Borrowed a neighbor's pressure washer and it died on me halfway through the driveway

Last Saturday I borrowed a Ryobi pressure washer from my neighbor Jim to clean my driveway here in Phoenix. It just stopped spraying after 20 minutes, no weird noises or anything. I felt bad but I told him right away and offered to split the repair cost since it was old anyway. He said don't worry about it but now I'm wondering what's the right thing to do when borrowed stuff breaks on your watch.

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william91718d ago

it just stopped spraying after 20 minutes" - man that reminds me of the time I borrowed my brother-in-law's leaf blower and it literally caught on fire. Not a big fire but still. I ended up buying him a new one because I felt so bad even though he said it was fine.

uma_reed2618d ago

Oh I feel that, "it just stopped spraying after 20 minutes" is exactly the kind of thing that makes you want to throw the thing across the yard. I had a similar thing happen with a pressure washer a few years back, it just quit in the middle of cleaning the driveway. Luckily it was only a loose hose connection but I was panicking for a minute there. You did the right thing buying him a new leaf blower though, sometimes you just gotta make it right even when the other person says it's okay. That kind of stuff sticks with you otherwise.