I managed to tick off 2 people yesterday, hope it wasn't any of you!!

I had come down the middle of 3 off shoot streets and sitting in front of me across the way were 2 mowers and 2 bikes. I waited for the all clear and pulled straight across into her driveway. Next thing I hear an engine revving and tires squealing and another truck pulling out behind me in a tiff!!

I think what happened was he passed them on the main street and went around to pull in and get them like I did and by the time he got there I was already in the driveway!

I'm sure he was letting out some cuss words from the way those tires squealed!!

the lady came out and said she had just put them out like 5 minutes ago lol.

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Yard roller:

Next thing, some car pulls into my drive and says he had seen it out on his way to work (across at the neighbors)and sent his wife over to ask about it but nobody was home.



What happened was, before I could go get it (it was in the neigbors front yard) because I was loading all that stuff from the weekend up, apparently he stopped and moved it further up into the yard and I never noticed . Well, he came to my house that night before I left on my big run (stranger) and said they told him they had given it to me and to talk to me about what he wanted. He said he told them he saw it first and had even sent his wife to ask about it, I guess he was real adamant with them over this issue.

Anyways, he said he needed the frame because he already had the roller just not a frame. He started walking over to it with a pair of pliers like he was going to take it apart before I could even say ''sure, go ahead and take it.''

Now, IMO, they gave it to me - the guy pulled into my yard and said go ahead and get it. it just took me a bit to get over there because I was busy and only have two hands!

I let him take the frame because I wanted to be nice but, I didn't have to. He just seemed like he wasn't going to let up pushing for it you know?

What would you have done?

What would you have done?

Totally depends on his attitude, if he was pushy he would have been told to hang it in his @ss, if he was nice then I might have helped him load it.

The old saying of "more flies with honey than vinegar" applies here.

please tell me you got the two mowers... mowers are my thing!! I was picking one night and i saw a competitor of mine.. then i turn out onto a street and he is behind me. I was going the speed limit (about 30mph) and he was going slower. Suddenly i see a pile of shop lights.. and i overshot it. Then my competition was there when i overshot it. Dang. But i never heard a story like yours.. i would have said tough s***. Unless he was a dad or something and needed the bikes for the kids, then i would give him the bike, but not the mowers..

I got the mowers Benny!!

yes! glad they are in good hands! if you come by erie sometime, id buy em!

Had a guy get mad at me for wanting his broken dishwasher he set out at the curb. When I asked him about it, he said "you don't want that! That thing leaks everywhere!" When I said I wanted it for scrap metal, he looked at me like I was an idiot, shrugged his shoulders, and said "you better move your d*amn truck, cuz' im leaving" even though my truck wasn't even blocking his driveway. I hopped In my truck and drove off. I didn't feel like being treated like crap. Soneone else can have it.

I've also had a lady get pissed at me for taking wire that was sitting on her trash can. She marched out and started interrogating me like I was some crack head digging through her trash for credit card information. I told her I was just taking it for recycling, but it was a huge deal to her. I put it back and will never go down that street again. I guess scrappers are like rats in richer neighborhoods, everyone hates them.

Originally Posted by Gravitar

I've also had a lady get pissed at me for taking wire that was sitting on her trash can. She marched out and started interrogating me like I was some crack head digging through her trash for credit card information. I told her I was just taking it for recycling, but it was a huge deal to her. I put it back and will never go down that street again. I guess scrappers are like rats in richer neighborhoods, everyone hates them.

I blame it on the media who will say/repeat anything just to fill some space/on air time, the politicians who will say/repeat anything to get re-elected and the actual thieves who will destroy anything to get a bit of scrap. Also I blame it on the unthinking and too lazy to utilize their brains to figure out the truth who listen to the media and politicians.

I think you handled it the best you could, wealthy in appearance or not she was not worth your time to educate and no doubt unwilling to learn. Mike.

You only ticked off two people? Amateur! ;-)

+1 to what mech said
If a person asks me for some scrap they need, I have no problem helping a fellow out. come to my house and say that my scrap is theirs, walking towards it with tools..well... chchk... not anymore it's not

Sounds like the guy was headed for the bike with out asking. Here in Fl. I woulda reminded him of the Castle law.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Totally depends on his attitude, if he was pushy he would have been told to hang it in his @ss, if he was nice then I might have helped him load it.

The old saying of "more flies with honey than vinegar" applies here.

I tend to be overly generous with people that want to use parts off my scrap pile to repair their stuff. sometimes it leads to more scrap, but at the very least it promotes a rumor about at least one respectful scrapper. However I have low tolerance for idiots and trouble makers.

The tougher times get the tougher some people get. Those who don't starve.

Originally Posted by olddude

The tougher times get the tougher some people get. Those who don't starve.

And I totally understand that. however, I've been in the position of ''just missed that by a hair'' and you never see me squealing tires and tearing off like that.