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Should I keep it or not?

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Old 03-27-10 | 01:35 PM
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Should I keep it or not?

I'm going to sound loopy here with this story. I finally got my 58 cm IRO Rob Roy just before the winter. However, I actually paid for it over a year before that. Long story short, a friend was supposed to drive it up from the states to Canada for me. He was working there at the time. Long story short, his contract ended before the bike could get delivered and it was sitting at a friend's place that whole time. Several false starts but this friend of a friend drove up to visit and delivered it. So this is over 2 years after I actually paid for it and I wonde
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Old 03-27-10 | 01:37 PM
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Old 03-27-10 | 04:47 PM
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How come you're thinking of not keeping it?
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Old 03-27-10 | 04:57 PM
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Keeeeeeeep! or...I'll take it for you .
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Dude! That's pretty uncalled for! The guy was just trying to ask a few questions. Give him a brea
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