Originally Posted by Demkay

Well, you got some nerve lady. There this kid is, letting you stay in his house, he even allows you to park your bike in his garage and you think you can tell him what to do. Pttffff.

Heck, I bet he even cooks you your dinner.

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Originally Posted by grape ape

Well, I don’t want to leave you all hanging. Got home last night and the bike still had the old tire on it! HOWEVER, he had taken his rear muffler off and the bike jack was sitting out. So there was an attempt to make some progress, but apparently the jack was not working properly. Good grief. Part of the problem is that he’s trying to get this done as cheaply as possible. To me it’s just not worth saving a few bucks, but obviously he doesn’t agree. I pitched a fit to his father and told him to give his kid a hand in getting this done because this has gone on way too long. Yes, I played the “guilt” card and asked him how he would feel if something were to happen because dad’s being a hard ***, saying that his son should be grown up enough to handle this by himself. That may be true, but in this situation, I think it’s secondary. So he made him promise not to ride it anymore until after the tire is replaced, which they’re planning on doing together on Saturday. In fact, he left the rear muffler off, so he can’t just hop on it and go. After all the responses yesterday, I was determined to put a nail in it if the tire was still on, but I wimped out on that. The thought occurred to me that my bike is living in the same garage as his and I don’t want to invite any retaliation. Since I’m not his “real” mother, he doesn’t take kindly to me getting in his business, which is why I kind of had to do everything through his dad. So thanks everyone. You all got me to light a fire under hubby that needed lighting!