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Petunia D. Feeble
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If you're close enough to me to borrow my knife you've undoubtedly been gifted at least one... what'd you do with it? Use your own.
The only time my knife gets handed off is to open christmas or birthday packages.
As for tools, I have one of those "999+ piece homeowner's tool chest" things in the kitchen. Bought it at a parking lot sale for 50 bucks. People can borrow that and typically get themselves sorted out. You're not getting the good stuff.
As for the OP's question,
No, I've never had someone reimburse me for their misuse of my item. Knife or tool. I wouldn't want to count how many pairs of pliars or screwdrivers that have gone missing. Only had one knife break, the tip specifically, but I wasn't too upset. It was a beater.
I did have a friend buy me a new knife after he lost mine. It was a PM2. I left it at his house and he decided to use it at work the next day. Someone stole it out of his tool bag.
The only time my knife gets handed off is to open christmas or birthday packages.
As for tools, I have one of those "999+ piece homeowner's tool chest" things in the kitchen. Bought it at a parking lot sale for 50 bucks. People can borrow that and typically get themselves sorted out. You're not getting the good stuff.
As for the OP's question,
No, I've never had someone reimburse me for their misuse of my item. Knife or tool. I wouldn't want to count how many pairs of pliars or screwdrivers that have gone missing. Only had one knife break, the tip specifically, but I wasn't too upset. It was a beater.
I did have a friend buy me a new knife after he lost mine. It was a PM2. I left it at his house and he decided to use it at work the next day. Someone stole it out of his tool bag.
rje58
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I really enjoy knives, and I really enjoy this forum!
But these questions aren't really about knives. These questions are about responsibility.
When I was younger, there were certain words that were offensive to some people. The f-word. Maybe even the s-word. Things are much different now. Those kinds of words still offend some people, but not nearly as many as they used to.
The "new profanity" are words like the r-word and the a-word. There are a LOT of people who don't want to talk about those words: Responsibility and Accountability. Much less actually take responsibility or accountability. They are Entitled. That is a word they like.
So no, it doesn't surprise me when somebody ruins someone else's expensive knife (or tool, or car) and tries to avoid responsibility and accountability. What would surprise me these days would be if they stepped up and did the right thing and said "How much do I owe you?" and then made timely payment(s).
For those of you who say "It's just a material thing - what do you value more - a knife or a friendship?" I'd say the real question is: "What does your "friend" value more? The money it costs to do the right thing - or your friendship?" How much should we really value "friends" who have no interest in doing the right thing?
But these questions aren't really about knives. These questions are about responsibility.
When I was younger, there were certain words that were offensive to some people. The f-word. Maybe even the s-word. Things are much different now. Those kinds of words still offend some people, but not nearly as many as they used to.
The "new profanity" are words like the r-word and the a-word. There are a LOT of people who don't want to talk about those words: Responsibility and Accountability. Much less actually take responsibility or accountability. They are Entitled. That is a word they like.
So no, it doesn't surprise me when somebody ruins someone else's expensive knife (or tool, or car) and tries to avoid responsibility and accountability. What would surprise me these days would be if they stepped up and did the right thing and said "How much do I owe you?" and then made timely payment(s).
For those of you who say "It's just a material thing - what do you value more - a knife or a friendship?" I'd say the real question is: "What does your "friend" value more? The money it costs to do the right thing - or your friendship?" How much should we really value "friends" who have no interest in doing the right thing?
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