Conundrum

Unless it was a scroll compressor.

 

What's lovely about this thread is the number of worried people
(including myself) who have come lurching out of the closet.

 

Heh, the last few bottles were collected not that long ago. The thing is
I don't always directly compensate back when I've had help/things from
others, but I'd like to think that somehow it all works out in the wash.

"ukrm - it's not for profit"

 

Haha yes. I've been on a French run at the same time as Spete, but I
don't think we met there. So I'm fairly sure I haven't broken or
borrowed anything.

Unlike our next door neighbour, who borrowed a socket set from W about
10 years ago, and still hasn't returned it. This, despite being reminded
of it when he asked us to lop the offending leaf-dropping tree.

The git.

 

Oh, I'm not taking this lightly. If you owe me money, you would know
and I would have given more than enough opportunities to make things
right, as in: I would have mentioned it in
conversation/FB/MSN/email/whatnot.
I'm also very patient as you might tell by the fact I've waited for
over 5 years now. Maybe there's some latent religious bit in my mind
that you should never ask for money back, I don't know.
At the time of lending, there was no problem. I wasn't short of cash
and I'm always happy to lend if someone needs it. Hell, if he's paid me
back, I probably wouldn't say no, if he came to me in an hour of need.
What bugs me, is the lack of communication. I would've been happy with
a 5 quid a month scheme. Plus I'm a bit short now ;-)

 

Oh.....

 

Have you considered elevator shoes?

 

Indeed. It normally would and I know of one person in UKRM I owe quite
a lot in gratitude. When oppotunity arises, I will reciprocate. The
situation here is different though, if only for the lack of
communication. It's fairly one-sided to say the least.

 

Ah. Ignore my educated guess then, didn't realise it was that long
ago.

 

Tried them, but they don't mix well with alcohol, for some odd reason...

 

Hmmmm. Several years ago (and under a different name) I sourced
overseas, bought and posted something to a stalwart of ukrm, who had
*really* coveted it, at substantial effort and no small expense - and
never even got so much as a fucking 'thank you'. I flounced off in
disgust but, the addictive power of ukrm being what it is, returned a
few months later under a succession of different names. I'd do the same
again, mind, but wouldn't harbour very high expectations.

 

If your going the legal route do so quickly at 6 years if the debt
remains unpaid and he refuses to acknowledge it a court will not give
you judgement.

I had a business **** me over about 15 years ago for 3K they ducked
and dived and in the end i gave in .

3 years ago they sent me a payment meant for someone with a similar
name to me (it had my company name on the cheque though) , i cashed
it and the bastards took me to court to get it back.

Although i couldnt enforce payment , if they paid me even in error i
was entitled to keep the payment as although a court cant impose on a
normal debt after 6 years a debt is a debt and remains payable

The judge even allowed me to keep the overpayment to cover interest
costs and legal expenses which is unusal on the small claims track .

The look on thier faces when they realised they had lost the case was
a sight for sore eyes

 

On 2011-04-27 22:55:56 +0200, "steve robinson"
<> said:

<snip>

I'm not going the court-route. Too much hassle, being in NL and the
other party overseas. I was merely wondering what others in this
situation (perceived f(r)iends) would do. Being a tad naive, I didn't
think it would open this truck-load of worms...

 

When are you going to pay me back, though?

 

*Lovely*

 

FWIW (which is probably nothing), I was in that situation a few years
ago, to the tune of 1400 quid. I'd lent it to a 'friend', gave the
occasional reminder, but didn't push it. Then I was out of work for 7
months, & got wiped out by a divorce, so really needed it back.

Said 'friend' then decided they weren't going to pay it, so I took
them to court. 'Friend' claimed the money was a gift not a loan, but
the recording I'd made of a conversation on their doorstep made them
look like the lying **** they were, & I won without really having to
try. The court then froze their bank accounts & ordered the bank to
pay me my 1400 plus interest.

I would still happily lend money to a friend (if I had any[1]), but if
it was more than say 100 quid, I'd want a signed & witnessed IOU
first.

[1] Yes, yes, very funny.

 

**** off, it might be me.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike
in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

No, I'm Spartacus

 

heh, I KNOW it's not me, wouldnt know Spete if I tripped over him

--
Donnie
"**** the world, it's time to fight back"

Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter"
Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper"
Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"

 

But there's no guarantee he will read a thread entitled conundrum....
people dont read every thread so it needs some attention to it surely
that might trigger a "oooh, that could refer to me" moment, not sure
how you'd do that though...........................

--
Donnie
"**** the world, it's time to fight back"

Lambretta Series 2 186cc "The Shitter"
Lambretta LD 175cc "The Chopper"
Honda CB500R "Look out, Donnie's about!"