Ryan Wright
Screenwriter
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My best friend lives down the street from me. We have had the password to open their garage and get into their house for quite some time now, as we watch their dog when they go out of town. Yesterday, we went out of town for the day, and for the first time gave our friend & his wife our garage password so they could, in turn, watch our dog.
Quick history: This guy has been my buddy for over 10 years. I went to school with both him and his wife. I trust the both of them, which is why I gave them access to my house.
At any rate, today our dog ate something in the yard she shouldn't have and threw up on the carpet. My wife called me @ work to tell me, so I called my friend and asked if we could borrow his steam cleaner. He said no problem and told me it was in the garage. So my wife went over and grabbed it. While she was there, she noticed our doggie pooper-scooper was sitting in their garage - which she had been looking all over the place for today so she could clean out our yard. Later, my friend's wife called her and also mentioned that they had borrowed a DVD while they were over. She made no mention of the pooper-scooper.
Let me start by saying I don't loan my DVDs to anyone. I am a strict ass about it because I've had too many returned in bad condition, or not returned at all. Even with this attitude, I make two exceptions: One is my father, and the other is this couple. They're the only people other than my own wife who treat my items as well as I do.
My problem is not that they borrowed. It's that they borrowed without asking. I have a cellular phone. It's always with me. They're welcome to borrow virtually anything in my home, but damnit, I want to know about it. They could have at least called. Hell, they could have simply left a message that says, "We're borrowing this and this. Hope that's OK." I wouldn't have cared. They could have even stayed at my house, ate my popcorn, drank my beer and watched a DVD on my home theater. I still wouldn't have cared. My problem is they didn't ask, and they still haven't mentioned the dog scoop they borrowed.
I'm going to tactfully bring this up tonight, as it is a major issue to me. I'm not posting this so much to ask questions, but to hear the HTF's take on the situation. Am I out of line in demanding prior-notice to my closest friends removing items out of my home? We rarely borrow from them, but when we do, we always ask beforehand...
Quick history: This guy has been my buddy for over 10 years. I went to school with both him and his wife. I trust the both of them, which is why I gave them access to my house.
At any rate, today our dog ate something in the yard she shouldn't have and threw up on the carpet. My wife called me @ work to tell me, so I called my friend and asked if we could borrow his steam cleaner. He said no problem and told me it was in the garage. So my wife went over and grabbed it. While she was there, she noticed our doggie pooper-scooper was sitting in their garage - which she had been looking all over the place for today so she could clean out our yard. Later, my friend's wife called her and also mentioned that they had borrowed a DVD while they were over. She made no mention of the pooper-scooper.
Let me start by saying I don't loan my DVDs to anyone. I am a strict ass about it because I've had too many returned in bad condition, or not returned at all. Even with this attitude, I make two exceptions: One is my father, and the other is this couple. They're the only people other than my own wife who treat my items as well as I do.
My problem is not that they borrowed. It's that they borrowed without asking. I have a cellular phone. It's always with me. They're welcome to borrow virtually anything in my home, but damnit, I want to know about it. They could have at least called. Hell, they could have simply left a message that says, "We're borrowing this and this. Hope that's OK." I wouldn't have cared. They could have even stayed at my house, ate my popcorn, drank my beer and watched a DVD on my home theater. I still wouldn't have cared. My problem is they didn't ask, and they still haven't mentioned the dog scoop they borrowed.
I'm going to tactfully bring this up tonight, as it is a major issue to me. I'm not posting this so much to ask questions, but to hear the HTF's take on the situation. Am I out of line in demanding prior-notice to my closest friends removing items out of my home? We rarely borrow from them, but when we do, we always ask beforehand...