21 Apr
2004
21 Apr
'04
5 a.m.
What am I supposed to do if it becomes obvious I am not
going to be able to
track the guy down? (which it has, except for the new idea of trying name
lookup directories, I do know his name and his former city and state.)
You could pass them on to the next person that needs a copy. Or even
start a "library" of sorts with it. You send it to someone, they use it
and send it back, and you hold it until the next person needs it.
Of course, that gets into copyright issues, but I'd assume either you
aren't worried, or it doesn't apply, if you already "borrowed" a copy to
begin with.
and hope everyone doesn't think I am some kind of
miserable
lying bastard. This was an honest mistake.
Like someone else pointed out, don't be TOO hard on yourself... had the
guy REALLY wanted it back, he would have hounded you for it (unless he
did, and you just didn't share that fact). I don't know about others, but
I NEVER loan my only copy of something to anyone that I can't drive to
their house and beat them until they give it back (and even then, they
have to be someone I know well and trust). But I will happily loan extra
copies of something, or duplicates of it. In those cases, I except the
fact that I may never see it again, and I don't care... if a basic
attempt doesn't get it returned, then I just write it off.
Good chance this guy was the same way.
-chris
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