UPDATE: HE BACK. Had To Install an Alarm System in Garage

[NHCharger]

This is the crappy part of our hobby that I hate. I've let my bro-in-law (Dave) kept his late wife's 41 Harley Knuckle Head in my shop. It actually belongs to his late wife's brother. Dave was dating a real bar whore last fall and she was over in the shop with him a few times, they have since broke up. Dave is currently in FLA, he called my wife last Friday AM in a panic that several bad dudes now know about the Bike and my Charger's, and they were coming over to take the bike, and we needed to get the bike out immediately. All this gets dumped in my lap 2 1/2 hours before a job interview . I called a buddy who installs alarm systems and he was here first thing Monday and installed a alarm system. I'm still leery about all this so the yard lights stay on all night and since my bedroom windows face the shop I keep a load shotgun and revolver under the bed.
I guess this is the price you pay for being a nice guy. I've been taking advantage of and shit on, on more than one occasion and I've had enough. I'm done doing favors for people, especially relatives.
The alarm system cost me $700.00. Should I make my bro-in-law pay for half of it?

[PocketThunder]

F-ing right he should pay for half.  Even though it was his late wifes bike, it was his actions of dating a bar whore that put you in this situation of putting in the security system.....

Poontang........ the strongest force in the universe........ it gets us everytime.....one way or the other........

[Telvis]

Make him pay!

[greenpigs]

This is the crappy part of our hobby that I hate. I've let my bro-in-law (Dave) kept his late wife's 41 Harley Knuckle Head in my shop. It actually belongs to his late wife's brother. Dave was dating a real bar whore last fall and she was over in the shop with him a few times, they have since broke up. Dave is currently in FLA, he called my wife last Friday AM in a panic that several bad dudes now know about the Bike and my Charger's, and they were coming over to take the bike, and we needed to get the bike out immediately. All this gets dumped in my lap 2 1/2 hours before a job interview . I called a buddy who installs alarm systems and he was here first thing Monday and installed a alarm system. I'm still leery about all this so the yard lights stay on all night and since my bedroom windows face the shop I keep a load shotgun and revolver under the bed.
I guess this is the price you pay for being a nice guy. I've been taking advantage of and shit on, on more than one occasion and I've had enough. I'm done doing favors for people, especially relatives.
The alarm system cost me $700.00. Should I make my bro-in-law pay for half of it?

So is the bike even really his?

Make him store it somewhere else, your well being is more important than a bike & especially if it isn't even his.

[Charger_Fan]

I'd sell the bike & take the $700 out of the proceeds.




And an extra $500 just because.

[nh_mopar_fan]

He should be paying 100% of it. But, I'm thinking that aside from selling the bike and taking the money out of the proceeds, you have a slim chance of getting it out of him.

It hadn't occurred to me that they'd go after anything other than the bike but, duh, with that sort of crowd, I suppose they'll go for anything they can.

Hope that alarm never goes off, Brian.

[Paul G]

I would make sure the simple things are taken care of as well. Several good locks on the service doors. Bars on the inside of the windows. make it extremely hard for them to get in. Make your deterents visible as well. If the alarm does go off that means they have already gotten through. Damage and repair costs? Make it so plainly visible that breaking in aint that easy and maybe they wont even try.

[89MOPAR]

 Be happy your own cars are safer now.
Write Dave's late wifes brother a certified letter telling him he needs to come get the motorcycle, that you are putting it outside the garage unguarded, and are relinquishing responsibility over watching it.  Let his insurance cover the theft problem. 

If Dave is your brother -in- law  - doesn't that mean he was married to your sister ??

[73dodge]

tell him to pack up his bike and blow. Let him pay the 50 a month for a storage locker.

Or if he refuses to pay for  the alarm charge him 50.00 a month for rent and storage. If he don't then sell the bike or wheel it to the curb

[ChargerAndy]

Take apart the knucklehead in the garage and ship it to the knucklehead in Florida........... and stay clear of future knuckleheads!  Seriously, he should AT LEAST pay for 1/2 the alarm cost....... and maybe double check your insurance coverage in case there is a theft...... hopefully you won't need the scatter gun. Good luck, Andy

[Charger_Fan]

Take apart the knucklehead in the garage and ship it to the knucklehead in Florida........... and stay clear of future knuckleheads!

[NHCharger]

Well the good news is the owner of the bike(Allen) came up from CT yesterday and took the bike. He told me that Dave called him last July, wanted to get the bike running and then bring it down to him. Dave told me that he talked to Allen and Allen said he could get the bike running and then register it and run it. Two very different stories.
The other problem is Dave was in a motorcycle accident last Monday in Pensacola,FLA. Had to have surgery to relieve swelling of the brain (No helmet since he's a Harley rider). The Doc says he's going to need long term physical and speech therapy. They discharged him from the hospital Friday since he has no money, no insurance ,no physical assets they can take. He's now staying with my sister-in-law until he is well enough to be transported to his son's house in Raleigh, NC. Talk about someone who is a burdon to his family.
89Mopar- This is my wife's oldest brother.
I have Dave's 8x12 storage shed in my back yard filled with all his worldly possessions. I might have to auction off his junk. He has 2 large boxes of reading material (Hustler, Penthouse, Variations??). Can I get an opening bid

[greenpigs]

He has 2 large boxes of reading material (Hustler, Penthouse, Variations??). Can I get an opening bid

Sell them on Ebay..I sold a Hustler Readers wives mag some guy gave me at work and got $12.

