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▲ 38 r/Welding

Was this done properly?

I noticed a rusty crack at a load bearing junction of a light single axle trailer and decided to take it to a weld shop. They told me that the main draw bar has deteriorated from rust both underneath the plate pictured, as well as on the underside, and so the shop's decision was to cut out the rusty hole and weld a patch on.

Patch is only 5" in length and doesn't address the deteriorated underside which also has an issue.

They also charged me 3h for the work which included spraying it with galvanized paint.

Have they made the right choice to patch it instead of talking about replacing the drawbar tube? Was 3h of work a fair estimate for what they've done here?

u/apparitionexhibition — 10 hours ago
▲ 27 r/nzbusiness

Is it unethical for a business spokesperson to help a disabled customer understand how to access their money?

I run a business that sells bicycles. I have a client for the past 9 years who has a severe disability, perhaps autism, I'm not entirely sure. He relies on these bicycles to remain mobile, attend docs appointments, and collect groceries. Whenever I visit him for repairs, picking up or dropping off his bike, he asks me to help him with something like changing a lightbulb, or reading his mail to him (he can't read😔).

His old bicycle is coming to the end of its life and he wants a new one. He is ready to pay but has asked me for help. He tells me he has money in an investment fund, a portion of it that he wants to withdraw to fund the new bike. He has no one in his life to help him to understand how to do this, so he has asked me for his help.

I can see why he has asked me, but I feel like it is borderline inappropriate for me to provide advice about his financial affairs which is undoubtedly what he is asking for, alongside my help to access his money, and possibly break a term investment or something like that.

I just want to do right by him, he's a good person and has had a ridiculously hard life. I've been helping him with his transport for nearly 10 years and he trusts me to do the right thing...

Is it too far, to help him get what he wants? What if it's a bad financial choice?

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u/apparitionexhibition — 29 days ago