Ask Amy: Offer of rides turns into taxi service
Appreciate any suggestions!
– Tired of Driving in Ohio
Dear Tired: You might start with a question: “How’s your search for a new car coming?”
No matter how “Stacy” responds, you should say: “I’m giving you a heads up, here. We’ve been happy to help you out, but it’s been six months now and our transportation help is going to stop at the end of the month.”
You should not have to invent an excuse or a reason for this, but it might help you to keep a statement in your pocket: “We hope you can find a working vehicle. If you find one you’d like to look at, we’d be happy to take you to a car lot.”
It sounds as if your town has people who use their cars for “ride hailing” purposes. This might work for Stacy until she can get another car.
Dear Amy: I have a friend, “Julia,” whom I've known for over 20 years.
We live hundreds of miles apart, and so we stay in touch by email since Julia never answers her telephone.
I enjoy staying in touch with friends, and I talk about both my successes and my failures. We are all getting older, and good and bad things happen.
I try to be a good listener to my friend Julia, through all of her ups and downs, but Julia is mostly a negative, bitter person who finds fault with everyone.
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