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Old 11-30-2007, 02:41 PM
suzzer99 suzzer99 is offline
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Default Re: Got company. $100 missing. Here\'s what I\'ve done.

So after you told the kid you were missing $500, he still tried to take a half-full bucket of coins? Sounds like he's either completely brain-dead or gets off on stealing. Be thankful he's not a pyromaniac I guess.

Personally I think I'd just tell the kid I'm extremely disappointed in him, and leave the life lessons to the parents. If he says something worthwhile maybe then I consider having a heart to heart with him, etc.
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:03 PM
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"Since my brother doesn't have money to burn they have purchased a plane ticket for 2 weeks from now"

Huh? That part confused me.

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I didn't get that either. I now think it means 1) they feel it's serious enough for him to return & apologize in person, in spite of the cost, but 2) they can't afford a get-on-the-plane-tomorrow ticket, so it'll have to be a 14-day advance purchase deal.

Southwest is doing 7-day advances for December, fwiw:

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Fly for $99 or less one-way
on select days in December!

Book 7 days in advance & by Dec 3, 2007.


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Old 11-30-2007, 03:05 PM
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Be thankful he's not a pyromaniac I guess.


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Old 11-30-2007, 03:27 PM
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Default Re: Got company. $100 missing. Here\'s what I\'ve done.

Dude - they're sending him back to score the other $3k.
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:30 PM
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Default Re: Got company. $100 missing. Here\'s what I\'ve done.

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"Since my brother doesn't have money to burn they have purchased a plane ticket for 2 weeks from now"

Huh? That part confused me.

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I didn't get that either. I now think it means 1) they feel it's serious enough for him to return & apologize in person, in spite of the cost, but 2) they can't afford a get-on-the-plane-tomorrow ticket, so it'll have to be a 14-day advance purchase deal.

Southwest is doing 7-day advances for December, fwiw:

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Fly for $99 or less one-way
on select days in December!

Book 7 days in advance & by Dec 3, 2007.


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Right. They can't easily afford the full-price tickets. They need either Alaska Airways or US Airways from Portland, OR.
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:49 PM
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Default Re: Got company. $100 missing. Here\'s what I\'ve done.

HB,

If money is tight for your brother, seems like just having them send you the money would be better, but whatever.
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:54 PM
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Be thankful he's not a pyromaniac I guess.


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That was a category small p, not the awe-inspiring name capital P
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:54 PM
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HB,

If money is tight for your brother, seems like just having them send you the money would be better, but whatever.

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That would've been ok w/ me, and more sensible money-wise, but they want the kid to really learn his lesson. It's going to be real tough for him unless he's a psycho because when he's visited in the past we've treated him very well. As I said, I'm going to try to take some of the sting out of it when he's finished and let him know that it'll all be forgiven but he's got to never even think of doing anything like it again.
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:57 PM
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I also plan to tell him not to be so stupid. Put the damn box back like you found it, fool, and don't take HALF of a coin bucket.

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I hope my sarcasm meter was just out of whack on this part..
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Old 11-30-2007, 04:35 PM
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Wow -- this is the same kid as the one in the dudes avatar where it looks like the kid is stoned and headbanging and sees raptorchrist or whatever right? I always meant to ask him about it but never got around to it...

Crazy story Howard.
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