SS MAYFLOAT
Admiral
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- May 17, 2001
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For the past 7 years I have done my best on helping my wifes daughters and their husbands kids. <br /><br />The oldest has been doing well. They hadn't owed us anything for the last 2 years. However I sold them a set of tires of their car that I had originally got of the youngest. When that car broke down, they removed the tires and gave them to the oldest for their car. So I removed that debt from the youngest bill.<br /><br />From helping with rent, electric bill, utilities, and vehicle maintenance, the young ones ran up a hefty bill. Knowing that they don't have much money coming in and looking for a good job they needed a phone. So we got them a cell phone. They have paid on it so far.<br /><br />Yesterday, both SIL's needed my bucket truck to haul scrap. When they brought my truck back they said they had good news and bad news. HUH? In short, they ripped my hitch off the back of my truck while pulling out a metal pole that was in the ground. 
The hitch was a welded on half inch steel plate. The welds busted and bent the half inch plate! All he could say is that it would have broke off while towing my boat. DUH, I had been pulling trees 2' in diameter out of tree lines, pulled shrubs out, plus pulling a small mini excavator on a big trailer. It showed no signs of coming loose. They argued that they did not jerk on it to get it out. But with my knowledge on metal fatigue, it shows that it was a sudden quick jerk that busted the welds. Had another friend that is welder by trade confirm that it was a fractured weld that was over stressed.<br /><br />He offered to pay to have it fixed. I asked him how is he going to pay for that if he can't pay us on what he owes us. The friggen idiot exploded and started yelling a screaming at me for bringing up what he owes me. So he gets the keys to his Taurus that I just spent 85 bucks on for brakes, but still not fixed. (earlier post) He took it because he didn't want anything of his in my way. I also let him park a boat on my property that is worthless. No motor or outdrive. He was asking $750 for it. I did tell him numerous times that he would be lucky to get a hundred out of it.<br /><br />Anyway I told him last night that if he gives me the title to the boat I would clear his bill. So he brought my Honda Accord back (which I let them use until the Taruas was fixed) and the title to the boat. He continued to be all mad, still yelling and screaming. My wife and I both tried to get him to calm down and talk things over. He just kept it up. His main complaint was about me bringing up the money he owes me. Now this is the first time I had ever mentioned to him about his bill. I still feel that he had no right to get mad at me over the bill. After all it was him that asked for the help.<br /><br />Wife and I are really hurt over this ordeal. So now our policy is no more help to any of them at all. The oldest bunch is in their 30's and the youngest in in their mid 20's.<br /><br />Wife said it will be a lonely Christmas this year. She then added well lets go to Florida for a winter vacation. Sounds good to me.<br /><br />Sorry for the ranting, I haven't had to yell since the later part of June due to Carl.
The hitch was a welded on half inch steel plate. The welds busted and bent the half inch plate! All he could say is that it would have broke off while towing my boat. DUH, I had been pulling trees 2' in diameter out of tree lines, pulled shrubs out, plus pulling a small mini excavator on a big trailer. It showed no signs of coming loose. They argued that they did not jerk on it to get it out. But with my knowledge on metal fatigue, it shows that it was a sudden quick jerk that busted the welds. Had another friend that is welder by trade confirm that it was a fractured weld that was over stressed.<br /><br />He offered to pay to have it fixed. I asked him how is he going to pay for that if he can't pay us on what he owes us. The friggen idiot exploded and started yelling a screaming at me for bringing up what he owes me. So he gets the keys to his Taurus that I just spent 85 bucks on for brakes, but still not fixed. (earlier post) He took it because he didn't want anything of his in my way. I also let him park a boat on my property that is worthless. No motor or outdrive. He was asking $750 for it. I did tell him numerous times that he would be lucky to get a hundred out of it.<br /><br />Anyway I told him last night that if he gives me the title to the boat I would clear his bill. So he brought my Honda Accord back (which I let them use until the Taruas was fixed) and the title to the boat. He continued to be all mad, still yelling and screaming. My wife and I both tried to get him to calm down and talk things over. He just kept it up. His main complaint was about me bringing up the money he owes me. Now this is the first time I had ever mentioned to him about his bill. I still feel that he had no right to get mad at me over the bill. After all it was him that asked for the help.<br /><br />Wife and I are really hurt over this ordeal. So now our policy is no more help to any of them at all. The oldest bunch is in their 30's and the youngest in in their mid 20's.<br /><br />Wife said it will be a lonely Christmas this year. She then added well lets go to Florida for a winter vacation. Sounds good to me.<br /><br />Sorry for the ranting, I haven't had to yell since the later part of June due to Carl.
