No good deed goes unpunished -or- When your buddy rails you

[CJ]

Had a refrigeration tech work for me at Sears many years ago. We furnished all tools, but the employee had to sign for and return them if he left the company. After about a year the guy called in and said he was going to work somewhere else. I said, "OK, just bring the tools back." He said that he needed the tools and that he would not return them. Well, about 6 months later he went to the pen at Huntsville for robbery or something. About a month after being locked up, he was murdered by another convict. What goes around comes around ?

Admit it, you paid for the hit. As he was dying on the ground the convict whispered in this ear "Were the compressor gauges worth it?"

[ozzeran]

You found a parking spot yet?

Yeah but it will happen again.

They are trying to get me into a garage but none available till November

[Silverback]

nothing on that level, but a freind from highschool ended up screwing me over, and i tried to warn quite a few board members about him, but they all thought I was being petty. In the end he screwed them over too.

Patrick Watson, had a white coupe with porno red interior. Used to work at Lonestar Performance.

Basically the story starts like this... I got laid off from my job in the early 90s, and received about 9 months severence pay. I owned a house and Patrick was a roommate at the time, with two others. I decided to move to Vegas and see what was out there since my best friend was there. While I was gone, I had "pre-paid" Patrick to work on my car. Basically rebuild a motor I bought, install a tubular K member, motor, etc. Not a ton of work, but all of my tools and his tools were in the garage, and everything he needed I bought, so that the work could be done. I called every few weeks to check the progress of the car, and was told he was working on it slowly but it was going good.

About four months later I decided there wasn't much IT work in Vegas at the time, so I was heading back to look for a job. A couple of friends warned me that when I said I was coming back Patrick panicked, because he really hadn't done much with my car.

I got back to find the motor still on the stand, and the tubular k member bolted up, with nothing else attached. I told Patrick that I expected the car finished in the next few weeks and that I'd even help. We got the car running, and pretty much everything was fine. I knew I couldn't trust Patrick without keeping a close eye on him.

Fast forward about six months. Patrick decides he's gonna move out, but didn't have a place to keep his car. I told him for 50/mo he could keep it in my garage, keep his parts and tools there, and work on it when he needed. He agreed. About 3-4 months go by, and Patrick hasn't paid me anything for storing his car. I tell my other roommates not to let Patrick in the house/garage until I talk to him, and that I'd leave work if need be and meet him there. One of my deadbeat roommates, Arthur, 93Coupe from the old board, let Patrick in, he got his car, his parts, and made off with about half of MY tools from the garage. Patrick never returned my calls from that day forward, and I've actually avoided hanging out with other friends because of him. To me, not going to jail for beating the crap out of him today is worth more than bbq'ing with some friends that feel he should come over.

Now, another point to add. Arthur (93Coupe), lived with me for well over 2 years and didn't work the entire time, he paid me upfront for about nine months worth of rent, by purchasing TRAXX's Incon Twin Turbo Kit for me. After the year was up, Arthur was still not working, so I moved him out of a bedroom and into what was really a glorified closet, and on good faith, reduced his rent, and told him to pay me when he could. Another six months went by, now Arthur owed me well over $4000 dollars in rent and I told him he needed to move. He said he had no where to go, as his parents were in Arizona, and he didn't want to go there. I told him his only option would be to sell me his 93 Silver coupe, for 6 grand, and I would let him stay for another 6 months, while he looked for a job, and if he found one, we'd go back to a monthly rent setup. He said he'd think about it, and try to get me the money, because he "needed" his car.

About a week went by, and I came home from work to find Arthur gone, and all of his stuff and his car gone. Evidently he packed up midday and drove to Arizona after his parents wired him some gas money.

I don't talk to either of those two to this day, but other friends still keep in touch. To me they both can die in a fire.

[Broncojohnny]

I used to race in Beat The Heat. Got tired of the politics, attitudes and 100+ temps and got out.

Some of y'all saw my four-eye Fox. It wasn't fast or particularly nice, just a slow track car with a cage and a 20' paint job. It didn't cost much and it was consistent. I had about $2500 in it.

I had this long-time buddy I'd worked with who also drag raced in BTH. My buddy fell on hard times and had to sell his race car. I had mine for sale but wasn't getting any offers. I figured what the heck, my buddy was having hard times and wishing he could go racing but can't afford a car. I'll be the nice guy and let him have mine! I made it CLEAR to him that when he got tired of the car I wanted it back.

