer from now on will be the same as yours "just say no now and if they don't like it too bad they will get over it" my thoughts exactly. He borrowed the same tent some time back and it come back rolled in a ball and the fly (spelling) just shoved in the bag on top. The poles wernt even put back in the bag. So I had to pull out air it out and repack it all properly back in the bag. Its not a real dear tent as its just one my wife and I use for one night stays here & there like when we did the High Country where we were at a different spot each night but its not the point is it. I should have learnt from the way that was returned but thought you only live once if you can help some one out by lending them some thing for 2 weeks big deal. Wont ever happen again I can tell you that. Bit like when we had the ski boat everyone wants a free ride/ski fun day out ask them for a few $$$ and you dont see them again so I soon learnt who the bludgers were. Best thing I ever asked for was fuel money dont see them now. WHG

If your fridge continues to smell when you get it back, put some bicard soda in a small open container and place it in your fridge, it should absorb some of the odour. You might have to leave it there for a while though.

Annette

Hi Gramps, at least I got the fridge back !!! LOL. We'll see how long it takes to get the tent/gas bottle etc back. He will probably bring the tent back when he thinks I have cooled down a bit and that will be his peace offering, a repaired tent. I cant really blame him for the tent issue as they had a major storm and one of the poles he had up holding an additional tarp in place let go and the pole pierced the tent. This he did tell me about So he has offered to fix the tent, so hopefully will be true to his word, we'll see. This could have happened to anyone. I think the issue with the electrical part of the fridge is due to the storm and possible spiking, which is what the fridge mechanic has also said. Its just the smell coming from it that is p i s s i n g me off especially after I asked him not to put fish or bait/ seafood in general into the fridge which he has obviously ignored and then might I add has scrubbed the inside of the fridge with I would say one of those green scouring pads you use in the kitchen to try and get rid of the smell and in the meantime has scratched the entire inside of the fridge. Like using steel wool on your 4b's paintwork. Only noticed that this morning. WHG

Thanks Annette, will keep your idea in mind if the smell is still there when I get it back. Thanks again WHG

Wherehegon,

Regarding the smell in the fridge, some people on here swear by a product called "Nil Odour". It's mentioned inthese posts

Thanks Gramps, will wait untill I get it back and see what its like, but will keep in mind Thankyou. WHG

Gramps - This reminds me of a saying:

"If you lend someone $20 and never see them again; then it was money well spent"

Cheers
Stephen.

Stephen,

LOL that's a sensible way of looking at it :)))

Hi Grunter, totally agree with you. "Go to the local camping shop and spend your own hard earned like I did" This will also be added to the list of answers people will be getting from me now if they ask. My pop always says " two things I dont lend are my lawnmower and my wife, told him Ive just added everything I own to the list. He is old school as well. Thanks WHG

Hi Al, Funny you say that Al, his saying was the iffy iffy rule. If you f#ck it you fix it. He might be going to fix the tent but bet he wont be offering to replace the inside casing of fridge when he's scratched the crapper out of it ????. Have learnt my lesson well and truly this time. Unfortunately there are people I know that would never treat it like he has but they will now never get to prove it as it either lives in the back of the 4b or running in the back room. Wont be sitting in the back of anyone elses unless Im going with them. Simple. Like they say, you get one person stuff it for the rest. WHG

Good call Al, sad when others drive you to the "no lend" rule through their own actions, but yes, there are always those that amaze you when they go above and beyond when s*it happens. I busted a mate's Waeco fridge lid on a recent trip, though I'd contend that it was Waeco's dodgy lid design and not my fault! In short, cost me $100 to replace the lid, which he was amazed I'd bothered to do. Why? Because he's lent stuff out to others before and it came back busted without so much as a sorry! Some of us give a damn about doing the right thing, but unfortunately many others are happy to give back broken gear and not care less. So, unfortunately, on the "majority wins" basis, nobody gets my gear!

Hi Grunter, bet it was the hinge part of it to ???

Good hinge



Stuffed Hinge

Very good words of wisdom there Shaker. Another one for my list !!! WHG

Dont blame you ajd, nothing worse. WHG

Hi Stefan, was working on that and was going to just meet you at Macca's without telling you but stripping this bathroom is bigger then I thought, plus also now he wants to do the roof as well. They were going to charge an extra $1000 to strip so we decided to do ourselves. Looks like Im definately out, spewing but wife will kill me if she has to use the outdoor camp shower for too much longer LOL She's not real impressed having to shower in the backyard. WHG

Hi Redbakk, I will have no issues saying no/never again. He still hasnt got back to me yet !!! I like the catalogue idea. Might post him a few I think. But I dont think I will have any issues with him asking again LOL. WHG

Thanks Pete, will see how is goes when I get it back. WHG

LOL LOL LOL. WHG

Lance, Lance, Lance.......rotfl....so true

My biggest lesson was lending my first cement mixer...never saw it again or the money....bought another one...and it stays home

Lent a 9" makita circular saw...gone too....had to buy a new one.

Need I go on.....

Not like Lance's reply just above ??? WHG

The old saying is if you don't lend your mower or chainsaw or wife because they all come back stuffed.

G'day Mike,

I wasn't going to ask but on second thoughts mate, can I borrow your metal detector?

I wouldn't mind going up into the golden triangle and trying my luck ;-)

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Just kidding Mike.

I agree with everyone's comments though.

Never a lender or a borrower be !

Cheers.

No problem Paul... the $50 Dick Smith detector awaits you :)

I have borrowed and taken back lots and also loaned out my stuff, and nary had a problem

_You_ may not have done but you should hear what the people you borrowed it from have to say about you :)

ahh I had not thought about that, I recall when I borrowed Mildred .........