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« on: October 08, 2007, 10:20:09 AM » |
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Long story short- I will NEVER loan out gear again. Loaned my gill net and cast net to a friend night before last and got a phone call yesterday morning. "Sorry, but I lost your gill net over by the Benjamin Harrison Bridge." YOU WHAT!? [smilie=a_holyshit.gif] "Oh, and I tore your cast net in half too." OMFG! [smilie=rlp_smilie_003.gif] Got the money for a new gill net from him and ordered one this morning, and he is going to buy a new cast net as well, but thats not the point. When you borrow something you be extra carefull with it! He even had the nerve to make the statement to my wife- "This is why I don't loan out my stuff." :wall
So now I'm temporarily netless and my gill net with my numbers on it is out there killing fish and waiting to wrap in someones prop. Real freakin nice.
Let it be known to one and all- DO NOT ASK TO BORROW ANYTHING OF MINE. THE ANSWER IS NO.
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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2007, 12:33:36 PM » |
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I know what you mean!
ohhh can I borrow your boat next weekend for a tournament? Promise i will be careful :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
in all seriousness, I always struggle with the decision to let someone "borrow" something of mine, because until you know them real well you can just "HOPE" that they treat it like it was there own, rather than treat it like something they are not concerned about.
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« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2007, 02:26:50 PM » |
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That sucks Greg! At least he is man enough to buy you new nets though. Think of it this way if your gill net looked like mine does it can't hurt to get a new one. Beats the heck out of patching the old one! I just hope no one finds it by wrapping up a prop and it does get found before too many fish get killed in it :(
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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2007, 04:34:03 PM » |
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Greg I won't ask to borrow your net. But I will gladly pay you Tuesday for some cutters today :  : I had some cousins who were always saying : That junk reel you loaned me just fell apart! I broke a rod this weekend just taking it out of the boat. I wouldn't loan me anything either :shock: |
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« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2007, 05:25:53 PM » |
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Long story short- I will NEVER loan out gear again. Loaned my gill net and cast net to a friend night before last and got a phone call yesterday morning. "Sorry, but I lost your gill net over by the Benjamin Harrison Bridge." YOU WHAT!? [smilie=a_holyshit.gif] "Oh, and I tore your cast net in half too." OMFG! [smilie=rlp_smilie_003.gif] Got the money for a new gill net from him and ordered one this morning, and he is going to buy a new cast net as well, but thats not the point. When you borrow something you be extra carefull with it! He even had the nerve to make the statement to my wife- "This is why I don't loan out my stuff." :wall
So now I'm temporarily netless and my gill net with my numbers on it is out there killing fish and waiting to wrap in someones prop. Real freakin nice.
Let it be known to one and all- DO NOT ASK TO BORROW ANYTHING OF MINE. THE ANSWER IS NO. whats even worse when they buy you what you already had...and they dont make your kind any more and what they had to replace it with sucks.....thanks Mi@$#@ well never mind..... had that to happen a few times.... |
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« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2007, 02:14:32 AM » |
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Would ya heat up some sloppy bear for me :twisted:
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Nightfisher
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« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2007, 11:36:42 AM » |
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Yea, I know Jim, I know. At least you got the satisfaction of knowing I had a big freakin mess to clean up.
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« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2007, 12:29:51 PM » |
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hehe sorry---just seemed like a real good time to bring that up while ya was on a rant. Next thing ya know guys will have to get their "p" bottle lids checked before boarding :wink:
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Nightfisher
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« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2007, 05:36:27 PM » |
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Wow! Talk about fast service! My new gill net arrived today. Ordered it Monday afternoon from The Fishnet Company, so four days to get to me from louisiana. Excellent. Price has gone up since last time I ordered tho. Was under $40, now it's $52.53.
Now I'm just waiting on a replacement throw net to be delivered by the clown that ripped mine and I'll be straight again. Gotta make new weights and floats for the gill net tomorrow. Yo, Gutmaster! You got any cement left from when you made your weights?
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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2007, 01:47:28 AM » |
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Greg, I have some floats if you need them, need to be painted, there white and blue.
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Nightfisher
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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2007, 06:28:17 PM » |
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Thanks, but I picked up a couple at Gander Mountain today when I went up there to check it out. Got the bigger bullet shaped hard foam ones. Gonna take a heck of a lot to pull both of those babys in. lol. Now I just need to rig up some new anchor weights. The ones I had were 5 lb sections of round metal stock with eye bolts welded to the top. They were tensioning weights we used at the place I used to work. When they took the machine out I laid claim to a couple of the weights. I may just pour some out of cement in a plastic cup like Mike did if I cant find something better. Shoulda went into Greentops today and looked at the cannonball weights.
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