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myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity 3 years ago

Last week before the hubs and I left for our trip to Alberta, my hubs worked on a building job for a fellow a few towns over. It wasn't a reno job this time, it was a new build of a garage. He put in long hours in all kinds of weather on his days off, and had been promised he'd be paid before he left on his trip with me.
He never saw a dime.
Today he called me and reminded me that his air compressor and nail gun were still on the job site and he asked me to go pick them up.
So over I drove, singing along with Martha Reeves and feeling pretty good.
Upon arrival, I had to go into the garage (all but completed, just a few bits of siding left to put on the outside), and found the gun and the compressor.
Suddenly all hell breaks loose!
Before I know it, I'm pushed up against the wall and some neanderthal is breathing garlic in my face and calling me a thief! I'm not kidding, I had to bite down on the arm he had across my neck to get him to let go of me. I beat a quick retreat to the door and told him who I was and why I was there, ready to fly to my car if he came after me.
Well he calmed down, but made it very clear I was NOT removing my husbands property until the job was finished.
"Oh no" says I, "The only thing left to do is a bit of siding and you said you would do that yourself. Besides you haven't paid my hubs what you owe him, so I'm taking his tools home NOW!".
"Oh no" says he, "The job gets finished before he gets his tools. I need them to finish the job".
"Well" says I, "In that case I want, RIGHT NOW, $860.00 for rent of my husbands equipment". (the amount owed to my husband for the work he's done on the garage)
The fool made the mistake of laughing at me and saying:
"I'm not giving you a penny, girlie!" (NEVER call an old red head girlie!)
"Fine" says I, and stepped outside, closed the door and proceeded to start tearing siding off the outside wall of the garage.
Well he came barrelling out that door like a bull in heat!
I had piece of siding in my hand and started swinging it..........he backed off.
"I'm calling the cops, you b*tch", says he.
"Go ahead" says I.
He loped off to his house, and I grabbed the compressor hoses and the staple gun and ran for my car, threw them in the backseat, got in the front, locked the doors and waited for the cops......
Needless to say, I also got the compressor back and a cheque for $860.00 bucks.
The neanderthal can't prove I pulled off any of the siding and so he's sh*t out of luck there! The cops did tell me to stay out of Bethune for awhile though! ROFL

So. How do YOU settle a bad debt? Do you need to lose your temper to do it effectively?


 

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1. myLot reputation of 83/100. hornswaggled (2074)   3 years ago

Your the BEST!!
I would have done the very same job....I'm not a red head and I'm not Irish but I have a temper that I would match with the best of them.
I think that sometimes you have to let loose; especially if you're a woman. It shouldn't have to be that way but I find that men (and sometimes women too!) give me condecending remarks when I am trying to get my point across...and nothing; absolutely nothing makes my blood boil more than being called those kinds of things!
I just have one regret about this incident.....I wish I could have been there!!I could have taken pictures!rasp


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

LOL, I need a personal photog to follow me around at times I think!
Stupid neanderthal will never mess with a red head again though, I'll bet! ROFL


myLot reputation of 83/100. hornswaggled (2074)  3 years ago

No I don't imagine he will....and man I bet your hubby wanted to tell him what he probably already knew.....mine always does that look when I lose it....like he's a little bit sorry for the person that's gonna get pounded into the ground by me.
One time my daughter got into a fist fight with another girl. It was a week before these girls graduations and I was not happy. I had to take my daughter to the emergancy ward to have a cut fixed. When I got home my hubby said that she was just taking after her mom....I took exeption to that and stated so....I said "When have you EVER seen me in a fight?" And he just smiled that smile he gets and said "I've never seen you in an actual fight but I've seen you bristle up about a million times!"....sigh........I guess he's right about that!


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

Yeah, I get the reputation of being a fighter just cause my hair's red and you can always tell from my 'bristling' that I'm angry. Doesn't mean I could really fight my way out of a paper bag though! LOL

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2. myLot reputation of 78/100. Strongheart (1078)   3 years ago

Well I had just typed a longo response to this and the net ate it so this will have to do!

I had a fellow not pay me for labor and expendables on a job not long ago. If you'll come and collect for me, I'll make you a BBQ dinner!


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

Can I bring my bruiser of a staple gun? LOL


myLot reputation of 78/100. Strongheart (1078)  3 years ago

Sure as long as I can bring a camera!


