I don't have a brother but do possess several limitations.:D
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Last thing I loaned to my Brother was $500.he bought two half gals of Jim beam and 150 seconals,he was dead the next day.
That was 32 yrs ago:(
Beat me too it, I was about to say the same.
If you want to get rid of someone, "loan" them anything, ask for it back. You will never see either again .
I may be lucky, I have neighbors that use and return and take care of my snow shoveling and yard mowing. Having a machine shop in the basement is good neighbor productive...especially when they have cool cars and bikes! Extras from auctions, I give to a young man with a general repair business who does some work for me at low cost.
So, know the enema!
~Richard
I agree with you Richard,Have never had a bad lending experiance with Tools.(except the Coti)
Fella down the street builds model trains (beautifull Stuff) He is a will qualified home shop Machinist.
I gave Him a key to my shop,he can use anything he wants,never a problem
Your lucky, I gave to hunt my tools down so if it leaves, I to too
I only give, but don't lend. There are two people I will loan tools to, and one is my dad (but I have to be careful because things come back rusty) and a single friend who got me into woodworking. He doesn't like to *borrow* tools, though.
Anything else I'd ever lend out came back worse (or in the case of something like a shop vac, full of someone else's dirt).
Lending things is like giving food to a dog, too. If you do it, you create a precedent and the borrowers decide you're a better option than buying (just like a dog decides they'd rather have your food than theirs).
Not lending only pisses off my wife, because her friends are the ones who ask.
I never lend anything soap, strop or brush related when it comes to shaving stuff. They can all hold hep B and I don't love that.