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cheeky or am I being precious?

104 replies

elephanys · 09/05/2023 15:15

Neighbour asked to borrow our mower… they have a reasonable size lawn and apparently theirs has broken and they are ‘in the process’ of sorting a new one.

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Sheepsheepeverywhere · 09/05/2023 15:16

No way...

LordEmsworth · 09/05/2023 15:19

The rest of the story is missing.

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 09/05/2023 15:19

This wouldn't even register as being cheeky with me unless there's a huge back story. I lent my neighbour a hairdryer last week because hers blew up and she didn't have time to get a new one. Should I have said no?

Gazelda · 09/05/2023 15:20

I think it's a very neighbourly request. Not cheeky.

StopFeckingFaffing · 09/05/2023 15:21

Surely the neighbourly thing would be to lend the mower unless there is a huge back story about this particular neighbour being a CF

SherlockStones · 09/05/2023 15:23

Only gets to cheeky status if they try it on more than once by clearly not buying a new mower.

FlounderingFruitcake · 09/05/2023 15:23

Not sure I get it? It’s a lawnmower and since you don’t mention anything else this is presumably the first and only time they’ve asked.

mopeymouse · 09/05/2023 15:24

I mow my neighbours garden for them every week (front and back) during the summer! They don't ask, I just do...

inkworks273 · 09/05/2023 15:24

Doesn't sound cheeky to me. The neighbourly thing to do would be to let them borrow it. I'd only say it was a problem if they were constantly taking advantage with things like that.

SaltyGod · 09/05/2023 15:25

We borrow and lend with neighbours. Isn't it a normal and friendly thing to do?

Dartmoorcheffy · 09/05/2023 15:26

Depends how well you know your neighbours. We are all friends in a small cul de sac so it would remotely register as cheeky to us.

TedMullins · 09/05/2023 15:27

not seeing the problem here it’s a normal request

callmemavis · 09/05/2023 15:27

how is this cheeky ffs

NailsHairNipsHeels · 09/05/2023 15:35

What part of their request is cheeky?

I think it's perfectly normal ask

pussycatinfluffyslippers · 09/05/2023 15:39

B&Q are open.

ZeroFuchsGiven · 09/05/2023 15:39

Whats the issue?

pussycatinfluffyslippers · 09/05/2023 15:41

See also Argos - they're open too.

MaggieFS · 09/05/2023 15:42

A one off for otherwise decent neighbours is fine.

Repeated asking is cheeky.

CoffeeWithMyOxygen · 09/05/2023 15:44

Eh? How is this cheeky? They’re not asking you to mow it!

TeeBee · 09/05/2023 15:47

elephanys · 09/05/2023 15:15

Neighbour asked to borrow our mower… they have a reasonable size lawn and apparently theirs has broken and they are ‘in the process’ of sorting a new one.

You're being precious. They've asked a normal favour; presumably they didn't force you into lending it to them. My neighbours have a patch of grass but no mower so I just do theirs too. Its just what neighbours is about. It pays to get along with people.

StopFeckingFaffing · 09/05/2023 15:51

@pussycatinfluffyslippers you sound very mean spirited

They might be planning to buy one second hand or perhaps need to wait til payday

Not everyone has the funds to replace a broken mower instantly

I find that if you help out neighbours occasionally that they will usually repay the favour another time when you need help

Alittlestar · 09/05/2023 15:56

Based on what you've posted I wouldn't think it cheeky. Is there something else going on that you haven't mentioned? It wouldn't bother me if my neighbour borrowed my lawnmower to use until their new one arrived

eddiemairswife · 09/05/2023 16:06

Tell them it's No Mow May.

ohtowinthelottery · 09/05/2023 16:09

Absolutely not cheeky unless they fail to replace their mower for the entire Summer and ask every week.
We have lent our mower to a neighbour when theirs broke in the middle of mowing their lawn.

krustykittens · 09/05/2023 16:12

Depends if there is a back story. We once asked to borrow a neighbour's mower as ours had broken. She refused, saying they were expensive and she didn't want to fall out if something happened to it. Fair enough. We replaced ours and then HER mower broke down and she asked to borrow ours. We refused, saying on reflection her reasoning was correct and we also didn't want to fall out over a mower. She was very offended!

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