Normally, I would try to be helpful, but I got nothing Hoss. Personally, I would probably let that bridge burn, but that may not be your best choice.
I think you need to take the time to ask yourself if these guys are really worthy of you. Based on what you said, they do not know you well enough to know if you would throw them under the bus, so how good of friends can they be? I exoect my friends to know me well enough to know what I would and would not do for the most part.
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