I don't blame you Harry. If you loan something to someone you should expect that it will be returned in the same condition as it was in when you leant it to them. That's just common courtesy. I have a neighbor who used to borrow DVD's from me and to whom I don't loan them any more. The 1st time he mislaid a movie I ended up having to get a new copy (he later found it) the 2nd time (I figured I'd give him the benefit of the doubt) he took so long returning one that we'd both forgotten what he'd borrowed and he didn't seem concerned about having mislaid it. Needless to say I put my foot down on loaning any more. I buy things (books or DVD's) to have them, not to spend additional $$ to replace my copies.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I never, ever, lend my paper books. I've found that other people don't treat them with the care and respect that I give to my own books. I've only lend people books twice; on both occasions they've come back to me in a shocking state. Never again!
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