Borrowing: A Deed of the Devil!

[PJ]

I didn't plan to log back in, but eh, I figure I might aswell use the rants forum to, you know, rant. (And if you saw me on the online list recently, it was to check PMs/get something out of my PMs)

I can already guess what some people are gonna expect; "Let someone borrow something, they didn't return it blah blah blah." Nah, this is more retarded.

I let one of my friends borrow my GBA charger the Thursday before March Break (This week), because he had lost his. Unfortunately, he forgot it for the Friday, so he had it over the march break (Sounds like what I was saying before? http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif). Which is understandable. Another friend had let me borrow the movie Rent for the Thursday, but I forgot to take it out of my locker so I didn't get to see it, and had to give it back to her Friday (Cause she's had it for close to 2 weeks without seeing it, cause she's let everyone and their mothers borrow it). So yeah, forgetfullness all around, understandable.

So now, the real problems, here it comes, are from my brothers. Yes, another brother rant.

This morning I made a mention that my Gameboy was low in power. So brother Simon (There's no point in using fake names http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_disapprove.gif) says I should just charge it. And then I say I let someone borrow it.

I'm not gonna go into great detail, but basically both Simon and Isaac went into telling me how dumb it was to let someone borrow my GBA charger. Basically, you only let someone borrow something if you don't care if it gets lost/they keep it? Last I checked, that was called GIVING. I trust him enough with my GBA charger, my brothers making a big deal out of something that isn't even theirs is retarded.

I had more details planned, but I didn't really care, cause it was irrelevant. The point is, let people borrow stuff unless they're dumb. The end.

EDIT: I'll probably want to stay logged in now. I hated gray PSOW http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_disapprove.gif And I like this new avatar anyways

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[Scejntjynahl]

Its your stuff, you can do whatever you want with it. If you want your friend to borrow it what does that have to do with Simon? Really? And if it does get stolen, at least youll learn that the "friend" isnt much of a friend.



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[Maridia]

I've heard stories about your brothers, and all they seem to do is have weird opinions and treat you crappily. It's your charger, do what you wish with it. That way, if something happens, you can blame no one but yourself. To be quite honest, I've let a friend of mine borrow my charger before, just as the one time I misplaced mine, he let me borrow his.

Your brothers are dorks. Ignore them.

[_Ted_]

I can't pass any sort of judgment on your brothers because I know nothing at all about them, but you might look at it as though they're cautioning you about loaning things out to people, particularly things that are important to you or that you use on a regular basis.

Personally, I don't like loaning anything of value out to people without some assurance that it will be returned. Just trusting in someone's good nature has lost me some things (Where are you Mario Kart!? WHERE!?). Before loaning an object or money to someone I'd get something they own of equal or greater value or, even better, something that is important to them or that they use on a regular basis (Their watch, for example). That way, they'll have to get your stuff back to you in a timely manner. But then again, I don't generally lend stuff out that I need or make use of regularly.

[Holy crap! I actually raised my post count! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!]

[Firocket1690]

Hmmmm.

I don't have an gbasp ac adapter anymore. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif
http://www.darkain.com/nintendo_ds/usbcable.php
http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif
Well, the above works pretty well with
http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000270029372/
http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif^2