Mom2Satan&Daisy
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If someone gave you three thousand dollars, would you take it?
It's a pretty long story, but the backstory is important in this case, so here I go.
After the hurricane 5 years ago, my neighbors moved out. The house was messed up. About a year ago, I got new neighbors. These people apparently have plenty of money, as they bought a hurricane house and fixed it up quite nicely, all for the waterfront view.
They do not live here. This is their weekend home. They come for a few days about once a month. They are extremely nice people.
We've done them a few favors in the past. We keep an eye on the house. We have keys to their house. We let in the phone guy, dealt with the state trooper showing up three times in three days because the phone lines got wet and it was somehow triggering 911 calls from the house, they had a new well drilled and we dealt with the well people for them, since we're here and they aren't, we called to let them know their house got struck by lightning, we checked it out to make sure that the house was ok, we just keep an eye out for them, and keep them in the know about things going on.
A few weeks ago, they were down for their weekend visit, and they came over to talk like they always do. They brought us a card, and inside was a Lowes gift card for $250. We didn't want to take it, but they insisted, as a thanks for all the things we do for them (which to me, doesn't amount to much, it's just neighborly).
We got to talking about the well. Like I said, they just had a new well drilled not too long ago. And ever since they drilled their well, our well has gone bad. So they asked about our water situation. We told them how it was, the water is funky and it's made life difficult, but we're getting a new well drilled this coming Monday, blah blah blah.
Now here's where it gets tricky. I've posted about the well problems we've had. I've also talked to well drillers, including the one that drilled their well. While it's unlikely that them drilling a well caused problems for our well, it is possible. But there's no way to know for sure.
And they're so nice, that they actually called around and asked some people the same question, and got the same result. Probably not, but possible.
So now they feel guilty. And they're really nice people.
A couple of days later, the guy called and spoke with my husband. He TOLD my husband he was sending a check for half the cost of the well. (He knows how much they are because he just put one in.) My husband told him no, absolutely not. The guy says he WANTS to, he feels bad. My husband tells him that it's not their fault, don't worry about it. They guy says for hubby to think of it as a Christmas present. Hubby says that's too much for a Christmas present, thanks but no thanks. The guy says he's sending it anyway.
So the three thousand dollar check came in the mail today. I seriously just want to put it in an envelope, thank them for their graciousness, but decline. Hubby says that he told the guy he was going to mail it back when he talked to the guy the other day, and the guy said he'd just remail it again.
What the hell do I do?
It's a pretty long story, but the backstory is important in this case, so here I go.
After the hurricane 5 years ago, my neighbors moved out. The house was messed up. About a year ago, I got new neighbors. These people apparently have plenty of money, as they bought a hurricane house and fixed it up quite nicely, all for the waterfront view.
They do not live here. This is their weekend home. They come for a few days about once a month. They are extremely nice people.
We've done them a few favors in the past. We keep an eye on the house. We have keys to their house. We let in the phone guy, dealt with the state trooper showing up three times in three days because the phone lines got wet and it was somehow triggering 911 calls from the house, they had a new well drilled and we dealt with the well people for them, since we're here and they aren't, we called to let them know their house got struck by lightning, we checked it out to make sure that the house was ok, we just keep an eye out for them, and keep them in the know about things going on.
A few weeks ago, they were down for their weekend visit, and they came over to talk like they always do. They brought us a card, and inside was a Lowes gift card for $250. We didn't want to take it, but they insisted, as a thanks for all the things we do for them (which to me, doesn't amount to much, it's just neighborly).
We got to talking about the well. Like I said, they just had a new well drilled not too long ago. And ever since they drilled their well, our well has gone bad. So they asked about our water situation. We told them how it was, the water is funky and it's made life difficult, but we're getting a new well drilled this coming Monday, blah blah blah.
Now here's where it gets tricky. I've posted about the well problems we've had. I've also talked to well drillers, including the one that drilled their well. While it's unlikely that them drilling a well caused problems for our well, it is possible. But there's no way to know for sure.
And they're so nice, that they actually called around and asked some people the same question, and got the same result. Probably not, but possible.
So now they feel guilty. And they're really nice people.
A couple of days later, the guy called and spoke with my husband. He TOLD my husband he was sending a check for half the cost of the well. (He knows how much they are because he just put one in.) My husband told him no, absolutely not. The guy says he WANTS to, he feels bad. My husband tells him that it's not their fault, don't worry about it. They guy says for hubby to think of it as a Christmas present. Hubby says that's too much for a Christmas present, thanks but no thanks. The guy says he's sending it anyway.
So the three thousand dollar check came in the mail today. I seriously just want to put it in an envelope, thank them for their graciousness, but decline. Hubby says that he told the guy he was going to mail it back when he talked to the guy the other day, and the guy said he'd just remail it again.
What the hell do I do?
The fact is, they would probably pay a lot more than that for a property management company to do the same things you do for free as a good neighbor.
What she said!
