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Post by universalexports on Sept 19, 2014 10:25:43 GMT -8
well, here's the story, my daughters refrigerator went out about a month ago, and she ask if she could borrow my camper fridge, until they could save up and buy them another one, she has 3 kids, that are 8,7 and 2 1/2 years old, well I go to pic up my fridge, that was perfect and brand new, I never even plugged it in yet, (still trying to complete the camper?, and I find someone beat the snot out of the freezer door, a $265.00 fridge that looks like crap now. and of course her and her husband have no idea who done it or when it happened.  |
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Post by universalexports on Sept 19, 2014 10:32:07 GMT -8
I did manage to maintain my composure, even when my daughters husband said he though it was like that when I delivered it, I calmly pulled out my phone and showed him a pic of it in their floor when I dropped it off. and that was exactly the reason I took a pic to begin with. I kind of new it was about to get destroyed, and I wanted picture proof it was in pristine shape when I dropped it off, they or the kids destroy everything they have.
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Post by 65callie on Sept 19, 2014 10:45:17 GMT -8
Mad as a wet cat would be more like it! So sorry this happened. I guess in hindsight you should have just bought them a used one off Craigslist for $100. Hindsight. Yup. I have learned, from a few experiences, that if I lend something I better be ok with it being returned with damage or not returned at all. If I'm not ok with that, I won't lend it. Softy that I am, I have never said no, just bitten my tongue a few times. Try to remind myself it's just "stuff" but that's mighty hard to do when you feel disrespected by someone abusing your property. Hope you can fix it or find a good deal on another one.
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Post by SusieQ on Sept 19, 2014 11:56:03 GMT -8
Wow! Don't know how something that significant could go unnoticed! But I can empathize with you, also. Hopefully you can replace the panel and send them the bill. But, i know how that ends, too.
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Post by poncho62 on Sept 19, 2014 12:53:25 GMT -8
Trouble is, when its family, that seems to make it even worse. I have 4 daughters....a couple of them seem to have no respect for their own stuff, yet anyone elses....I would cringe if they asked to borrow something....but probably would do it anyways.
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Post by cowcharge on Sept 19, 2014 14:04:38 GMT -8
There's no way that somebody "don't know how it happened". Nothing that could put those deep dents in can be done silently.
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Post by shasta15 on Sept 19, 2014 17:07:26 GMT -8
Give them the fridge - tell them when they've saved the money for the one they needed, they can buy it for you. Of course, you'll never see it. But, until you do, they'll know what the answer is when they ask for anything else .
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Post by bigbill on Sept 19, 2014 18:35:19 GMT -8
Contact the mfg you should be able to buy a new door skin. BUT this might be the perfect time to make a wood veneer cover to make the fridge look like it was custom made for your trailer. For a small investment of time and materials it could turn into the focal point of your interior. I have found that in this type of a situation you have two choices, laugh and go on or spend the rest of your life crying making yourself miserable because no one else give a **** about your stuff.
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Post by mobiltec on Sept 19, 2014 20:47:58 GMT -8
The most serious problem that I see here is the lying. The lack of responsibility or the manhood to accept it. Someone didn't get raised right. Someone else married the wrong person.
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Post by Ten on Sept 20, 2014 4:22:31 GMT -8
On a similar not, Mobiltec, the grandkids that are learning the same ways....If it was one of them, playing with a ball bat or a golf club or something of the like, I would want to use it as a "teaching moment", if you can get them to own up to it and then teach that they did something wrong but won't die a terrible death at the hands of an angry adult...
Knowing you, Universal, you will accept this and the mad will go away. Something genius will result for the camper, even if there will be doubt and suspicion for the family members. That seems so normal in most families. "It's Dad, he won't kick our asses. He won't care if it isn't fixed or replaced". Everyone takes some level of advantage of family...mostly because ya can...That little voice in your head will grumble every time you see this. After it is fixed that same voice will chuckle and remember how bad it looked, and take a second look at how good it fixed up. Count to ten, enjoy the blessings and then enjoy the Airflyte project!
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Post by universalexports on Sept 20, 2014 5:05:31 GMT -8
yeah, I'm over the mad, now working on a plan, I put it for sale of a facebook yardsale page, got someone coming to look at it this morning, gonna loose a little on it, then buy another, probably not going to loose any more than the door would cost after buying it and shipping it. If I could even find one, so far no luck.
Yeah, my daughter married an idiot. and the grandkids aren't being raised the way they need to be, we get them about every other weekend and work on them to try and negate the bad influences they are around and the lack of rules and proper courtesies. they show up dirty and hungry most of the time. really sad, and their mother is not going to take anyone's advise on how to raise HER children.
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Post by Hamlet on Sept 20, 2014 7:51:05 GMT -8
Dang, we hate it when that happens. In our house, though, it's the parents who are the great destroyers of EVERYTHING. Sigh.
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Post by bigbill on Sept 21, 2014 8:03:26 GMT -8
We have a friend who raised their daughter to "express herself" because they didn't want to restrict her development. She married a bum has three kids doesn't/didn't discipline them and now has three drugies, hard to image. I believe children should be allowed freedom of expression but I also believe that they must be tought to respect themselves. Before I step off this stool I also can't believe that our schools have taken World war I and II plus Veitnam out of the history books, how will people know what it cost for them to have the freedoms they have today. I think it is important to know how many people fought and died to earn and keep our freedom.
Sorry about the rant delete if you desire.
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Post by Ten on Sept 21, 2014 11:52:04 GMT -8
Actually a good rant, bigbill.....Kids do not come with a owners' manual...but they do come with the wisdom of generations before...and those that don't know their history are bound to repeat it. I have a daughter myself, who was largely raised in her earliest years, by her grandparents. She is not only very expressive but is also very respectful of her place on the planet. Now she is charged with a two-year-old son, and another little one on the way (*beaming with pride*) and she will no doubt pass that all on.
Universal, it sounds like you aren't going to get hurt real badly on this whole deal. It is still a great too for teaching, and you will have a great finished product in the camper later on. Once the "mad" goes away...it leaves time to plan the revenge....<evil grin>.......
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