| craniotes |
Living in Manhattan, you find that most people here don't own cars. True, the streets are usually clogged, but aside from the delivery trucks, cabs and town cars, most of these folks are from the boroughs or out of town. As such, when you're marked as a car-owner by your friends, you can pretty much expect to get the "hey, what are you doing this weekend" comment a lot. Of course, this isn't a precursor to an invitation to hang out, but rather a prelude to the dreaded, "Oh, nothing? So, you wouldn't mind if I borrowed your car, then?"
Fortunately, I'm usually in CT on the weekends (I take the Merritt Parkway, so anyone who has an issue with the way I drive should take note), so I can dodge this ruse pretty easily. Also, I have driven sedans exclusively up to this point, which limits my usefulness in situations that involve lots of boxes. Until now.
I was set up brilliantly. A friend asked when my wife and I would be staying in the city for the weekend, and then invited us out to dinner. Great. We don't get out much, and after securing my sister-in-law as a babysitter, we said yes. This was a month ago. Well, guess what I got three days ago? Yup, a request to help my buddy move into his new office (he's a freelance web designer) downtown. How can I say no? I can't, which is why I'm heading up to E. 20th street right now. :mad:
He figures if we fold the seats we can move it all one one fell swoop.
I'm sure this is only the beginning...
Regards,
Adam |
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| shootist |
Oh, your rear seats fold down? Mine broke months ago. Can't get the rear hatch open, either. Gotta take it to the dealer one of these days.
Right after eveybody hires their own freaking moving van. |
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| craniotes |
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Originally posted by shootist
Oh, your rear seats fold down? Mine broke months ago. Can't get the rear hatch open, either. Gotta take it to the dealer one of these days.
Right after eveybody hires their own freaking moving van.
Yeah, I think this move busted the rear hatch. It must've fused shut, but when, oh when will I have time to take it into the shop?
Guess my friends will have to call U-Haul...
Regards,
Adam
PS - Good advice, shootist. |
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| eujinc |
| Haven't happened to me but if it does, I'll attribute it to karma. I've freeloaded off my friends and family long enough when I needed to haul everything from beds to bbq grills. |
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| G. COLTON |
Glad that I live in the South. Around here we all try to help each others as much as we can. Usually out of the group one of us will have a capability that others do not. Really is nice having buddies that you can count on help.
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| midnightMDX |
Yea I usually get asked to move some big items every now and then. And that was when I got my subaru wagon. Then a month ago, my friend tells me to bring the wagon so I can help him buy a desk. I took the MDX instead. The box was super long. Went from the back of the front seats all the way to the back door with inches to spare. I was like geez, you really think this would fit in the wagon?
Yup you will get alot of people to ask you for favors. You can always come up with some excuse to get out of it. I am sure you might be asking your friend for a favor back. As long as they dont tear up the interior, I am usually ok with it. |
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| craniotes |
Since the esteemed Mr. Colton saw fit to raise the specter of "northern hospitality" in what was clearly a tounge-in-cheek thread, I will say in all seriousness that I'm only too happy to help my friends out when they're in a bind, and in this instance, it would've cost my buddy a pretty penny to rent a car big enough to do the job. It's when the "acquaintences" start asking for favors, that I start to get antsy... Obviously, if I lived down south, I'd be more amenable to these requests, but since my family fled in the 60's to escape Jim Crow, I suppose I'm destined to be a rude jerk.
Anyway, the X swallowed a filing cabinet, two office chairs (one of them being an Aeron), a flat screen, two towers, three boxes of books, a printer, a scanner, and a garbage can without so much as blinking. Yes, the rear seats went tdown, but all in all, I was impressed. And no scratches, tears or snags. Nice.
Regards,
Adam |
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| crazymjb |
Try owning a truck. It only gets worse.
Mike |
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| dj-mdx2 |
quote:
Originally posted by crazymjb
Try owning a truck. It only gets worse.
Mike
The thing is, down here in the South, EVERYBODY owns a pickup. :D |
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