So this past Sunday morning a neighbor whom I've never spoken other than a casual 'hi" stopped by my house. He dropped of his portion of the new neighborhood entry monument project we are managing. He lives about 5 houses down on the other side of the neighborhood. He and his extended family own a local Chinese restaurant in town and all live in the house. As he gave me the money, he clearly had something else to say to me. He verified that I owned a boat and I said yes. I assumed he was going to explain he would like some boat buying advice. Instead he told me a story about a very successful (his words), Chinese entrepreneur uncle of his is arriving from China and he (neighbor) would like to borrow my boat for the day to impress his visitor. He then told me he had never driven a boat nor had his visitor but wanted to take it out onto the local lake which is about 3 blocks away. Mind you it was 41 degrees as he stood at my door. I was suprised by his forward request to borrow anything from me much less my prized possession and on game day (Vikings) no less. I don't think there is anyone I'd ever let borrow my boat. Instead of just telling him no and maybe saying something about liability all I could think to tell him was that the boat was already winterized and decommissioned for the year. It wasn't then but it is process now. Has anyone ever asked to borrow your boat?
