Would this piss you off?

[Codewiz]

I finished playing Knights of the Old Republic on my xbox a week and a half ago. My friend has been dying to play it. We work together and hang out a good bit.

Anyways, I figured that I would let him borrow my xbox system and the game for a week to see if he could finish it. That is how long it took me to beat it. After a week, he could just come over to my place and play it. The week was supposed to end this past Thursday. On Wednesday night, he was coming over to my place so I asked him to go ahead and bring it back that night. He said no and that he could bring it back on Friday before he went out of town.

That right there didn't sit well with me. Fast forward to Friday, he ended up having to stay late working. He didn't bring the xbox by nor did he call me. I just assumed he decided he didn't have time. That really pissed me off because I wanted to play NCAA Football 2004 some this weekend.

Today, he came by when I was in the shower. I didn't know until I checked my voicemail. He thought I wasn't here eventhough my truck was here. My door was unlocked and he is a good enough friend to know that he could have at least checked the door.

Basically, I am pissed because he gave me no notice he was stopping by today to drop it off. When I didn't answer the door, he just left.

It is just the fact that he didn't return it yesterday and didn't even give me a call. He could have called to tell me he wasn't leaving yesterday and that he would bring it by today. Of course he tried to put in on me that I wasn't there or that he didn't know I was there. It is not my problem that he didn't give me any heads up on what is going on. Sorry I don't carry my cell phone into the shower with me.

If he had just returned the damn thing when I asked him then it wouldn't have been a problem.

SUMMARY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE TO READ:

Friend borrowed xbox, didn't return it when he said he would. Brought it by when I was in the shower and blamed me for not knowing he was bringing it. So he couldn't return it.

 

[pyonir]

I wouldn't let a friend borrow my xbox.

but yeah..it would piss me off.

 

Sounds like you get pissed off even easier than me. I get mad when people drink my orange juice, you get mad when people bring your XBox back at inopportune times.

 

[blurredvision]

Hell yes that would piss me off. But I would never let anyone borrow any of my consoles, PERIOD. I hate to even let people borrow my games OR DVD's. Nobody ever brings my sh!t back, I always have to go get it.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Sounds like you get pissed off even easier than me. I get mad when people drink my orange juice, you get mad when people bring your XBox back at inopportune times.

Well if he had called me yesterday to let me know what is going on then I could have expected him. I get mad when people borrow my stuff and don't return it when they are supposed to. If he had let me know yesterday that he just didn't feel like bringing it back then I would have been cool with it. I also would have expected him today. Since I thought he had already left town then I had no reason to think he would be bringing it back today.

 

[stormbv]

Yeah, that would make me mad...nothing pisses me off more than when I suspect people are trying to take advantage of me.

 

[Mill]

Actually not it wouldn't bother me, but then again I don't own any console system, but if I did it wouldn't bother me. I sometimes forget to get stuff back to my friends on time and they sometimes forget to do the same for me. It is called tolerance and friendship. You didn't make a fvcking business proposal with him.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: WoodchuckCharlie
Hell yes that would piss me off. But I would never let anyone borrow any of my consoles, PERIOD. I hate to even let people borrow my games OR DVD's. Nobody ever brings my sh!t back, I always have to go get it.

Well we are pretty good friends, I don't let most of my friends borrow stuff. This friend lets me borrow some of his stuff all the time. The difference is that I am very big about getting his stuff back to him. I would never return something after I said I would. And if he asked me to return it before hand then I would return it.

He won't be borrowing anything again. I might also delete his saved KOTOR game.

 

[bandana163]

Beat him with a stick.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Millennium
Actually not it wouldn't bother me, but then again I don't own any console system, but if I did it wouldn't bother me. I sometimes forget to get stuff back to my friends on time and they sometimes forget to do the same for me. It is called tolerance and friendship. You didn't make a fvcking business proposal with him.

Big difference here. Being forgetful and being inconsiderate. I didn't have to let him borrow it. He begged me to let him so I did. And how does he repay the consideration? By not being considerate of my things.

He knew that he didn't go out of town last night. A simple phone call would have prevented this completely.

I guess maybe I expect people to treat me with the same respect I treat them with. Everything I have borrowed from him has been returned when I said it would and at a convienent time for him. I am always grateful when people let me borrow stuff so the least I can do is return it when they ask.

 

[Amused]

Never borrow something from a friend, and never lend anything to a friend.

Keep that rule and you'll keep your friends.

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: WoodchuckCharlie
Hell yes that would piss me off. But I would never let anyone borrow any of my consoles, PERIOD. I hate to even let people borrow my games OR DVD's. Nobody ever brings my sh!t back, I always have to go get it.

Well we are pretty good friends, I don't let most of my friends borrow stuff. This friend lets me borrow some of his stuff all the time. The difference is that I am very big about getting his stuff back to him. I would never return something after I said I would. And if he asked me to return it before hand then I would return it.

He won't be borrowing anything again. I might also delete his saved KOTOR game.

Damn that's spiteful!

Actually, I'm a pretty generous person with my good friends. A really good friend is hard to come by...they deserve some leeway. This situation would piss me off though, because I'd be stewing about not being able to play by games, although I don't play video games.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: Millennium
Actually not it wouldn't bother me, but then again I don't own any console system, but if I did it wouldn't bother me. I sometimes forget to get stuff back to my friends on time and they sometimes forget to do the same for me. It is called tolerance and friendship. You didn't make a fvcking business proposal with him.

Big difference here. Being forgetful and being inconsiderate. I didn't have to let him borrow it. He begged me to let him so I did. And how does he repay the consideration? By not being considerate of my things.

He knew that he didn't go out of town last night. A simple phone call would have prevented this completely.

You don't know exactly why he didn't bring it back it when he said. Now, I agree he should have brought it Wed when you asked, unless he forgot it. It is inconsiderate, but not something I would get mad at a friend over.

 

[rocadelpunk]

i think you need to lighten up...life is too short to worry about things like that.

if he came back 2 weeks late, and it was broken, yah then i'd be peeved.

 

[Spac3d]

You got the system back, what are you b!tching about??

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Amused
Never borrow something from a friend, and never lend anything to a friend.

Keep that rule and you'll keep your friends.

LOL I will keep that in mind. Since I am just starting my career, I don't have too much that people could borrow anyways

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
You got the system back, what are you b!tching about??

I did not get my system back. He left when I didn't answer the door.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
You got the system back, what are you b!tching about??

It's about manners, respect, and being rude when its uncalled for. You should always treat people the way you expect and wish to be treated in return. He loaded his Xbox as a favor to his friend, who in turn failed his end of the friendship.

Not cool.

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: Millennium

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: Millennium
Actually not it wouldn't bother me, but then again I don't own any console system, but if I did it wouldn't bother me. I sometimes forget to get stuff back to my friends on time and they sometimes forget to do the same for me. It is called tolerance and friendship. You didn't make a fvcking business proposal with him.

Big difference here. Being forgetful and being inconsiderate. I didn't have to let him borrow it. He begged me to let him so I did. And how does he repay the consideration? By not being considerate of my things.

He knew that he didn't go out of town last night. A simple phone call would have prevented this completely.

You don't know exactly why he didn't bring it back it when he said. Now, I agree he should have brought it Wed when you asked, unless he forgot it. It is inconsiderate, but not something I would get mad at a friend over.

Actually I gave him a call before I even posted here. He had a headache last night after the long day of work which I understand. No big deal but I of course had no idea about that. I was under the impression he headed out of town. That is what he said he was doing on Friday.

I just didn't like the attitude that it was basically my fault for taking a shower when he decided it was ok to drop by.