Maybe I've become jaded after so many people that take advantage of me, I'm on the bandwagon. My father was a cheapskate. And hated working on cars. So, he wouldn't fix the car, and didn't want to pay for it either. He was so bad, that he wouldn't change the oil, saying he's too fat. But, he wouldn't pay for it either. So, he would ruin the engine. After decades of this behavior, my uncle stopped coming to his rescue. So I got stuck with it. Never an offer to help, never an offer to pay. Always had some reason why he couldn't do it. I didn't expect him to do major repairs, just maybe change the plugs or oil, so I didn't have to do major repairs to his car while I had a crazy wife, 2 boys, my own house, cars, and a full time job. Also, no thanks. It was expected.
A friend up the street I've known for 30 years never comes around, unless something happens to his "racecar Duster" then, he calls my cell, then my house, then comes beating on the door. I tell him I've gotten sick, and not up to what I was able to do. Never asked what happened, just his car had an issue.
He calls me a week later, wanting me to weld some bolts to his collectors. At 5 pm on Sunday. I had gotten a piece of metal in my eye, and the doc says no welding for a week or so. I told my " friend " I could do it next week. He argued with me for almost an hour, until I had enough, and told him i was getting off the phone. It's always about them, and no concern for you. Finish the suspension with him, then move on.
