"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

> This same woman cam by last week wanting to know if we had any good books
> she
> could borrow. I told her that most of the good books I get are borrowed
> from
> the library. She told me that she can't borrow from the library because
> she owes
> it too much money for overdue fines and lost <?> books. Then she proceeded
> to
> tell me that when she borrows a good book she gets possessive and wants
> to keep
> it. And she wanted me to loan her books?? Fat chance.

How very strange! I'd stay away from her. I have a friend who would borrow
books,
almost reference type books, by the time she *evenually* got around to
returning it,
it would look as if it's been rattling around the back of her station wagon
for months.
Grrr, that really bugs me. I must say, the few things I've lent to anyone
in this group
have been returned in pristine condition.

nancy