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trouble13

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I live in south florida and bugged out for the hurricane. Before i left i moved my new $2500 tv to what i thought was a safer place in the house. I set it up so that my roommate and his family could watch it until they lost power. It gave them a way to track the storm and prepare. Nice gesture on my part considering he does not have a tv.

I returned home after the storm passed and thankfully we got hit light. No real damage, just no power for the last 7 days.

Power came back on today and i asked him for a hand moving the tv back into my living space. He says to me matter-a-factly

"Oh didnt mindy (his babys momma) tell you she broke your tv"

Its a 4k ultra hd 65" bought this summer just for watching football and movies.

Im not a materalistic person but i work hard for the things i have and i surround myself with nice stuff. I designed the entire room around this tv. I put a lot of effort into the layout. Men like it when they come over because i have all the man cave amenties to make it very comfortable and women dig it too because i made it very comfortable for women too. They broke my centrepiece and i cant contain my frustration, hence this thread.

Dont get me wrong im relieved nobody was hurt and out house wasnt deystroyed. In the grand scope of things the broken tv is an inconveince but things could of been worse.

Whats stuck in my craw is how they handled what i assume was an accident. They broke the tv before the power went out a week ago and waited till now and thought it was ok to mention it in passing. Now i get how uncomfortable it is to tell someone you broke something of theirs and i wouldnt want to be in those shoes but come on, i would of handled it much differently.

Now i need to figure out they are going to make me whole again when i know they dont have the money to replace what they damaged.

I think im also mad at myself and blaming myself for lending them something they did not ask to borrow. Was i wrong for being generous, im not sure.

Anyhow i made this thread cause i needed to vent. I stormed out when i found out and now im sitting in a bar deciding how to handle this.

Any of comments to give me some perspective are welcome included but not limited to calling me a dumbass.

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You did a good thing but stuff happens.

As one of my commanders always said, bad news does not get better with age.
 
How the **** do you break a TV?
 
Yah, poor return for your trying to help out

If you have homeowner's or renter's insurance - can you file for the accident to your TV? To file, you might have to get a report of some kind (a police report?) on what exactly happened - which I think you would like to have, for your own peace of mind, if nothing else. If you have any kind of insurance that might cover it, talk to your insurance agent, he/she can walk you through the process & tell you how it works, what's required, & so on.

Good that you came through the storm relatively intact. Bad that your roomie isn't owning the consequences - after all, you didn't really loan the TV to his girlfriend. If worse comes to worse, no insurance or you can't file - can you declare a loss on your income taxes for it? Even if it's just partial, it would still be something. Otherwise, it's a very expensive lesson.

Hope this helps.
 
trouble13 said:
I live in south florida and bugged out for the hurricane. Before i left i moved my new $2500 tv to what i thought was a safer place in the house. I set it up so that my roommate and his family could watch it until they lost power. It gave them a way to track the storm and prepare. Nice gesture on my part considering he does not have a tv.

I returned home after the storm passed and thankfully we got hit light. No real damage, just no power for the last 7 days.

Power came back on today and i asked him for a hand moving the tv back into my living space. He says to me matter-a-factly

"Oh didnt mindy (his babys momma) tell you she broke your tv"

Its a 4k ultra hd 65" bought this summer just for watching football and movies.

Im not a materalistic person but i work hard for the things i have and i surround myself with nice stuff. I designed the entire room around this tv. I put a lot of effort into the layout. Men like it when they come over because i have all the man cave amenties to make it very comfortable and women dig it too because i made it very comfortable for women too. They broke my centrepiece and i cant contain my frustration, hence this thread.

Dont get me wrong im relieved nobody was hurt and out house wasnt deystroyed. In the grand scope of things the broken tv is an inconveince but things could of been worse.

Whats stuck in my craw is how they handled what i assume was an accident. They broke the tv before the power went out a week ago and waited till now and thought it was ok to mention it in passing. Now i get how uncomfortable it is to tell someone you broke something of theirs and i wouldnt want to be in those shoes but come on, i would of handled it much differently.

Now i need to figure out they are going to make me whole again when i know they dont have the money to replace what they damaged.

I think im also mad at myself and blaming myself for lending them something they did not ask to borrow. Was i wrong for being generous, im not sure.

Anyhow i made this thread cause i needed to vent. I stormed out when i found out and now im sitting in a bar deciding how to handle this.

Any of comments to give me some perspective are welcome included but not limited to calling me a dumbass.

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I feel your pain, dude. I feel your pain.
 
That's a pretty ****ty thing holding out on telling you the whole time. That's a big deal, and anyone righteous would want to clear the air as soon as it was appropriate to do so,

As to how to handle it, I wouldn't go knocking 'em back hard, allowing you to make an error in judgement tonight.

How'd they break it? Is it repairable? And yeah, they do owe you the coin even if they're broke.
 
trouble13 said:
They hit the screen with something, right in the middle too. Its unwatchable

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Yeah that's not an accident, they should be paying for it
 
trouble13 said:
They hit the screen with something, right in the middle too. Its unwatchable

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They may not have the $ now, but any decent hominid would insist on replacing it or working it off.
 
