Thread: Cheap neighbours

silentC.. I found your lost cat............... under the back wheel of MY CAR!

as for the original post, why not send in the DEBT COLLECTOR, if they are really cheap bastard neighbours, you deserve to be compensated for your time and talent.

Thank you for your feedbacks. It has been interesting.

Please don’t get me wrong, I am not angry at all. May be I didn’t express myself correctly and I apologize for that. As I said, I am not bothered by the $40. In fact I am quite happy to let them have it for free.

It bugs me because they are so unappreciative. I have built a dozen of items for friends and family and they are very thankful. It is another lesson in life really.

This thread is now closed.

Have a good day.

Got to stick in my 20 cents worth.

23 years ago I sprayed a friends car for him. $150 worth of auto paint and 4 days work, all I asked for was $200. He took the car and said he would be back in a day or so with the cash. We were desperate for the money at the time as we were about to move back to Vic from WA and needed every cent we could muster.

4 weeks passed and not only was there no money forthcoming but he wouldn't reply to phone calls, avoided me in the street and pretended not to be home when I called on him.

3 days before we left for Vic I finally collared him on the phone. He said he had decided not to pay and what was I going to do, repossess it.

The next day I took a very large can if paint thinners and visited his house while he was at work. I spoke to his wife who screamed that weren't going to pay and had spend the money on a new TV instead, and as I was leaving WA in a couple of days there was nothing I could do about it.

She slammed the door in my face and closed all the blinds. I had given them every opportunity. There and then I repossess his paint job.

He has never spoken to me since. Not even to complain about the gooey mess of repossessed paint I left all over his driveway and car. The stripper cost me about $40 which I could ill afford at the time, but believe me the satisfaction of the repossession was well worth the money.

I often think of what would have happened when he saw what I had done and chuckle to myself. I only wish I had a few photos of his reaction.

With friends like that one doesn't needs enemies.

Cheers - Neil

PS This was a guy I went to school with and had known since I was 10 years old. He had a reputation for doing to others what he did to me. However this was the first time he had ever done wrong by me.

I believe he underwent a bit of an attitude change some 23 odd years ago and has been pretty square in his dealings with others since then. At least that is what I have been told.

Remind me never to get on your wrong side Neil, I don't think I owe you money as the cars are still intact

Judging from your original post it seems as though they are always asking you to do / make things for them.
$80 is cheap if it gets them to stop!

This is precious.

Almost 2 years after we sold the property today out of nowhere his wife rang. The wife chatted with her blah, blah, blah. Anyway, they just bought a new window blind and the husband has no idea how to install it. She asked if I have time to go over there and do it for them.

2 years 1 phone call and we are not even good friends.

Unbelievable

Originally Posted by Wongo

This is precious.

Almost 2 years after we sold the property today out of nowhere his wife rang. The wife chatted with her blah, blah, blah. Anyway, they just bought a new window blind and the husband has no idea how to install it. She asked if I have time to go over there and do it for them.

2 years 1 phone call and we are not even good friends.

Unbelievable

Quote them $40 per hour + travelling cash in hand in advance , tell them you now work out of home and they will still pay cause anyone else will charge $80 Rgds

Originally Posted by Wongo

This is precious.

Almost 2 years after we sold the property today out of nowhere his wife rang. The wife chatted with her blah, blah, blah. Anyway, they just bought a new window blind and the husband has no idea how to install it. She asked if I have time to go over there and do it for them.

2 years 1 phone call and we are not even good friends.

Unbelievable

I'd be over there in a flash to totally bugger up both the blind and the CD rack. Then shrug my shoulders and offer them the original $80.00 price of the rack against the bargain price you saw the blinds for at the $2.00 shop.

Hi Wongo,

*&^% neighbours.

If it was me I would agree to come over and fix the blind with no intention of doing the job, letting then hang out for a while. With a bit of luck they might get the idea.

Good luck and cheers.
Buzzer

Originally Posted by Wongo

My next door neighbours always ask me to do their handy work. From installing their son’s car seat, cradle, cot, tri-cycle to simple things like fixing their dripping taps, wobbly chair, bed.. etc.

Then 2 months ago, after seeing my CD rack they asked if I could make them one. So I used some 60yr old recycle timber floor and 2 weekends to build one. It is about 1.5 m tall and holds up to 40 CDs. He agreed to pay me $80 for it. A few days later, he came to tell me that $80 is a bit too much. He asked is $40 OK because they saw one in the shop for less then $50. After feeling deeply insulted I politely replied “OK! no problem”

It is now more than 2 months and I still have not received the $$. I am not bothered by the $$ but just think that sometimes people can be so cheap.
:confused:

I think its time to get new neighbours.

Phil

Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

I think its time to get new neighbours.

Phil

I do have new neighbours. They are called father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Anyway I am not good at telling people to bugger off. If they do call again I will tell them that I am busy and hopefully they will get the message.