hornadylnl
Shooter
- Nov 19, 2008
- 21,505
- 63
It never fails that whether at home, work or other family, I always get the call to unfarq everything. You know, the family member or friend who always buys the wrong or cheapest thing they can find and then want to put the responsibility of fixing it on me.
I have an elderly grandfather who can't do much for himself anymore and I'm the closest relative to help him. I don't mind helping him as I owe almost everything I am to that man. He taught me the value of money and worth ethic. It just gets frustrating that I'm the only one of the family that bothers to help. Some family don't have the option as they are far away. Others aren't more than 30 minutes away and only see him at family gatherings. I'm just waiting for any family members to open their mouths after my grandfather dies about how this or that isn't fair come inheritance time. Or about how much he pays me to do this or that for him. I don't do it for the money and I don't expect him to pay me. Some would think I should do it for free as he's family. I wouldn't do what I do for him for someone else for what he pays me.
I have an elderly neighbor that is doing a home improvement on his house. It is absolutely hosed from the get go. I understand that the guy is doing what he can with what limited money he has. I'd normally offer to help the guy but there is no way that I can do anything to make it right with what is available. I always feel like the bad guy by having to tell someone that they need to spend money and buy the right stuff.
At work, it never fails that I always go to work on something and if it were fixed right the first time, I wouldn't have to be fixing it again. I'd rather spend my 10 hour shift standing on my head rebuilding a hydraulic valve bank than have to spend 1 hour fixing something that was farqed up by some lazy idiot.
My biggest problem is that I'm too nice of a guy (despite what my appearance on here may be, I'm not a confrontational person) and don't want to tell someone that it's not my problem. It's just frustrating being handed a turd by someone and expected to be able to polish it to a perfect shine.
I have an elderly grandfather who can't do much for himself anymore and I'm the closest relative to help him. I don't mind helping him as I owe almost everything I am to that man. He taught me the value of money and worth ethic. It just gets frustrating that I'm the only one of the family that bothers to help. Some family don't have the option as they are far away. Others aren't more than 30 minutes away and only see him at family gatherings. I'm just waiting for any family members to open their mouths after my grandfather dies about how this or that isn't fair come inheritance time. Or about how much he pays me to do this or that for him. I don't do it for the money and I don't expect him to pay me. Some would think I should do it for free as he's family. I wouldn't do what I do for him for someone else for what he pays me.
I have an elderly neighbor that is doing a home improvement on his house. It is absolutely hosed from the get go. I understand that the guy is doing what he can with what limited money he has. I'd normally offer to help the guy but there is no way that I can do anything to make it right with what is available. I always feel like the bad guy by having to tell someone that they need to spend money and buy the right stuff.
At work, it never fails that I always go to work on something and if it were fixed right the first time, I wouldn't have to be fixing it again. I'd rather spend my 10 hour shift standing on my head rebuilding a hydraulic valve bank than have to spend 1 hour fixing something that was farqed up by some lazy idiot.
My biggest problem is that I'm too nice of a guy (despite what my appearance on here may be, I'm not a confrontational person) and don't want to tell someone that it's not my problem. It's just frustrating being handed a turd by someone and expected to be able to polish it to a perfect shine.