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I would hardly compare my wife using our equipment, and making a
mistake to loaning my equipment to a stranger!! She took it upon
herself to blow leaves because she saw snow was coming, while I was
at the store.<br>
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Mike M<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/27/2021 10:17 PM, Steve W. wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My policy involves one word NO. Being one
of the ones who gets called out for downed trees and such I
don’t let anyone borrow equipment anymore. Used to but being
handed a dead saw and a “sorry” just doesn’t work for me
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M</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Saturday, November 27, 2021 9:44 PM<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>Re: [AT] Backpack leaf blower</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">It's funny you
mention that Spencer, we just did that today. Lawnmower gas,
string trimmer gas, and my special gas for my stuff. If it had
been my new Stihl MS 261 I would not have been pleased. Stuff
happens.<br>
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Mike M<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 11/27/2021 8:19 PM, Spencer Yost
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you ever figure out a way to prevent
other people from ruining your engines, please let me
know. Engine one was destroyed by a coworker who had a
lot of storm damage and needed a chainsaw quick. I lent
him my chainsaw. I gave him my oil gas mixture, and
specifically left additional oil and told him explicitly
if he needs more fuel, to mix this with 1 gallon fuel. Did
not do that. $150 for new engine innards.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Farmhand, grabbed waste fuel container:
You know the container where you put stale gas, kerosene,
leftover crosshatching lubricant, you name it and the
stuff you’re about to take to the recycling center. He put
that in my string trimmer. 300 for a new string trimmer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I write in black magic markers on all
the fuel cans explicitly stating which equipment that
gas/fuel is used for. Nobody reads.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So if you ever figure it out let me
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