The hazards of dealing with the buying public ...

[dogtag]

After retiring some time back, I went into business
with my Son selling and installing satellite dishes.
(I sold 'em, my Son installed 'em)
This entailed dealing with the general public which was
a new experience for me - one I didn't enjoy.
Realtors, Doctors, Practitioners of religion and especially
lawyers seem to be under the impression that they do
not have to pay for whatever it is they purchased until
pressured. Normal type people are for the most part
good customers although there were a couple of exceptions.
One, a guy in a wheelchair who told the Better Bussiness
Bureau that he had installed and aligned the rooftop dish.
It just wasn't worth the aggravation so I closed shop.
My sympathies go out to businesses with deep pockets who
constantly having to put up with crap like this:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-Pounders.html

[dogtag]

A funny story relating to the above was in the
early days before the small dish appeared it was
a C Band system requiring an 8 foot dish mounted
on a pole sunk into concrete. You had to drill the pole
and insert a large bolt which protruded into the concrete
thereby preventing the dish from spinning in the wind.
One guy wishing to save the expense decided to install
it himself, but he didn't figure on the bolt bit, and I
forgot to mention it, so every time the wind blew, he lost
the signal. My Son had to do it over so he paid us anyway.

[RED]

Realtors, Doctors, Practitioners of religion and especially
lawyers seem to be under the impression that they do
not have to pay for whatever it is they purchased until
pressured.

Wow! You absolutely nailed that. Every time I have been scammed and lost big time money (at least big time for me), it has been the above named people that did it. The only one on your list that hasn't screwed me royally is the realtor. I rarely have done business with a realtor... only 2 or 3 times in the last 50 years. Maybe the realtor ought to be replaced by car dealers, both new and used. I just bought a used car from a franchised Ford dealer... It took me 2 1/2 months to get the title (they sold me a car they didn't legally own). Just a minor paperwork mistake...

[togor]

Insert Trump reference here.

[Allen]

One of my previous jobs was that of a GM service advisor. This is the guy who you take your car to at a dealership. He gives you an estimate and time if asked. People don't mind shelling out big bucks for an auto but never expect to pay for repairs. They're always under the impression that their car is under warrantee regardless of miles or age. They also can't see that there may be 40-50 cars ahead of them, they want it fixed now and want to wait for it. None of them like paying the bill, even if it is less than the estimate.

No, I don't like dealing with the public either.

[dryheat]

Insert Trump reference here.

Stop

[S.A. Boggs]

Insert Trump reference here.

Recently I was surfing YouTube and someone had shown the melt down of the MSM networks/talk show's on election night. It was amusing and pathetic at the same time, now I get a clearer grasp psychologically of Togor.
Sam

[togor]

Trump has a rep of making his contractors in the trades sweat out payment Sam. I thought it interesting that DT dislikes this when it happened to him (perfectly understandable to me) but doesn't make the connection to his favorite pol. Analyze that if you want Sam. I pay my contractors promptly, without fail, and cash/no-paperwork if they want.

[dogtag]

Trump has a rep of making his contractors in the trades sweat out payment Sam. I thought it interesting that DT dislikes this when it happened to him (perfectly understandable to me) but doesn't make the connection to his favorite pol. Analyze that if you want Sam. I pay my contractors promptly, without fail, and cash/no-paperwork if they want.

You never miss out on a way to bash Trump do you togor.
If I talked about the Pyramids you'd find a way to bash Trump.

[S.A. Boggs]

Trump has a rep of making his contractors in the trades sweat out payment Sam. I thought it interesting that DT dislikes this when it happened to him (perfectly understandable to me) but doesn't make the connection to his favorite pol. Analyze that if you want Sam. I pay my contractors promptly, without fail, and cash/no-paperwork if they want.

So, let me get this right you are admitting helping those you hire to commit a possible felony in not paying taxes on income earned? A guy by the name of Al Capone did a considerable time in prison for doing this. Could this be considered aiding and abetting a crime? I pay in cash and demand a receipt from the contractor. Togor you jump on the President and then admit to collusion in a tax evasion for whose benefit? Is this another of the NSAWP "Do as I say, not as I do?"
Sam

[togor]

Boggs, first, our cease fire over?

Second, it has taken awhile but I'm getting you're sense of humor now. I know you're joking unless you're next going to tell me that you insisted on either collecting or paying OH sales tax on every FTF transaction of the last 45 years.

Nothing wrong with paying for something in cash on a handshake.

[S.A. Boggs]

Boggs, first, our cease fire over?

Second, it has taken awhile but I'm getting you're sense of humor now. I know you're joking unless you're next going to tell me that you insisted on either collecting or paying OH sales tax on every FTF transaction of the last 45 years.

Nothing wrong with paying for something in cash on a handshake.

Can't you tell when it is a joke? If it was serious I would have pressed harder! When you pay in cash and even with a receipt how can you know for sure that the other guy will report it, you can't. I pay in cash as I don't use a credit card or check, how do I know that the other guy reports or just destroys his copy? I am now running a business, I WILL PAY THE SALES TAX ON ALL SALES that I do. Neither you or I are responsible for the other person now are you? Personally, I can't see you being a knowing party to any thing even remotely rated a illegality...that is just not you.

Sam

[togor]

Like I said I got your joke but yes I had to think about it.

[dogtag]

My Son drove a taxi for a short time.
A lady passenger on her way to collect her new car
told him you never need to change the oil in new cars.
My Son knew better than to argue.

[Allen]

My Son drove a taxi for a short time.
A lady passenger on her way to collect her new car
told him you never need to change the oil in new cars.
My Son knew better than to argue.

This brings me back to my service advisor days. You could always tell when a car belonged to a woman---the oil had never been changed.