Friends, DIY and Scams: With friends like these…

With friends like these…

By petra84 - 22/10/2012 22:34 - United States - Evans

Today, I let a friend borrow a power saw. When I found it on my porch later, the blade was missing and the cord was cut. Looking closer, I realized it was his saw. He kept my new one. He totally denies that he switched them and now won't answer his door. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/11/2015 18:07 - United States - Dearborn

Today, I got my laptop back after lending it to my friend. It wouldn't boot, and after investigating I found out it'd been stripped of its hard drive and all its memory. When I confronted my "friend", he accused me of lying and trying to ruin his reputation. FML

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By its still broken - 11/06/2015 00:13 - United States - Jacksonville

Today, my neighbor came over to borrow my lawnmower. As I have previously loaned it to him and he returned it broken, I refused. He then promptly ate the strawberries off my daughter's small strawberry plant and stormed off. FML

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By TubaAssassin - 28/11/2017 06:00

Today, I came home to find that my roommate had picked my lock and stolen my new laptop. When I tried to take it back, he called the police. They sided with him since he had also taken the receipt, which was "proof" that it was his. FML

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By oneiPodlighter - 10/10/2013 03:03 - United States - Conshohocken

Today, my "friend" came over. I caught him trying to steal my iPod on the way out. Proud of myself for catching him, I asked him to leave, only to realize that I had forgotten to actually take the iPod back from him before he left. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/05/2016 23:05 - Netherlands

Today, my brother "borrowed" my car and keys without asking me. He came back 4 hours later, alone and pale faced. It took half an hour of questions, interrogation, and finally threats before he admitted that my car is sitting in a ditch a few miles away, probably totaled. FML

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By nothingtoseeherejuststealingtrees - 05/04/2016 20:31 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I met my neighbor. When she saw me cutting down trees on my lot, she interrogated me and called the police because she didn't believe I owned the property. She didn't call the cops when she watched someone steal a cord of wood from my property two days ago. FML

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By Luke - 25/07/2010 22:47 - United Kingdom

Today, I was helping a friend move. Before we arrived, he put his key on my key ring to keep it safe. When we got there, he promptly shoved my front door key into the lock and snapped it clean off. Not only can we not get into his house, but now I can't get back into mine. FML

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By Aries_gurl - 23/10/2018 08:00 - United States - Pittsburgh

Today, my sister asked to use my blow dryer, so I gave her the keys to my apartment. When I came home from work, half my clothes were missing. FML

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By trees - 24/07/2013 16:44 - United States - Waupaca

Today, I watched one of my neighbor's trees fall into the electrical lines outside my house. This was after he took a chainsaw to the tree. He refuses to cover the damages. FML

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A "friend" indeed

By Username - 23/07/2011 21:27 - United States

Today, I was walking to the store when I ran into one of my friends. He said he heard about my bike being stolen the day before, and that whoever took it was a heartless dick. I hadn't told anyone about the theft. FML

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cswens25 8

Tuesday 23 October 2012 9:09

Where I come from, people who do things like that are called douchebags, not friends.

Corwin02 11

Tuesday 23 October 2012 9:01

Makes no difference if he switched them, you loaned your friend a good working saw he has to return a good working saw. As a last resort you could try to involve the police for theft but I would first try peer pressure and involve his parents

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dankoneon 3

Tuesday 23 October 2012 13:01

If it new it may have a serial number on it. Call the police get the saw back and let him spend a few months in jail

scottysnuts 2

Tuesday 23 October 2012 13:57

Grab the shotgun hoss.

loserman67 35

Tuesday 23 October 2012 14:03

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" - pretty sad that you had to learn this proverb in this fashion. Wipe his shitty ass saw down nice and pretty, put on a pair pf gloves so you leave no prints, then return his saw by throwing it through his living room window. When the police come to investigate, youhave no idea how his saw wound up in his living room, but you can show then your shiny new saw. Hopefully you kept the receipt. Look at it this way, your asshat neighbor has ruined any chance that you'll ever be friends, so just bring things full circle.

bman0219 4

Tuesday 23 October 2012 14:43

Call the cops

iamzikang 17

Tuesday 23 October 2012 14:52

What a douchebag!

EmoSquirrel 7

Tuesday 23 October 2012 15:01

Just saw through the door, and get it back! ....oh, wait..

TheyCallMeDamien 17

Tuesday 23 October 2012 15:06

At least you know who's not a friend. Call the police. And as someone said earlier you lent him a working saw and he returned a broken one. Tell him you can either give you a brand new saw or your original. If he does nothing be relentlessly annoying.

The_F3rris 11

Tuesday 23 October 2012 15:24

Kick his door down and get it back the old fashioned way

183933 6

Tuesday 23 October 2012 15:30

Hello Police... I'd like to file a complaint about my neighbor. Can you send an officer out to my home. Thank you!

mike3775 35

Wednesday 24 October 2012 0:58

Exactly. And if you have the owners manual and put the serial number in it like I do, all the police have to do is compare the serial numbers and the OP get his back, and his asshole friend get a charge of theft.

blackpuddle 30

Tuesday 23 October 2012 15:49

Sadly things like this are why I never lend stuff out anymore. I've had too many things never returned or returned in bad shape. See if you can file a complaint about this guy, he's obviously not a good friend.