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From: tron@fluke.UUCP (Peter Barbee)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Living with other people
Message-ID: <1156@vax1.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 16:08:17 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 11 16:08:17 1985
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In article <1560@peora.UUCP> jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) writes:
>> I was inspired by somebody's posting (sorry I don't remember who) about the
>> mechanic's tools; I am going to try to be less possessive of my things and
>> see what develops. Right now I am living with three other people and I am
>> the only one with a car.
>
>I think maybe you have gone to the other extreme now!  I don't know how you
>feel about tools, but to me the only things I have that are more personal
>than my tools are my cameras, because good tools are a lifetime investment,
>and many people abuse tools (e.g., use screwdrivers for paint scrapers,
>putty knives for screwdrivers, etc).  And my car... I would never let people
>drive my car... I mean, what if they run into something?
>
I think you missed the point Mr. Roskos.  The point is that a possesion, yes
any possesion, is merely that.  I can posses things because I can earn (or
otherwise obtain) money.  If I bought it once I can buy it again.  How could
I ever "make it up" to my friend?

I wrecked a friend's car several years ago (actually it was just a bad fender
bender) in a an accident that was largely my fault.  Fortunately I had enough
money that fixing the car was never a problem.  Even better was about two
months after the accident a situation arose where the most convenient action
was for me to drive the same car again.  My friend didn't hesitate or even
mention the accident.  I assure you that I have rarely felt that trusted, and
my friend has rarely felt that loved.

Things are just things, people are important.

care,
Peter B