What if.....

[PanthaSan]

Ok, I have been contemplating posting this all day and I would like to get teh Huddlez opinion.

Imagine if you will that a friend of over 25 years has just been exposed as a fake. Nothing like he killed a bunch of folks but has been exposed as a big time liar.

Without going into details I will use this as an example.

Imagine you had a friend when you were younger who left HS early and disappeared for a year. When you see him again he said he went to mechanic school and loved it. It is the best thing in the world and everybody should attend.

Imagine that the greater percent of your family were mechanics and you were planning on going to mechanic school anyway so no big deal. But a couple of your other friends wern't sure what to do so they took his advice and went to mechanic school.

Imagine that they didn't know what to expect and one got hurt really bad and the other sorta let his mind take a vacation for awhile. You being the good friend helped them as much as possible but felt pretty bad seeing them like this.

Imagine that the original friend wrote a book about his exploits in places with folks you later worked with in a garage as a mechanic but they nevr knew him. Imagine he wrote a book and is making money off of it.

Now, imagine that the same original friend has gotten exposed as a fake. Not that he was never a mechanic but was more of like the shop floor sweeper and mopper.

How would you feel?

Would you dwell on the damage done to your other friends who became mechanics because of the first one?

Would you still be his friend?

I know it's a lot of imagining but I would readily welcome anybody's take on this. It is really fuging with my mind. A swirl of emotions.

Thank you for your time.....

[bleys]

I would do what I've done with friends who turn out like this.. stop being friends with them.

of course, the guys I'm thinking of ended up being too much of a drain, because they were somewhat shitty people.

[lightsout]

Eh, I mean if they want to take advice from a guy, they have to understand that the guy COULD be lying (unless they've seen him in action). Plus, yeah they're your friends, but there's no reason to dwell over what happened with them (as cold hearted as that sounds). You can feel bad for what happened with them and show sympathy, but don't let that get to you.

I'd just confront the guy straight up. Because it is messed up he is profiting off of a lie.

[PanthaSan]

Oh yeah speaking of drain. he also cried out to other mechanics to help him with bills, finance his book and help him to help other mechanics. The mechanics are a very tight organization and will do anything for a fellow mechanic. Even help floor sweepers if they felt the need to.

Got a bunch of money but opnly helped himself.

[Dpantherman]

It as kinda long, and Im not gonna lie to you, I didn't read it all, but I will say that I've lost a few 'good friends' (ones that I considered good) by choice within the last 2-3 years. I don't deal with fake people or users.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

You had a friend get into drugs, didn't you?

Or are we seriously talking about mechanics, here?

[lightsout]

You had a friend get into drugs, didn't you?

Or are we seriously talking about mechanics, here?

My analytical thinking didn't kick in, but it does fit...

[PanthaSan]

No no drugs.

I guess when I look back, he was a good friend but later in life adopted a "what can you do for me, I was a mechanics so all other shop fools need to recognize it and deliver" attitude.

Me, I was a different type of mechanic who got grease under the finger nails and did the oil changes and tire rotations.

I did confront him and was trying to rely on our friendship to pull out the truth but it was no good. I even defended him to the other mechanics but the truth was exposed and hey have forgiven me and actually appreciated my loyalty to other mechanics.

[Dpantherman]

too many metaphors....brain can't process....meltdown ensuing :willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly:

[TheRealDeal]

Mecahnics = Veteran?

[bleys]

too many metaphors....brain can't process....meltdown ensuing :willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly:

Yes.

[lightsout]

Mecahnics = Veteran?

Didn't mean to pie, but fug it, have it.

That does also fit well though. Dammit I don't know if this is a metaphor or not!

[GritsRgreat]

Mecahnics = assassins!!

[Hawk]

that's more imagines than a John Lennon concert

but to it, trust is a big part of friendship...but if this friend was there when you needed and you had good times and as far as you know, didn't screw you over, then what the hell