"GamePlayer No. 1058" wrote in message
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"Oscar_lives" wrote in message
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: "GamePlayer No. 1058" wrote in message
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: Do what I did, my neighbors bought the house next door and layed sod,
but
: didnt have a mower, they asked if I would mind coming over and mowing
: there
: lawn once in a while since i have a rider mower. At first I didnt
mind,
: seeing as I have a rider mower, its more fun than a chore. Well I did
: this
: for about 2 months, then grew tired of mowing their lawn as well as my
: own,
: (I started to feel like I had to do their lawn when I did mine) so I
: stopped
: mowing all together, my lawn and theirs.
:
: When they asked what was up, I told them my mower was on the fritz.
: Believe
: it or not, within a week they had a brand new mower to mow their own
lawn,
: though they never offered to mow my lawn, but a week later I started
: mowing
: my own lawn again and gave them the explanation that I took my mower
to
: the
: shop and had it repaired at the cost of $300.00, they did offer to pay
me
: half of the "supposed" repair bill, but I declined. They now have a
new
: mower and I dont have to mow their lawn.
:
: Why not grow a spine and be honest. Tell them you don't want to mow
their
: lawn.
:
: You people are a bunch of spineless pussies. You dance all around the
issue
: and lie to others, rather than dealing with the issues in a
straight-forward
: manner.

Hmmm, why? Because they are my neighbors and unlike the anonymity of
usenet,
I have to actually live with them next door, and telling them I dont want
to
mow their lousy lawn and either create hard feelings or resentment is not
my
style.


Yeah, I'm sure they respect a pussy-footing, lying idiot for a neighbor.

Treat them honestly and respectfully. See how much they respect you then.

Now, they just think you are an asshole.