Thread: Bummer week

Sorry to hear that mate. Hope it works out for the better somehow.

You're right about the timing. You know what they say though, as one door closes another opens.

Cheers,

Iain

Make sure you do find a way to get even - keep it legal - but get him! I can't stand these parasites who don't pay their bills. Had enough experience of the problem over the years and it gets me the same way every time. Bastards!

Have a glass of red and plot your revenge, mate!

Col

Revenge is a dish best served when the sleazy little bastard least expects it. Go for it, but do as Col says and have a glass of red to go with your music (excellent taste, BTW) in the mean time.

I had a similar experience with a God bothering bastard several years ago, he didn't want to pay, it was only a few bucks and I really didn't care, but I filled out a mail order form for videos in his name and I have heard they pass on info and are relentless.
Plain brown wrappers for the next 5 years.
Viva the Roger.........
This little bastard is Chinese and said he couldn't care less what I wnat to do as he has done it before several times.
I am not going down the path of an assault charge though, think I am more intelligent than that, but revenge will be sweet, one day when he least expects it.
half p;issed and grammar suffering

Sorry to hear about it mate.

Like Alex says though, revenge is a dish that is best served cold.

There's bound to be a way you can get the little scrote.

He probably doesn't pay tax either. Perhaps a letter to the ATO would bear fruit?

That's a bitch, Iain, hope things sort out mate.


Regards...............Sean

It's always the little bloke!.......

Its good to hear that you are not going to place burning bags of dog poo on his door step at 2am, then ring the door bell before running away.

Or super glue the wheel nuts on & the tyre valves in, specially after letting down one tyre just a bit. Or super glueing the windscreen wiper blades to the window.

Or mail him boxes of fish guts wrapped in plastic & glued to the inside of the box so he will cut the plastic when he tries to open the box.

Or any of the nasty psywar things like planting boxes in his garden & having someone ring him & describe where to find them & asking him where his nearest & dearest are (assumeing he has any other than himself).

Yes, very good to hear that you are not going to do any of these things.

A drug bust at 3.00 in the morning is right out of the question then Iain.

Fill his hose with alfalfa seeds, run hose in the window of his house.

2 part urethane foam, expands to 25 times it's original size. Weather seals on a cars windows aren't that good.

Shrimp in the hubcaps.

Milk into car doors.

Numerous subscriptions or letters of interest.

Anonymous calls to media/police/etc about the (insert really nasty thing here) living at his address.


And I haven't even got to the evil stuff yet...

I still need to serve someone their own dish of this, but it's only been 10 years yet.


Plenty of really interesting things to do to a slimeball, just don't get caught!



(or just call 'the boys', worked last time for us...)

Originally Posted by savage

It's always the little bloke!.......

Savage, you aint met Iain have you:confused: , He AIN'T little:eek:

Iain, I am sorry to here you are on the dole line, specially at this time of year. I hope things work out for you in the long run and the callous bast@rd does the right thing by you..

BTW let this be a lesson to you..... you should have stayed retired

Iain,
Sorry.

I have been down that track many times, and used to shrug my shoulders and walk away.

On one occasion, a bloke whom I considered to be a friend (and partner) went troppo and knocked off $50k from our business, sending us to the very brink. On the advice of my beloved and my other partner, we didn't take further action (poor bugger wasn't "himself' they said).

We have seen him do the same to three other companies in 15 years since, each with a bigger "sting".

I now do whatever it takes to clean up grubs like that. The last one owed me almost $20k, and was a Singapore resident, their VAT blokes got this tipoff from Aus, and cleaned him up nicely thanks very much. (It's amazing what confidences people share when they're in another country and fuelled with Mr Walker)

Your bloke will no doubt be somewhat protected, as it will be just the company gone bust.

In your shoes, I would imply to the receivers that he was dipping into the till to fund his gambling habit, and construct (nothing illegal) a connection between him personally and the decline in dollars.

Even if you have a very thin story, serve papers on him personally, including a modest sum for damages, loss of future earnings (which can't be legally claimed anyway) etc. Make sure the papers are served in the wee small hours of the morning, and just for fun, serve his wife, and any other directors and their wives as well.

It's not a great cost, and it's amazing what a little stress does to ones remorse glands.

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Iain,
I now do whatever it takes to clean up grubs like that. The last one owed me almost $20k, and was a Singapore resident, their VAT blokes got this tipoff from Aus, and cleaned him up nicely thanks very much. (It's amazing what confidences people share when they're in another country and fuelled with Mr Walker)

Your bloke will no doubt be somewhat protected, as it will be just the company gone bust.

In your shoes, I would imply to the receivers that he was dipping into the till to fund his gambling habit, and construct (nothing illegal) a connection between him personally and the decline in dollars.

Even if you have a very thin story, serve papers on him personally, including a modest sum for damages, loss of future earnings (which can't be legally claimed anyway) etc. Make sure the papers are served in the wee small hours of the morning, and just for fun, serve his wife, and any other directors and their wives as well.

It's not a great cost, and it's amazing what a little stress does to ones remorse glands.

Cheers,

P

The worst grubs I've come across for that soprt of thing are doctors, believe it or not:mad::mad:. I've been ripped off twice by the buggers as well as routinely having payment held up for months. Calls to their office always result in being told that "the doctor is with a patient" and their home numbers are nearly always unlisted. I won't do anything more for any doctor without payment up front. Funnily enough, I don't get many jobs after I mention that :confused:.

If his company is Proprietary and he has acted irresponsibly in failing to provision for debts, he may be liable in so far as he is a Director. That's what I'd be pursuing, as trying to prove misconduct through his gambling may be too expensive and complex unless you can get a sympathetic receiver.

As far as serving papers goes - doing it in the wee small hours may constitute an offence, but I'm still with you all the way. Screw bastards like that to the wall.

So why didn't you hit him where it hurts?

Take up his request to settle his accounts, go visit the folks who owe him money, and tell them that their debt is wiped?

Cheers,
Andrew