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

You got a deal! LOL

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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. Grandmaof2 (4590)   3 years ago

Well I don't know but the next time someone trys to screw me over I'm calling on you and you can settle the score!!! Holy Crap!!! What did hubby think of this production???


myLot reputation of 95/100. OreoCookie3 (22476)  3 years ago

Me too! Grandmaof2... I'm calling Sparks to stand up for me too! She's a powerhouse of a woman!lolI want her on my side if I ever need someone!


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

My hubs is away working grandmaof2.............and he needs the compressor where he's at, so I had to get it back for him to come home and pick it up. I'll tell him the details of how I got it when he gets here.................I hope he laughs, because if he doesn't, I just might have to bite HIM! LOL

Oreo..........I'm only 5'3", so it's a good thing I'm Irish and hadn't had the best day or the neanderthal might have won the round! LOL

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4. myLot reputation of 100/100. paula27661 (11930)   ranked 39 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity   3 years ago

Way to go Sparks! I am proud of you! I don’t think I could have pulled that off like you did, I admire you! If it were me, the creep would have scared me off and I would have returned home sans the tools! Man, I wish I could do what you did! You are a legend! Your husband must be proud!thumbupthumbup


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

When I turned 55 Paula, I determined that NOTHING was going to scare me anymore.
I don't often lose my temper anymore, but when I do.............look out! LOL


myLot reputation of 100/100. paula27661 (11930)   ranked 39 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. gabs8513 (23368)   ranked 34 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity   3 years ago

Oh my trust you lol
I would have just run of to be honest, I am not as scared of confronting People any more as I was but I am still not that brave and have to be honest that would have scared the Life out of me
But good on you for standing up to him
Hugs to you


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

I learned a long time ago Gabs, that bullies back down when the person they are bullying stands up to them.............and a well placed bite doesn't hurt either! LOL

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6. myLot reputation of 56/100. Riptide (1453)   ranked 160 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity   3 years ago

You go sparks!

Have you ever thought of going into the repo business? lol rasp

I'm just glad you didn't get seriously hurt! This guy sounds like he could have done some damage and was willing to do it too.

I think I would have had to shoot him with the nail gun LOL.


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

My hair is pretty short and I was wearing a ball cap and jeans and a t-shirt, and not having any boobs to speak of, (lol) I think he thought I was some neighbourhood kid trying to rip him off. You should have seen the look in his eyes when he realized he had woman under his beefy arm! LOL When I bit him, he backed right off, and I don't think it's because my upper plate left much of an impression on his skin! LOL But he sure got mouthy. He just never should have said 'Girlie girl'! THAT'S what got up my Irish nose! ROFL

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7. myLot reputation of 96/100. ANTIQUELADY (16514)   ranked 29 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity   3 years ago

ROLLING ON THE FLOOR HERE, Girl u want do. I just know we have got to be kinfolks somehow. I have seen the time i would do what u did probably still would if the occasion arrived that i needed to. I don't blame u one bit. I HATE AN OVERBEARING PERSON LIKE THAT , MALE OR FEMALE. I bet he had his tail tucked between his legs & that's where it needed to be. What a d/a. That's what he gets for lying to youe hubs to start with. I hate to be lied to about anything, I'm proud of u.


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

There are just some days when you've taken all the crap you can, and NO ONE scares you any more you know? LOL


myLot reputation of 96/100. ANTIQUELADY (16514)   ranked 29 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

U go, girl. I'm glad u don't let people run over u. NO REASON TO.


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

My orthopedic shoes protect me! LOL

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8. myLot reputation of 92/100. dumblnddzzy (10631)   ranked 5 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity   3 years ago

Hahahahalmao...That is so funny sparks!! Yes , once this man owed steve $600.00 for a tile job we had done for him, well when we were finished, he didn't pay us, as he said he had an family emergency & would catch up with us in 2 weeks when he returned to Tucson, from Colorado. So of course steve says ok. well 2 weeks come & go, 3, 4, 5, 6, weeks go by, by now i am just livid , I made one of my friends take just me by his house to see if he was home. Well he was home, he comes to the doort, made the big mistake of walking out to where I was. He refused to pay us, Period!! So i spit in this 6' mans face, & proceeded to beat the shitt out of him, Kelly my friend that took me over there, kept telling him "you hit her just one time & i'm calling 911"!!He never did hit me back, but I busted his teeth out, black eyes, & scratches all over him...lol.needless to say when I finished with him he p;aid me the money....Lori


