Are you a Borrower and if you are why?

[coodawoodashooda]

With the caravan borrower thread in mind, and my neighbour, why are some people so good at borrowing and asking for favours? I would always rather go without or save up until I could get whatever myself. My neighbour has terrible form for running out of main ingredients for the meals she's cooking or being short on childcare. I personally find being in someone else's personal space quite unrelaxing. If you Borrow how do you manage this without feeling embarrassed or awkward? It absolutely baffles me.

setting strict rules around usage & replacement for damage or used items usually keeps the CF’s at bay.
If you are lending something make sure the borrower understands they replace anything they use/use up & they pay for anything that needs fixing/cleaning after their use of the borrowed item.
If they can’t manage simple rules like cleaning grass out of a lawnmower before returning it or cleaning up after themselves properly & not expecting you to be a free cleaner after they have trashed caravan/holiday home then I’d no-longer allow them to borrow stuff.