I'd be pissed, too.
 
trouble13 said:
They hit the screen with something, right in the middle too. Its unwatchable

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So it's their responsibility to pay for it. That really sucks. Glad you made it through Irma okay, though.
 
trouble13 said:
I live in south florida and bugged out for the hurricane. Before i left i moved my new $2500 tv to what i thought was a safer place in the house. I set it up so that my roommate and his family could watch it until they lost power. It gave them a way to track the storm and prepare. Nice gesture on my part considering he does not have a tv.

I returned home after the storm passed and thankfully we got hit light. No real damage, just no power for the last 7 days.

Power came back on today and i asked him for a hand moving the tv back into my living space. He says to me matter-a-factly

"Oh didnt mindy (his babys momma) tell you she broke your tv"

Its a 4k ultra hd 65" bought this summer just for watching football and movies.

Im not a materalistic person but i work hard for the things i have and i surround myself with nice stuff. I designed the entire room around this tv. I put a lot of effort into the layout. Men like it when they come over because i have all the man cave amenties to make it very comfortable and women dig it too because i made it very comfortable for women too. They broke my centrepiece and i cant contain my frustration, hence this thread.

Dont get me wrong im relieved nobody was hurt and out house wasnt deystroyed. In the grand scope of things the broken tv is an inconveince but things could of been worse.

Whats stuck in my craw is how they handled what i assume was an accident. They broke the tv before the power went out a week ago and waited till now and thought it was ok to mention it in passing. Now i get how uncomfortable it is to tell someone you broke something of theirs and i wouldnt want to be in those shoes but come on, i would of handled it much differently.

Now i need to figure out they are going to make me whole again when i know they dont have the money to replace what they damaged.

I think im also mad at myself and blaming myself for lending them something they did not ask to borrow. Was i wrong for being generous, im not sure.

Anyhow i made this thread cause i needed to vent. I stormed out when i found out and now im sitting in a bar deciding how to handle this.

Any of comments to give me some perspective are welcome included but not limited to calling me a dumbass.

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Unless they have pictures of the t.v. being broken then it's safe to say they stole it.
 
Chomsky said:
That's a pretty ****ty thing holding out on telling you the whole time. That's a big deal, and anyone righteous would want to clear the air as soon as it was appropriate to do so,

As to how to handle it, I wouldn't go knocking 'em back hard, allowing you to make an error in judgement tonight.

How'd they break it? Is it repairable? And yeah, they do owe you the coin even if they're broke.
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No its not repairable i dont think. They damaged the display so the picture is screwed.

Drinks are actually soothing the beast right now. Im not mad about the tv. Im upset about that but stuff happens. I know it wasnt on purpose but how they handled it is the bulk of my anger.

I shared some choice words with them and left. Tomorrow is a new day and i will give them an opprotunity to make things right. If they dont i will make things right for them.

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trouble13 said:
I live in south florida and bugged out for the hurricane. Before i left i moved my new $2500 tv to what i thought was a safer place in the house. I set it up so that my roommate and his family could watch it until they lost power. It gave them a way to track the storm and prepare. Nice gesture on my part considering he does not have a tv.

I returned home after the storm passed and thankfully we got hit light. No real damage, just no power for the last 7 days.

Power came back on today and i asked him for a hand moving the tv back into my living space. He says to me matter-a-factly

"Oh didnt mindy (his babys momma) tell you she broke your tv"

Its a 4k ultra hd 65" bought this summer just for watching football and movies.

Im not a materalistic person but i work hard for the things i have and i surround myself with nice stuff. I designed the entire room around this tv. I put a lot of effort into the layout. Men like it when they come over because i have all the man cave amenties to make it very comfortable and women dig it too because i made it very comfortable for women too. They broke my centrepiece and i cant contain my frustration, hence this thread.

Dont get me wrong im relieved nobody was hurt and out house wasnt deystroyed. In the grand scope of things the broken tv is an inconveince but things could of been worse.

Whats stuck in my craw is how they handled what i assume was an accident. They broke the tv before the power went out a week ago and waited till now and thought it was ok to mention it in passing. Now i get how uncomfortable it is to tell someone you broke something of theirs and i wouldnt want to be in those shoes but come on, i would of handled it much differently.

Now i need to figure out they are going to make me whole again when i know they dont have the money to replace what they damaged.

I think im also mad at myself and blaming myself for lending them something they did not ask to borrow. Was i wrong for being generous, im not sure.

Anyhow i made this thread cause i needed to vent. I stormed out when i found out and now im sitting in a bar deciding how to handle this.

Any of comments to give me some perspective are welcome included but not limited to calling me a dumbass.

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You can make an insurance claim on your homeowner's or renters since it wasn't storm or water damage. Maybe they can afford the deductible.
 