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

We women do have our ways with bullies, don't we Lori? LOL I couldn't have done what you did, but I can bare my teeth with the best of them! ROFL

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. mentalward (6153)   ranked 26 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity   3 years ago

How do I settle a bad debt? I call YOU to come collect it for me! w00t

What a horrible experience to go through but this sure does prove your ability as a debt collector and also a pretty good negotiator! lol

Wow! If anyone had grabbed me around the neck, I honestly don't know what I'd do. Maybe I should start carrying about a Bic with me!

Actually, I can honestly say that I've always been paid on time for work I've done as an independent contractor. I know what I WANTED to do when my hubby wasn't getting paid for work he had done, though. I was ready to give that azzhole a piece of my mind, in a volume I usually only reserve for marauding geese in my veggie garden, then take him to court!

I have to commend you for a job well done! Guess I don't have enough Irish in me. I doubt I could have fought anyone off or think fast enough to bite an arm holding me down. However, I do have enough German in me to start a war if need be!

I hope you can cash that check without any problems! Let's hope the guy isn't also a deadbeat! If he is, I fully expect we'll be hearing about it, with great anticipation over the details!

Go, girl, go! thumbup

(Notice I said "girl" and not "girlie"... I'd see red, too, if anyone called me that. What a moron... couldn't think of anything worse than "girlie"??? Pathetic boob!)


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

I grew up with two brothers. I learned to bite REAL young! LOL I cashed the cheque this morning at the local C0-Op. If it bounces the guys there know how to deal with the neanderthal in Bethune. They know him pretty well......
And yeah........NEVER call me girlie! BIG mistake. LOL

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10. myLot reputation of 98/100. moondancer (4017)   ranked 15 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity   3 years ago

This is way too funny and bully for you sparks. Always, which I know you will ...stand your ground. Right now I can't remember the last time I had to get into a free for all to get something that was mine or my husbands. Although I have and I'm just as tenacious as you are when we are owed something or something is ours and I want it.
I bet the hubby will be glad to know that you got his stuff and his money that was owed to him. If you had not done that he probably would not have been paid for his work.
We women do have to step in sometimes to make things right. The guys have the attitude of, oh well I just won't do work for him again since he does not pay me. lol


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

Remember my telling you about the probs I had earlier in the day with the hubs bosse's wife? Well this neanderthal on top of that, just picked the wrong day to get up my Irish nose! LOL I'm going to have SO much to talk to the hubs about when he slips home tonight to pick up the compressor! LOL


myLot reputation of 98/100. moondancer (4017)   ranked 15 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

Yes, I do an this on top of that was just enough to tip you over the edge. Of course knowing what you do about this guy that he don't pay for work that gets done, just what he did was more than enough to topple the scales. Trying to give him a spark of doubt that he was going to pay instead of like the last time people did work for him, when he did not pay.
Him attacking you and saying that he needed your stuff to finish the job. Well it makes me wonder how he planned to do the job had your husband not said he would help and bring his things.
Your husband was done and nothing was said that he needed the tools. Plus the fact that he had not paid him and was suppose when he was done with his part before the trip. Well all in all what he did to you was the last straw.
Hubby will be glad you got his stuff and his money, lol.


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

I'll be able to give him some cash for the trip back and hopefully he'll leave the bank account alone for a few days! LOL I cashed the cheque this morning at the local Co-Op (the neanderthal has an account there apparently), so no worries to me if it bounces. I also picked up the mail today and got a ton of utility bills that had to be paid right away, so the cash came in handy, IF the hubs stays out of the bank account! LOL
I also emailed you wondering how your hubs dinner meeting went last night.......?


myLot reputation of 98/100. moondancer (4017)   ranked 15 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

I thought the same thig when you said that you got the money, now you can pay some bills and maybe have some money for his trip. Hopefully he won't get into the bank account, lol.
Yes, I responded to your worries...he still has a job. Until September anyway. lol


myLot reputation of 84/100. sparkofinsanity (3868)   ranked 4 out of 199 in sparkofinsanity  3 years ago

Exactly. Glad to know about your hubs too. Thanks for letting me know.

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