Re: disconnect letters

["I brive a dus" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx>]

A lady in Oklahoma would brag about being Hank Williams Jr's cousin's
best friend. I figured that's about as high as one could get on the
social ladder.

On Feb 4, 12:58 am, "Roland Moore" <rol...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not true! I have found that the more alcohol one consumes the more
> prestigious the family tree becomes, up to (and frequently) including
> members of the Supreme Court.
>
> "I brive a dus" <alarminst...@xxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:1170555101.58=
0672.91330@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Keep in mind that the average deadbeat isn't a Supreme Court Justice
> so their limited knowledge of the law makes for entertaining threats."
>
> ;-)
>
> On Feb 3, 7:11 pm, "Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>
> wrote:
>
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> > > I prefer using a phone call informing
> > > them of the lien being placed on
> > > their property and how sorry I am for
> > > having to do this but since they
> > > ignored the invoices I was left with
> > > no other option...
>
> > I wasn't aware that you could use a lien for overdue monitoring payment=
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> > In CT we once used a mechanic's lien where the customer
> > tried to avoid paying us a balance of about $7,000 on his installation.
> > IIRC, the lien had to be placed within 90 days of the work.
> > The customer paid right away.  The reason I question it is that the
> > so-called "mechanic's lien" is for work performed on the
> > physical property -- labor and materials.  I didn't know you could use a
> > lien for services that don't involve on-premises work.
>
> > > I apologize for their credit being ruined
> > > and how bad credit can cost tens of
> > > thousands of dollars due to higher
> > > mortgage rates. Property liens prevent
> > > homes from being sold, equity lines to
> > > be drawn, or mortgages being refinanced.
>
> > That lien was very effective for us because
> > the homeowner was acting as his own GC.
> > He needed to convert from a high interest
> > construction loan to a conventional
> > mortgage.  I don't recall ever having filed
> > a lien other than that.  It worked but I was
> > always reluctant to hurt a customer's
> > credit unless it was absolutely the only
> > way we could get paid.  Fortunately, most
> > people willingly pay up on time.
>
> > > If the client isn't a dickhead and is just
> > > going through rough times then the above
> > > does not occur.  I have a few folks
> > > coasting on their bill due to financial
> > > difficulty but I know they will make good
> > > on their debts when they can.
>
> > Same here.  During the late eighties there
> > was a recession and a lot of people lost
> > their jobs.  When anyone said they were
> > not renewing the monitoring contract due
> > to a job loss I gave them a year's service
> > at no charge.  I told them to let me know
> > when they were employed again and we'd
> > resume billing but the service would be
> > free in the meantime.
>
> > Almost every one of them resumed
> > paying for monitoring when they were
> > able. Most even paid for the "free"
> > period though we didn't ask them to. I
> > don't think we actually lost more than
> > a few customers due to the recession.
> > Instead, we got tons of referrals to new
> > customers.
>
> > > Rules are simple:
> > > Call me and tell me times are tough.
> > > If I have to call you first then we have
> > > an issue...
>
> > Same here, but if they had a genuine problem
> > I would let them slide anyway.  Sometimes
> > people are just too embarassed to say
> > anything.
>
> > --
>
> > Regards,
> > Robert L Bass
>
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