Work out a payment arrangement, write it down, have them sign it. That way when they eventually **** off and don't pay you, you can take them to court. Keep receipts of every payment they give you, and log it on a spreadsheet. Don't accept cash, use paypal, or checks. So that they can't comeback and claim, we paid in cash he just didn't log it. Have the no cash stipulation in the written agreement. Also include the price to replace the same tv, model number, all that in the written agreement. So they can't claim you're trying to get a better tv. Keep the agreement with photos of the damaged tv, and their written and signed account of how it was broken.

You'll get your money back one way or another.
 
Fenton Lum said:
They may not have the $ now, but any decent hominid would insist on replacing it or working it off.
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Yeah i think she will. Tomorrow calmer heads will prevail. Right now its fresh and im pissed. They should of reached out immeadiately but that opprotunity has come n gone. I rent from them so worst case scenerio i wont being rent for awhile

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trouble13 said:
I live in south florida and bugged out for the hurricane. Before i left i moved my new $2500 tv to what i thought was a safer place in the house. I set it up so that my roommate and his family could watch it until they lost power. It gave them a way to track the storm and prepare. Nice gesture on my part considering he does not have a tv.

I returned home after the storm passed and thankfully we got hit light. No real damage, just no power for the last 7 days.

Power came back on today and i asked him for a hand moving the tv back into my living space. He says to me matter-a-factly

"Oh didnt mindy (his babys momma) tell you she broke your tv"

Its a 4k ultra hd 65" bought this summer just for watching football and movies.

Im not a materalistic person but i work hard for the things i have and i surround myself with nice stuff. I designed the entire room around this tv. I put a lot of effort into the layout. Men like it when they come over because i have all the man cave amenties to make it very comfortable and women dig it too because i made it very comfortable for women too. They broke my centrepiece and i cant contain my frustration, hence this thread.

Dont get me wrong im relieved nobody was hurt and out house wasnt deystroyed. In the grand scope of things the broken tv is an inconveince but things could of been worse.

Whats stuck in my craw is how they handled what i assume was an accident. They broke the tv before the power went out a week ago and waited till now and thought it was ok to mention it in passing. Now i get how uncomfortable it is to tell someone you broke something of theirs and i wouldnt want to be in those shoes but come on, i would of handled it much differently.

Now i need to figure out they are going to make me whole again when i know they dont have the money to replace what they damaged.

I think im also mad at myself and blaming myself for lending them something they did not ask to borrow. Was i wrong for being generous, im not sure.

Anyhow i made this thread cause i needed to vent. I stormed out when i found out and now im sitting in a bar deciding how to handle this.

Any of comments to give me some perspective are welcome included but not limited to calling me a dumbass.

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If it were me, I would try to replace it for you. It sounds like he doesn't even care that your TV is broke, and it's not his problem.
 
trouble13 said:
They hit the screen with something, right in the middle too. Its unwatchable

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Did they get in a fight or something? Who throws stuff at the TV?
 
Josie said:
So it's their responsibility to pay for it. That really sucks. Glad you made it through Irma okay, though.
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I almost unknowingly put salt in the wound too. Im not a big gamer but i bern toying with buying a vr system cause the vr stuff looks like its so much fun. I was thinking about dropping 1k on a vr system for that tv to play with while waiting for cable n power to be restored. (I got a generator) if i had ild be even more steamed that they didnt fess up right away

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trouble13 said:
Yeah i think she will. Tomorrow calmer heads will prevail. Right now its fresh and im pissed. They should of reached out immeadiately but that opprotunity has come n gone. I rent from them so worst case scenerio i wont being rent for awhile

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Well props for giving yourself some time to cool off. There's been a number of times I wish I'd done that. Hope they deal fairly with you.
 
chuckiechan said:
You can make an insurance claim on your homeowner's or renters since it wasn't storm or water damage. Maybe they can afford the deductible.
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They can claim it o. Their insurance and i think thats their plan.

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ThoughtEx. said:
Work out a payment arrangement, write it down, have them sign it. That way when they eventually **** off and don't pay you, you can take them to court. Keep receipts of every payment they give you, and log it on a spreadsheet. Don't accept cash, use paypal, or checks. So that they can't comeback and claim, we paid in cash he just didn't log it. Have the no cash stipulation in the written agreement. Also include the price to replace the same tv, model number, all that in the written agreement. So they can't claim you're trying to get a better tv. Keep the agreement with photos of the damaged tv, and their written and signed account of how it was broken.

You'll get your money back one way or another.
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Thanks for the advice and yeah im not interested in cash i want my tv back and i want it delivered because its too big to pick up

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SheWolf said:
If it were me, I would try to replace it for you. It sounds like he doesn't even care that your TV is broke, and it's not his problem.
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He is a strange cat. He isnt a bad guy but ive never met anyone as narasistic as him. I dont wanna sound like im making excuses for him but in someways i pitty him. You get what you give in life and he gives nothing. When the chips turn against him he is gonna have a rude awaking

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SheWolf said:
Did they get in a fight or something? Who throws stuff at the TV?
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I asked and the story makes no sense. She said the floor was wet and she slipped on it with groceries in her hsnd and they hit the tv but the tv is 20' away from the door and to the side of the traffic path. Its like the magic bullet theory that killed jfk. Actuall the jfk story is more plausable

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