He raced two or three times and the car got parked by his barn. I talked to him in early summer, he asked if I wanted the car back. I told him I did, but needed to sell my '69 coupe to free up room for the Fox. Sold the '69. This week it cooled down. Figured I'd go pick up the Fox on Saturday. Yesterday I texted him. The conversation started off talking about work. Time between send and reply took a few minutes for each text. Then I asked about getting the Mustang back and there was no reply for like 15 minutes and he replied "in Florida now". This guy's a school police officer. I asked myself what's he doing in Florida now, with school in session?. I replied "???" He said "Never heard back from you, _____ and ______ picked up the car. Its in Florida now"

Never heard back from me? I told him before I gave him the car that I wanted it back. He agreed to that. I told him at the first of summer that I wanted the car back. I don't know what else he needed to hear back from me on. And even if he wasn't sure, how hard would it have been to pick up the phone and tell em he was about to give the car away to some BTH guy from Florida. He never replied to any of this. I asked "Ignoring me now?". His reply 'driving now. can't text and drive'.

OH! So the hour we spent talking about work didn't impede his driving skills but now he was concerned for the safety of the motoring public. I told him to call me last night. His reply: "Will do".

Of course my phone never rang last night, and thus ends a 27 year friendship that lasted through more good/bad and really bad times than I care to write about here.

PS: This isn't about the car. I'm not worried about the car - no title, just a slow, hogged-out track whore with oilfield pipe sub-frame connectors, a 5/8 nut for a steering wheel quick- disconnect, and bungee cords holding the plexiglass windows in the up position. The guy who got it has no idea that it's not supposed to be his; he just thinks he got a free car. Its not worth driving to Florida for or paying to have it shipped back. I don't know if he gave it away, traded it for something or sold it, and I guess I really don't care.

SO... Did you ever have a good friend screw you? Discuss.

It happens. Usually I tell people exactly what I think if I believe I got the short end of the deal on something. Sometimes they respond that there was some miscommunication and they'll square things up. Even if they don't, it feels good to lay everything out and put it on them. You both know where you stand after that point.

[White_lightning]

Now, another point to add. Arthur (93Coupe), lived with me for well over 2 years and didn't work the entire time, he paid me upfront for about nine months worth of rent, by purchasing TRAXX's Incon Twin Turbo Kit for me. After the year was up, Arthur was still not working, so I moved him out of a bedroom and into what was really a glorified closet, and on good faith, reduced his rent, and told him to pay me when he could. Another six months went by, now Arthur owed me well over $4000 dollars in rent and I told him he needed to move. He said he had no where to go, as his parents were in Arizona, and he didn't want to go there. I told him his only option would be to sell me his 93 Silver coupe, for 6 grand, and I would let him stay for another 6 months, while he looked for a job, and if he found one, we'd go back to a monthly rent setup. He said he'd think about it, and try to get me the money, because he "needed" his car.

About a week went by, and I came home from work to find Arthur gone, and all of his stuff and his car gone. Evidently he packed up midday and drove to Arizona after his parents wired him some gas money.

I don't talk to either of those two to this day, but other friends still keep in touch. To me they both can die in a fire.

LOL!! i rememeber that shit.. that was just after some how i got suckerd into helping PK install headers into NAy Nays car.. the 3 hour under car Dremmel session to cut off all the cross threaded bolts lol..

[Cooter]

call the cops on him

[Broncojohnny]

call the cops on him

oh wait....

[JP135]

call the cops on him

oh wait....

I just choked on tea. Thanks fuckers!

[32vfromhell]

one of strychnine's buddies skipped town after he owed me $500 bucks for a nitrous kit i gave him so he could run a money race. Turns out he owes a bunch of people money and "intends to pay me back".

What i find most amusing is his buddies still assure me he is "still a good guy".

[CJ]

one of strychnine's buddies skipped town after he owed me $500 bucks for a nitrous kit i gave him so he could run a money race. Turns out he owes a bunch of people money and "intends to pay me back".

What i find most amusing is his buddies still assure me he is "still a good guy".

That reminds me. Same exact thing happened to me. A "friend" needed a nitrous kit to run at the track. Handed it over to him. He sold the kit the next day. Piece of shit people man. Now - unless I've known you for 10 years, you can go fuck yourself.

[talisman]

Of course. It's like several of the well known thieves on this site. "They're just misunderstood!"

[Grape]

racing while having financial problems.............fucking rocket scientist

[CJ]

Racing always seemed to give me financial problems.

[bcoop]

call the cops on him

oh wait....

hahahahahahahahahaha

[Mike]

I have a feeling about this thread..