"If anyone wanted to "borrow" my wife for a few minutes, they'd get a rude answer..................".

You have tied right into my response when asked by someone I do't know, or don't trust.

With the friendliest smile I can manage I say "Would YOU lend ME your girlfriend?"

My guitar is a part of me, and although I will lend it to people I trust, I'm never really happy until it's safely back in my hands.

The one thing that is guaranteed to get me royally p****d off is for anyone to pick up my guitar without asking. As far as I am concerned this is an absolute no-no, and something I have never done.

Don T.