More than just a one line answer I'm afraid....
I have a piece of advice that I have learnt over the last few years and that is:
Don’t trust your mates all the time.

Ok that one may sound a little negative and needs a bit of backstory so stick with me a moment and I will tell you why.

I am lucky enough to have a very decent life. I’m pretty able for my age, I try and work out whenever I can and thanks to my old job in the armed forces I have learnt how to deal with certain situations whenever needed. I also realised that the army was not a long term thing and have learnt a few other trades to fall back on when I eventually returned to civilian life i.e. letting the military pay for me to train in auto repair (another bit of helpful advice is that as long as there are cars there will always be repairmen needed). Anywhoo I gained my qualifications, dropped out of the army and moved in with a few of my old buddies. I knew that returning to the real world would be hard and I needed to cut cash where I could so living with my pals would be ok until I found steady employment, right? WRONG.

These friends of mine decided to take the piss and have started to take me for granted. If I’m not doing the odd welding/ patch up job to some battered up car of theirs then they hire my services out to any bugger who needs me and then take a fair cut for themselves, despite the fact that I do most of the work while they stand around and chat up the local floozies.

The biggest reason for my mistrust is regarding my food though. Many a time I will have the bastards spike my food and lie to my face , the next thing I know is when I wake up surrounded by my three buddies taking the piss, god I really should throw them in the air the next time I get a chance. The dumb thing is that I will always seem to fall for it (Usually once every week). Thankfully the government caught up with us and the series was eventually cancelled after they introduced Frankie Santana to the team as a special effects expert blackmailed by the military.

I’m off to play Warcraft.
(mon bison powered by magnets, Mon 24 May 2010, 13:39, 2 replies)

Damnit.....I feel like such a fool!
Please don't pity me or anything....
(syz, Mon 24 May 2010, 13:42, closed)

Pity..
Quit yo' jibber-jabberin' and git some nuts..
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Tue 25 May 2010, 15:47, closed)