Neighbor stopped talking after I thanked him for helping with my car
My boyfriend says a simple “thank you” wasn’t enough after we dealt with a neighbor who’d previously caused costly damage to 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.
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.