dead beat friends, but also long time friends

[CD5Passion]

i think you need to seriously take them aside and say "hey man, you're my bro and this is why I'm gonna tell you this instead" tell em whats up, have a serious discussion and if they flip well then to hell with em. If they are friends they will understand where you're coming from and hopefully try to right the situation.

course I have a friend who is pretty much a dead beat, I've come inches away from laying him flat on the road but he's one of my good good friends, had he been anyone else then there would've been a problem. but he's cheap, we used to drive his ass everywhere because he didnt wanna pay for gas, granted he drove a bigass ford truck, but he would only rarely offer to pay for ANYTHING.we all confronted him and now he is fine, in fact he tries to make up for it. God knows I've ripped my friend off, literally smoking his money, and I feel like a gigantic ass, whcih reminds me i need to give hime a 50.

so really do what you feel is needed, or talk to him. punch him in the face or something and then makeup