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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spent 2-3 hours last night clearing off my sidewalks, driveway, and curb next to mailbox with our snowblower (2-stage Ariens). Probably about 2000 sqft total. Greater DMV area.

This morning our relatively new neighbors (4 months) knocked on our door and asked if they could borrow our snowblower to clear out their driveway. All other neighbors are either shoveling or have their own equipment. We say that we’d rather not: liability, not sure they even know how to use one, etc…. We then have an awkward back and forth until they finally roll their eyes, mutter something under their breaths, and walk off. They finally ended up flagging down one of the small plows clearing the road and I guess they convinced or paid the driver to clear out their driveway.

Totally blown away by this situation!!

Our neighbors are young, probably late 20s or early 30s. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? Is this the new normal for younger generations?!? [/quote]

Had a similar situation occur several years ago years ago with a power auger that I lent to a neighbor. They were putting in a fence and wanted to make quick work of the hole digging. Problem is, they punctured a buried water line and it created a massive flood in their front yard. They ended up suing us for negligence and for knowingly loaning them a so-called defective piece of equipment. Ended up hitting our homeowner’s insurance to the tune of $34K and caused our insurance rates to increase by about $200 per month.

You made the right move, OP. Millennials are the unprepared and selfish generation that takes and takes and takes. [/quote]

What did your insurance pay out?

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