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So what "skill" do you contribute to the family, OP?
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If you don't like paying your dad, go to another shop for repairs.
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So Pig is saying her father, her mechanic is not honest :eek: :eek:
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LOL...you beat me to that response!
I totally agree...it's a free country...if I was getting all upset about paying for a service somewhere, I'd just go elsewhere.
I really enjoyed your...
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Yay! Time for late night :popcorn:
Have a flight to catch at 6 in the morning :ranting:
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:highfive:
they probably have great scratch and dent specials!!
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I charge my family for puns.
Getting tired of all the chargebacks. :down:
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We all know the obvious alternative if you're unhappy with him charging you....
get a new dad. I hear Romania has a nice selection.
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If I charge my friends and family the things I do for them...I'd be a billionaire. :nod:
What your dad is doing isn't so great but just to brush the annoyance, I'd pay him and never return for...
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"I owe you one"
Is how it works
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:secret: (. )( .)
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wait is there any legality issues here?
Like if he is using the shop, shop time, and shop tools/parts then maybe a labor rate is required?
Im not sure
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I'm sorry for your loss Rodent :comfort: and thank you for coming forth and telling us your story and what took place, and how "someone" whom was to back you up in a time of grief and need, failed to...
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I was being sarcastic dear...since that is what several have implied in this thread...that my logic of thinking a family member should offer THEIR LABOR as a gift of love is so far fetched. I never...
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:highfive:
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You get what you pay for.
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I found a penny on the sidewalk this evening, I am 1/2way to being able to contribute to this thread! :woot:
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I thought he could use it to join me and Alvy with the $5 bet, and maybe buy a pair of shoes at Nordstrom's :sadwalk:
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1. Did he charge you the full going rate for labor and time?
2. Did he have to pay for parts?
3. Could it be that he is fearful that you might take care of him when he can't care for himself and is...
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:iagree:
We just spent the evening figuring out where a wiring problem was at my FIL's - this after the electric company replaced all the meter's on the homes in our area yesterday. My FIL waited...
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Damn, who stepped in and decided to save her?
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perv!
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Wow...you have a 6th sense?! Can read minds?! Ooooh guess what I'm thinking :cool::P
I don't express any sense of entitlement towards my father and am always appreciative of his help. That...
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Bunnies??? Is it really you??:wave:
Hugs!!!!!!!!
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My father's a mechanic, too and he doesn't make me pay for his services but that's because I usually do most of the work. See I don't just drop the car off at his house and come back later when it's...
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I'm sorry to hear that :comfort:
I hope things go well with the Chemo treatments, and
the best to the both of you :hug2:
Maybe with this situation, they are trying to be better neighbors now.
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I wasnt defending you in all honesty but noone else but you knows what you endured growing up beside you. Maybe you were a latch key kid and had to make all your own meals . I guess everyone on SD...
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Just stickied the thread. :popcorn:
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Insert: You Must Be New Here image :lol:
I understood part of your comment was sarcastic. But the part about taking care of him when he's old was what didn't sit right with me. Beanqueen addresses...
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Yeah I saw that, but it was back a couple of pages and I forgot who said it and wasn't gonna go look for it :) But if you want something and don't want to pay for it, you should be part of it. ...
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Elaborate please. If your father does this for a living and isn't charging full rate then have him do it and be grateful. You're getting a discount from an honest mechanic!
Basically, if it costs...
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I think all of you have already figured it out.
Self-entitlement doesn't just apply to family members. It also applies to everyone on the internet. We should always make things easy and...
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:comfort: So sorry for your loss my Dear Rodent. Things that happen like that, in the midst of a time of such grief are something that stay with you.
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Thanks for the input. Unfortunately I'm going through this with my father. He is a master mechanic and I believe has always treated his kids unfairly IMO. I am certainly not trying to be greedy or...
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You forgot to name your marketable skill.
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I'd pay if they needed the money.
No self promotion :doh:!
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When it comes to helping family and close friends, we only ever "charge" eachother with food. Like "Here, I'll pay for dinner" or buying a pizza and stuff like that.
Not sure about your...
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Gratitude is an attitude. Kudos to OP's father for attempting to teach his children that we are owed nothing in this world. Too many parents (these days) swoop in and 'save the day' or loan money...
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I'll put $5 down on it as well, and just for shits and giggles, we'll figure who ever wins gets a trip to Nordstrom's for a new pair of shoes :eyelash: Not that $10 will buy us a pair of shoes at...
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So............is he really a honest mechanic? I thought there was no such thing as honest mechanics!
:popcorn:
:hide: from resident mechanic's wife.
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