I’m getting better at not inviting confrontation, but sometimes it makes itself impossible to ignore.
\nLast week, someone whom, shall we say, I don’t consider a friend contacted me out of the blue to see if I’d be willing to loan out some fairly expensive (about $300 worth) equipment.
\nWhat made this a strange request is that she was planning to pass my property along to someone else – and consistently refused to give me his name or contact information.
\nShe was also not willing to arrange a time\/place for the three of us to meet, throwing up numerous obstacles that made no sense, like “he works during the day”.
\nThe whole thing smelled like a scam, and I called her on it, not accusing her of dishonesty, but presumption.
\nI haven’t heard back from her, and just as well if I don’t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m getting better at not inviting confrontation, but sometimes it makes itself impossible to ignore. Last week, someone whom, shall we say, I don’t consider a friend contacted me out of the blue to see if I’d be willing to … Continue reading