Sympathy Please!

[Fritzc]

I figure this is the only place I know of to get some sympathy. Sure won't get it at home!!!:nyah
Loaned my Grandson our minivan to take four of his college friends to Collingwood Ontario (aboot 400 miles) for a weekend of snowboarding. Am I crazy or not? After a nail biting three days he arrived home safely and the car was in one piece. He is really a good kid and I did trust him but has an Arab name and I didn't think the U.S. would let him back into the country! Now comes the bad part. I was not home upon his arrival and he tried to move my beloved RT, that I just last fall finished putting $$$$$$$$ into paint and parts after my Bambi collision, and he dropped it in the garage.:fight :banghead :violin
Result? Knocked off right turn signal and made scuff marks on pannier and valve cover. Oh well! A little touch up paint and it will be barely noticeable.:thumb
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest and being sympathetic or at least empathetic!!:dance

[Sue]

You are good Grandfather, Fritz. Sorry to hear about your bike.

[KGT1200]

Man o Man ANYBODY but Grandsons or sons..I feel for ya!

I have yet to drop my GS, but the day I do, I hope it's my fault, not my Son..youzers!

I think we all feel the pain of hearing about it after the fact makes it all that much more painful!

Thats what the campfire is for,

if you break a bone

get welched on a loan,

Drop your RT

Pissed cause you lost yer keys

Come to the campfire...

And get a little sympathy!

red

[Voni]

:hug

Voni
sMiling

[osbornk]

You didn't make your boundaries clear. At my house, there are only four rules.

1. Don't touch my bikes
2. Don't touch my truck
3. Don't touch my office or anything in it.
4. Don't touch my guns

[BeemerMike]

He is really a good kid and I did trust him but has an Arab name and I didn't think the U.S. would let him back into the country!

Oh, puh-lease! :rolleyes

Sorry about the bike, though.

[SIBUD]

Don't give a darn about his last name.

But you have my sympathies over the bike. He was, as far as I can tell, trying to help.

[Fritzc]

Thanks for all the kind words and others! Nice to know you have friends out there.
As for my bike, it could have been much worse. Like this poor guy's bike! (Not mine)

[PAULBACH]

I feel your pain. :banghead

But, in a year or so, the event will be a family legend.

[Ridealot]

The next time you see him explain the rules about not ever touching your bike. Then tell him you Love him but if he ever makes that mistake again he can just forget about any future inheritance. :banghead

[msnden]

He sounds like a great kid, Sometimes things just happen, I'll bet he feels as bad or worse then you do. Den

[BuddingGeezer]

I have 4 grandchildren. If they dropped my bike while moving it. Big deal, accidents happen. As a matter of fact, the oldest ran into my pickup with his cousins gokart. really bent .the passenger door. Grandson was very upset. I told him not to worry about it. He didn't do it on purpose. I fixed it for about $200.

My relationship with my grandchildren is priceless. I don't cry for things that won't cry for me.

Ralph Sims

[Kentuckyblue]

I too have 4 grandchildren and after my "wife for life", they are the loves of my life. The oldest is almost 17 and I understand worrying about them driving. They are all very responsible and respectful, but accidents do happen. That's why they're called accidents. If one of mine knocked one of my bikes over, I'm certain that they would inflict sufficient guilt and punishment on themselves. I made it very c lear early on with their parents that I don't discipline my grandchildren; that's their job. I teach. In this instance, I would tell them what they did wrong and give them a hug of reassurance. That would work nicely. The bike damage......well, that can be fixed.

Ray

[dancogan]

Fritz - great attitude! :thumb I'm not so sure about the part where you lent him the minivan, but you must live right or something. :)

[BradfordBenn]

He did you a favor, he got the first scuff on the bike for you so that you would not fret when you do it on your own.:thumb

[mrich12000]

The next time you see him explain the rules about not ever touching your bike. Then tell him you Love him but if he ever makes that mistake again he can just forget about any future inheritance. :banghead

:fight :banghead :love :wave like he said.:violin

[GeoffMiller]

A couple of years ago my oldest daughter hopped into her car in the garage, hit the opener button, threw it in reverse and backed right into my wifes car which was parked outside. First thing out of her mouth was "whew, at least I missed Dad's Beemer!" Ya gotta train 'em right!:thumb

[crgrbrts]

1) Get a GS -- any year and model will do.

2) Go to a garden center and purchase two large bags of potting soil.

3) Once home, park your "new" GS in the driveway and wet it down thoroughly (gentle spray is best).

4) Sprinkle the wet bike liberally with potting soil and allow to dry.

5) Park the bike in its usual resting place.

If anyone, including a treasured grandchild, drops, scrapes, scuffs or dents your bike, advertise the resulting wound as a proud beauty mark from your last "offroad experience" -- perhaps even the 2008 Dakar Rally (which was, of course, cancelled).

Craig