After helping with car, neighbor gives silent treatment
- A Florida neighbor named Jim has stopped speaking to a couple following a dispute over car assistance, with the boyfriend arguing a gift card should have been offered for jumpstarting their hybrid vehicle.
- The couple pays Marcus, a neighbor, to look in on the house and drive the car while away; Marcus engaged Jim for assistance of his own accord when the hybrid battery died.
- While the writer included a thank you in their annual Christmas card, the boyfriend contends that accessing a hybrid battery is complex and merits more than verbal acknowledgment.
- Repairing the relationship might involve asking Jim if other grievances exist, while also considering whether to hire someone other than Marcus to mind the car in the future.
- Unless other complications exist, the situation fits into the favor category, making a gift card a nice gesture but not strictly required; the couple should consider paying for professional roadside assistance.
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Asking Eric: Neighbor near our summer home seems put out he was asked to help jump start our car
Dear Eric: My boyfriend has a second home in Florida where we stay three to four months a year. He pays “Marcus”, a neighbor, to look in on the house and drive the car when we’re not there.
Asking Eric: My neighbor hasn’t spoken to me since he helped repair my car
DEAR ERIC: My boyfriend has a second home in Florida where we stay three to four months a year. He pays “Marcus”, a neighbor, to look in on the house and drive the car when we’re not there.
Alabama Live
Asking Eric: After helping with car trouble, neighbor gives silent treatment
Dear Eric: My boyfriend has a second home in Florida where we stay three to four months a year. He pays “Marcus”, a neighbor, to look in on the house and drive the car when we’re not there.Marcus has had issues with the car. One year, he apparently drove the car without gas and caused significant damage. The car is ancient, we could not prove he was responsible, and I paid a several thousand-dollar repair bill.
Asking Eric: After I thanked neighbor for helping with my car, he stopped talking to us
Dear Eric: My boyfriend has a second home in Florida where we stay three to four months a year. He pays “Marcus,” a neighbor, to look in on the house and drive the car when we’re not there.Marcus has had issues with the car. One year, he apparently drove the car without gas and caused significant damage. The car is ancient, we could not prove he was responsible, and I paid a several thousand-dollar repair bill.
Asking Eric: Neighbor stopped speaking to us because we didn’t compensate him for a small favor
Dear Eric: My boyfriend has a second home in Florida where we stay three to four months a year. He pays “Marcus”, a neighbor, to look in on the house and drive the car when we’re not there.
The Mercury news
Orlando SentinelAsking Eric: Our car died, our neighbor helped, and now he won’t talk to us
My boyfriend says my thanks were not sufficient.
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