My neighbor lent me his truck, really, just tossed me his keys
 

Maybe it's my general distrust created from my years in LA, but I was floored when my neighbor tossed me his keys yesterday.

I needed to go pick up a new washer/dryer, asked him for a tow hitch. He thought it was odd that I would want to rent a trailer, "when I could just as easily borrow his truck"!

I questioned him of course, he said it was cool as long as I didn't "wreck it on purpose", and he was serious!

So I took his Tacoma, picked up my shit 'n brought it home... dropped off his truck, gave him the keys back, he says "naw it's cool just toss em back in the truck, I'll get them tomorrow".

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh THE most trusting person I've ever met.

maybe he should be a more carefully

do you know him for 10 years or 6 months?

Well, he must have never been screwed over or robbed. It only takes one bad experience to make you cynical. I wish I was still that trusting but I usually don't trust anyone until I know them very well.

thats very true

Oh trust me, one day or another, he will knock at your door, asking for a favor in return. Enjoy :thumbsup

There are people who exist like this in the world. There just needs to be a few more of them. I am generally not like that with my vehicles though. I learned my lesson a long time ago about lending my cars out.

Try having that cynical LA attitude and moving to the Midwest. Been here almost a year, and I am still in shock.

4 DAYS

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

NoCarrier - You're right about that, I'm sure he'll want the favor returned someday.

NickPapageorgio - Same here! My uncle lent his car once to a buddy who wrecked it... that was a couple years ago and he's still paying for it.

Big difference living in a city vs. a town. Keys in cars, unlocked doors, etc.

Well my problem wasn't with someone who wrecked it. They just felt that since they used it once, it was ok just to come on over and ask for it whenever they needed anything.

"Hey I need to run up to 7-11...think I can use your car??"

"um...no"

Give them an inch and they want a mile...

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh classic situation I bet

that's very nice of him. buy him a box of chocolates.

the difference is Rural Vs. Urban.....

one you have Drive-By Shootings while the other one waves at you when you drive by.


I know many rural towns that are very relaxed when it comes to those types of things that city folk would absolutely never do. Naturally everthing is at the same pace in these towns...kind of a throwback to mayberry rfd.

I know people like that, I for one am not one to lend people anything!

yeah, some very trustworthy people out there. Nice of him to do that.

wow you must have a good relationship with your neighbor

It was the 1st day I met him.

It's gonna take a looooong time before I'm anywhere near that trusting I tell ya

holy shit :1orglaugh

heres my keys adrian,dont semenate my seats please

heh... you don't find anyone like him, in my neck of the woods.

mabye hes hopeing the car will get stolen or wrecked so he can collect on insurancee

Dang, I love living in the woods! I know at least 3 neighbors where I can go in their house and borrow something and they won't even be home, lol! And their keys will be in their vehicles so I can borrow those too.

But even in the burbs I traded cars/trucks with neighbors all the time.

Cripes, I live in a fairly quiet neightborhood (used to be really bad seeds here but they all moved away or are in jail) and I still would NEVER leave my keys in the car unatended. I lock it up tight and make sure each adn every night that she's locked tight. I just don't trust anyone anymore. It takes ONE bad seed to walk through the neighbourhood, check the car out, find keys and fuck off with it. Sad part would be that insurance would not replace the car if that happened.

My keys, wallet, checkbook, etc. are in my unlocked car right now. :winkwink:

And unless your insurance company specifically states they WON'T cover it, they will. It's still ILLEGAL to take something that's not yours - it doesn't matter if the keys are in it or not.

He's Canadian isn't he?

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

On the contrary... he's actually a big time Bush supporter! He has Bush stickers all over the place.

It was fun driving around town in the truck... I kept getting sneers from people my age and from alot of soccer moms, yet I was getting little nods from alot of older people and redneck types. lol

Almost EVERY insurance company has stipulations about keys in the vehicle. Some specify in the vehicle period, some specify in the ignition.

I never actually checked my policy over for that. I should. I do know though that I am covered for up to $250,000 in personal damage and medical bills.

One thing though, if the vehicle is on your property and the car is stolen and the insurance company refuses to cover it due to the keys being in the car the home unsirance policy will most likely cover it.

Interesting, in that case.. is he originally from a small trailer park community or something?
Just doesn't seem like someone originally from LA could be that trusting.

You create your own reality. When I lived in the East coast, I used to leave my only set of keys in the ignition where ever I went. Windows rolled down, doors unlocked, cash on the dashboard. This went on for a year or two until my new G/F started telling me how crazy I was. She started making me paranoid... maybe something could happen! I started taking my keys out.. then I started locking the doors. Never could trust it again. I believe it's only because of the seed of paranoia she put in me. Because of that, something probably would happen.

If you believe you'll get ripped off, then that's it. Please keep in mind, I'm not naive, when I lived on the West coast with the same vehicle before this, I had it broken into 6 times.

Not mine! In fact, when I left my keys in my car at the gas station several years ago, my insurance company resplaced my car. That was Allstate. I have USAA now and they also cover theft if the keys are in the car. Look around and find another insurance company if yours is that strict!

Yes, you have to balance the seeming contradiction of always thinking positive while taking steps to ensure your safety and security. :)

Cash on the dashboard :1orglaugh

nice guy :thumbsup

preferably in groups of 100's. :1orglaugh ........I think most folk in the sticks are actually nice enough not to steal it though.... :2 cents:

haha pretty nice

:1orglaugh what would have been even funnier is if he said his car was stolden from your furniture place "i dropped my keys inside Leons and someone stold my truck!". :1orglaugh

lol, i dare someone to leave keys in their car in brooklyn :)

nice old fashioned feel good story :thumbsup

That's what life is like amongst rich people. Even if you stole that truck, he could just pick up another one next week. And that dude must have been rich from birth to be so comfortable with a stranger like that.

Hell, if I'm on a cruise, white people treat me like one of their own. That's because they know if I could afford to be ont he cruise ship, I'm not there to rob them. Now let me see that same person at the liquor store one night. It would be a whole different story.

What he did was "pre-qualify" you.

I would buy him a nice bottle of wine for being so nice

I think that would be for ANY of the boroughs of new york......

I think his just stupid :P

If you hear him utter 'okely dokely' consider moving.

My Grandparents lived in a town of 50 people. Even the nearest town only had about 5K at the time. We used to drive there all the time (starting when were 12 - rural folks drive early ;) ) and leave the keys in the car whenever we went to town.

My cousins and I would go to clothing stores, pick out what we wanted and take it home with no payment. We tried things on for our parents and if they said OK, they went back and paid for them and/or returned the clothing.

Trust is something that's gone from most of America these days :(