[Charger_Fan]

He has 2 large boxes of reading material (Hustler, Penthouse, Variations??). Can I get an opening bid

Sell them on Ebay..I sold a Hustler Readers wives mag some guy gave me at work and got $12. .

You're kidding!
Dayumm, I may have just found a way to pay for my Charger resto!

[greenpigs]

He has 2 large boxes of reading material (Hustler, Penthouse, Variations??). Can I get an opening bid

Sell them on Ebay..I sold a Hustler Readers wives mag some guy gave me at work and got $12. .

You're kidding!
Dayumm, I may have just found a way to pay for my Charger resto!

Nope

  Just when you list a pic of the magazines cover make sure it is not offensive. as you will get it pulled by Ebay if it is nasty.
  BTW you may want to make the bidders ID private, as that should help bring more pervs out of the woodwork.

[Charger_Fan]

  BTW you may want to make the bidders ID private, as that should help bring more pervs out of the woodwork.[/color][/b]

Hehe. Good plan, I think I'll have to try it & see what happens.

[dkn1997]

Time to tell "dave" to stay the hell away from you, brother in law or not.  If my brotherinlaw did that to me, he would be cut off totally.

If anything remotely like this ever happens to you again because of this guy, then it's on you for letting it.

[greenpigs]

Time to tell "dave" to stay the hell away from you, brother in law or not.  If my brotherinlaw did that to me, he would be cut off totally.

If anything remotely like this ever happens to you again because of this guy, then it's on you for letting it.

Well it sounds like the poor guy is almost a vegtable from his accident, so I doubt he needs to go all hardass on him now.

[89MOPAR]

 I'm sorry for your wife that her brother was hurt.

Nonetheless I think it's BS that Dave was so "tough" that he needed to go riding a motorcycle w/out a helmet. 
  Nice to know he will be spending away Our Social Security $$  now that he's disabled.
  I'll think of this next time i look at my paycheck , and my motorcycle riding gear [ helmet, gloves, leather jacket, steel toed boots, etc]

[dkn1997]

don't mean to be a hardass, I am sorry for the way it came out.  but I have found things easier by putting the "troubled people" ( ie: people who will show shady characters my stuff) out of my life.

  I say this from experience.  I used to get into a little trouble when I was in my mid 20's.  fights, an arrest, etc...  I never felt I directly did anything to cause any of it, never started a fight or instigated anything.  But I started asking myself why was I even in that situation.  I stopped hanging out with a certain group and my problems seemed to go away.  I never found myself  pepper sprayed or in the "wrong" side of town after that. 

I feel bad for this guy, he did not go showing every scurve in the hood his nice stuff, but someone close to him did. 

[472 R/T SE]

You don't sound like such a nice guy now.

It doesn't matter if you're wearing a helmet or not.  Sure, your chances for survival are greater.   You can't hold that against him. 
Shit happens for a reason.  This very well could make him see the light, who knows.  Right now, he needs support, not some in law threatening to sell the only things he has left in life.  I guess you've never been in his shoes.


And the $700 to me is money well spent.  Isn't there a peace of mind now for your Charger.  I mean if they want to get in there bad enuf they will.  Also having that alarm should lower your home insurance.  Now pay off the alarm and put in a sprinkler system. 

Not stirring the pot, I've been there and the people who helped me get right I'm forever thankful.   Peace.

[NHCharger]

Good News.  I just found out, is that Dave is doing alot better than the Doc's predicted and now their saying 4-6 months he'll be good as new.
Mike, I didn't tell the entire story. Four years ago Dave brought his crappy  metal shed over after his GF gave him da boot. He promised he'd move it out with-in a year. I let him use my shop and tools whenever he wants. He also stores his own Harley in my garage (for free). I have to pretend to listen to him when he comes over complaining about his latest GF while he's wired on coke. I bailed him out of jail last September on a drug charge. I paid his fines last November (after he plead guilty) so he wouldn't loose his license (maybe that wasn't a good idea). He's an experienced CNC operator. I've gotten him interviews with two local companies but he keeps failing the piss test because of his drug use. I'm sorry but my sympathy for him has been used and abused and I have none left.
BTW,I'm not going to ask Dave for any money for the alarm system. I was going to install one in the future anyway, it's just that I haven't worked for 2 months due to an elbow injury and I could have used that money for more important things.

[472 R/T SE]

I didn't realize it's been going on for years, it sounds as tho he expects the hand-outs now.
The gifthorse has been kicked in the mouth too many times.  What's too bad is he prolly won't realize what he's done until it's too late.

I hit rock bottom ONCE.  That's all it took.  Kudos to you for trying.

[TruckDriver]

I guess this is the price you pay for being a nice guy. I've been taking advantage of and shit on, on more than one occasion and I've had enough. I'm done doing favors for people, especially relatives.

Been there done that way more then once. Main reason I'm not close to my parents and the reason I have no friends in Wisconsin any more. Its also why I became very reclusive over the years. At least everything is working out for you.

[41husk]

He has 2 large boxes of reading material (Hustler, Penthouse, Variations??). Can I get an opening bid

Sell them on Ebay..I sold a Hustler Readers wives mag some guy gave me at work and got $12.

The value drops drasticly when the pages are stuck together