WTF---Never again...

Cruzergirl · 12-22-2009, 05:12 PM

...will I loan out my stuff...ever.

So, a good friend of mine (or so I thought) wanted to try her hand at road biking. I loaned her my Felt (~$1600), a pair of shoes, shorts, helmet, gloves, etc. You get the idea.

When I gave it to her there was one rub on the beautiful orange paint. I asked her to be careful with it and treat it as her own (my mistake).

I got it back today (Oh, did I mention that I delivered it AND picked it up AND loaned her the bike rack which somehow managed to fall off her car into the middle of the street...geesh). There are two gouges in the frame that go down to the metal (when she mentioned that she "threw it into the back of a friend's truck" I thought she was exaggerating. The bike is also quite filthy.

Now, I really want to just yell and scream at her for being such a careless twit! But, I would like to keep a friend (my SO is best friends with her SO) and keep some peace.

Any thoughts on how to get the point across that I am hurt and angry while being tactful?

Thanks and... rant off.

12-22-2009, 05:12 PM	#1
Cruzergirl Its a good day. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pace, FL Moto: Victory Kingpin Low Posts: 951	WTF---Never again... ...will I loan out my stuff...ever. So, a good friend of mine (or so I thought) wanted to try her hand at road biking. I loaned her my Felt (~$1600), a pair of shoes, shorts, helmet, gloves, etc. You get the idea. When I gave it to her there was one rub on the beautiful orange paint. I asked her to be careful with it and treat it as her own (my mistake). I got it back today (Oh, did I mention that I delivered it AND picked it up AND loaned her the bike rack which somehow managed to fall off her car into the middle of the street...geesh). There are two gouges in the frame that go down to the metal (when she mentioned that she "threw it into the back of a friend's truck" I thought she was exaggerating. The bike is also quite filthy. Now, I really want to just yell and scream at her for being such a careless twit! But, I would like to keep a friend (my SO is best friends with her SO) and keep some peace. Any thoughts on how to get the point across that I am hurt and angry while being tactful? Thanks and... rant off.