I borrowed his trailer (not the one he lives in) to haul some lumber I had sawed to dry it and use in my new house. I was gonna run down to the new house at lunch and start loading the lumber and finish it in the morning.
Since I was in a huge hurry, I ran to the closest convenience store and got a pack of nabs, some honey roasted peanuts and a coke (which was hot) for lunch and started the 10 mile trip to the house. I didn't make it 3 miles down the road when one of the trailer tires blew out and so I ended up pulling over and changing it on the side of the road. By the time I got it changed and took the trailer to the house, my lunch hour was pretty well shot to hell.
So, for the pain and suffering of the embarrassment from changing a tire on the side of the road and having had what we'll call a crappy lunch and wasting my entire lunch hour because of his faulty tire, what should I stick him for? If he is content to settle out of court, what kind of break is that worth?
2007-11-16 07:10:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Let's look at this a different way.
You are obviously a trusted employee. How else would you have the keys to the trailer? Or if you stole them, a clearly motivated and "get it done" type. A big plus.
The fact that you used your lunch hour, or two, only shows that you are a "take charge of the situation" type. Another plus.
You show excellent time management thinking by stopping at the 7-11. Another big plus.
Now, after realizing the un-road worthy condition of the trailer, you took it upon yourself to protect the company from potential future liabilities by fixing the tire. Kudos to you.
However you may want to down play the selection of foods you bought. And, you may want to avoid bring up the "coke" part. I don't know if it was in the liquid or powder form. Not really my business.
I'm not sure about the claim you have for "embarrassment". If you displayed a huge butt crack while performing the needed maintenance, you may want to check with your HMO.
I do expect that you may well have him simply give you the trailer. Not only will it be handy as you build your new house, but it could well serve, with that new shiny tire, as a real babe magnet.
I hope you saved the old tire! There is nothing that says "home" like an old tire planter filled with pretty plastic flowers.
2007-11-16 09:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Add up the price of your crappy lunch, the price of the gas you used (whether you bought it or not), the price of the replacement tire (ditto) and the amount you earn in one hour (you worked hard changing that tire, after all).
Take this total and triple it because of your boss having a bad tire on his trailer and not telling you constitutes fraud. This is how much you should sue for.
No need to thank me.
2007-11-16 08:43:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
$50
2007-11-16 07:15:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm only telling you this because I like you (a lot), the courts tend to frown upon cases such as this. When I tried to sue my mechanic for losing the little cap for the air thingy on my tire a few weeks ago, I almost got arrested. Even though I'm sure that the emotional wreckage of your incident was just as extreme as mine, I'm afraid no one cares.
2007-11-16 08:12:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You cant sue him for any of what you just said. Do you realize how ridiculous this sounds. He didnt slash the tire or give you the tire already popped. It happened while you were driving it therefore it is your fault.
2007-11-16 07:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by ehrlich 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
be glad he lended it to you in the first place, you might want to borrow it again. Better take good care of it while it is in you possession or he could sue you you dummy. wake cow and smell the flowers.
2007-11-17 04:43:06 · answer #6 · answered by Jazzy Lady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stop the pastime, tell his spouse. i don't know why you're taking such abuse from him. you do not deserve that scientific care no remember if that's undesirable. that's in part your fault you endured it, however the desirable element to do is to stop. i think of you're able to tell his spouse, people might disagree, yet she would not need to get harm like that. no one merits that form of betrayal. What if she in no way properly-knownshows and he keeps doing it? Its adult adult males like this who fairly might desire to be certain the coolest element of karma.
2016-09-29 09:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by dotterweich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget about the tire company.....probably made "overseas"...if you know what I mean.
2007-11-16 14:54:09 · answer #8 · answered by Kita 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a box of ho-ho's and a 6pack of cola
2007-11-16 11:50:27 · answer #9 · answered by Habanera 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
just tell him to hand over the business and you're square.
2007-11-16 07:32:03 · answer #10 · answered by mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