In a message dated 14/11/02 6:15:44 AM, tito@philbondi.com writes: << Don't expect me to answer this without some sort of glowing report about how wonderful I am..how unbecomming. I'll let others do that for me! >> To Whom it may concern..... Phil is Real, also Kind, Thrifty, Obedient, Trustworthy, Attentive, Brave, Intelligent, Compassionate, Proficient, Wise(?), Is an excellent chef, a good friend and is mostly OK...considering his po yankee upbringing...but him is gettin some bester along and along. The Joly Roger likes him, I like him and most importantly Ms. Maggie likes him...so him can't be all bad.......... The response I gave to Phil on this subject is 'exactly' what I would have said to him in private and I make no bones about that. The fact that Dave Smith was also involved and was paid from Phils pocket does change the scenario somewhat and I am afraid we don't know the full stroy yet and probably never will. Bad debts are a factor of business, fortunately they don't happen too often in 'this' business, at least in my experience. I know that at times I have had trouble paying my bills and even though they 'always' get paid the debtors get uneasy...understandably so. My point is that if we focus on what someone has done/is doing/ will do 'to' us we will have less energy to continue those areas of our business that will not cause us grief. My philosophy is that unless the debt is a 'significant' one it is often best to let it slide...not forget about it...but perhaps just let it slide...spend our time doing those things that will give us what we need rather than beating a dead horse...as it were. My view. Jim Bryant (FL)
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