| Re: Make your neighbor cry and hug you: fix their bike!
In article <1169083145.286172.129480@11g2000cwr.googlegroups. com>,
"landotter" <landotter@gmail.com> writes:
>
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> In article <1168999797.090731.77200@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>,
>> "landotter" <landotter@gmail.com> writes:
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>> > All for a hundred dollar bill. Now I have another neighbor that'll
>> > leave the cage at home for the basics, as our local market, hardware
>> > store, and dining/drinking establishments are all within a couple
>> > miles.
>>
>> You realize, of course, you are the bike's
>> personal caregiver/veterinarian from now on --
>>
>> unless you're willing to lend tools ;-)
>>
>
> Yup, that's always the case isn't it? :-P I don't mind, as it all evens
> out in the end. Those folks provided me with garden tomatoes, chilis,
> and herbs all summer--so I'm not complaining. :-D
Yeah, neighbourliness is great.
Even though sometimes it results in being given
more zucchinis than ya know what to do with.
Tell ya what, though -- sometimes it doesn't pay
to let too many people know you've got a floor pump.
It's okay if they bring their bike over for you
to air-up their tires. But sometimes they wanna
borrow your pump and take it away with them for
awhile. Then you've gotta go through the distress
of delineating &putting your foot down about what
you'll lend, and not lend.
Never lend a chain tool. Especially if it's
a beautiful ol' Rivoli with the straightest
pin ever lathe-turned.
It's okay to lend (what's left of) a Suntour 2-prong
freewheel remover, if you've already used it, yourself.
cheers,
Tom
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