#3. You get what you pay for; #4. It's absolutely not okay for the volunteer laborers to take over (it should be the family that owns the stuff directing and giving orders--I personally just do whatever they tell me to do, even if its not what I'd personally do); #5. Its unfortunate things we're broken, very unfortunate, but it is free labor (once again)--still, I agree there's really no reason for serious damages to personal property