Re: disconnect letters

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>being Hank Williams Jr's cousin's best friend.

Can I get her autograph?

It is funny when you work on a location where there is some person you
(think you) know from a hit song, TV show, political office, sports
achievement or such and see them on the couch with both the Television and
the old lady in their ear. It kind of scrubs all that 'famous' veneer off.

"I brive a dus" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1170570692.801405.194160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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:1170555101.580672.91330@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:
>
>
>
> > > 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
> > payments.
> > 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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