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I guess I'm grumpy old fart at 27. I rarely bother to offer people gear anymore unless I know that they won't give me crap about it. Too many people have either turned down or abused and destroyed perfectly good TV's, audio gear and computers because they didn't think they were worth having.
I grew up fixing the stuff that other people threw away and still do so today. Most of the gear I own today is stuff that other people threw away.
My first car was a 1976 Toyota Crown. When I wrecked it I had no choice but to fix it myself. I stripped another car at one of those "you pull it" wrecking yards on their all you can carry day. Eventually the guy running the place took pity on me and allowed me to take two trips (probably because he wanted to close up and was tired up watching me crawl turtle like across the yard loaded down with parts). I got the car back together and while it looked like hell it lasted me another 18 months until it was defected. I haven't wrecked a car since.
I really don't know how some people get away with the crap they pull.
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