Freebies....

[Slytovhand]

Just to add salt to the injury... I joined a local dating site.

I got a smile from a cute girl! (yay!)

What does she want?

Help with her English!!!

On a freaking DATING SITE!

[powerboy]

I get that. I build whirligigs, birdhouses and I am also an artist. Guess who wants things for either cheaper than I sell them or for free.

[crashhelmet]

I'm the computer tech, audio/video tech, auto mechanic (to everyone except my dad), martial arts instructor, and since I started studying to be a personal trainer, people are starting to ask about that too.

In some cases, it's a good thing. A lot of my friends are female and when they have a boyfriend, it's typically the only time we get to hang out without their boyfriends getting jealous and/or suspicious.

Sadly, it's also the only time I ever hear from some of my other so called friends and even some family members.

My brother is cool about giving me gas money, others will usually cook me dinner or buy me a few drinks, but most just expect to get it free as if they deserve it.

[Amanita]

^If I was your friend, I'd offer fabric or leathercraft as a trade, as one possibility. Your friends who buy you drinks or cook you dinner are onto the right track- reciprocity is the key to avoid becoming a mooch.

[Mr Hero]

How can I build a bomb?"

This one's easy if you don't actually produce a bomb. Just sneak in a bunch of pinball machine parts.

[blas87]

Black and blue go fine together.

Right now I have on black workout pants and a teal cardigan over a purple tanktop.

I wear lime green and pink together (as a cami and shirt over it). I wear red and pink together. You find ways of making stuff work.

Everything looks good with black.

[jackfaire]

Amusingly I get this and I never thought I would. I am a customer service rep and I have worked in everything from cell phones, to legal matters, to utility companies. People want me to use my knowledge to fix their phone, tell them how to con the system to get free service from companies etc.

Or they want to complain about customer service to me.

I will give someone a pass if they want to piss and moan about how no customer service reps work in the States anymore because the look on their faces when I prove them horribly wrong is classic.