only 20 bucks but

[spokewench]

Nobody should be mortified about collecting on a debt. The person who should be mortified is the one who forgot to pay or did not pay.

[Geonz]

He's a user.

[Mr. Bloom]

Yo!! You giva' me dat address....and there ain't no way they gonna forget!

Seriously, a friendly reminder "hey, did I forget to get that 20 bucks from you?"

[teigyr]

RUDE!!! So he knew all along and was intentionally not paying you?! I kind of thought he did being that you had stopped receiving the e-mails but still.

I guess even though you might be out the money, it's good that you know his character and know not to do him favors any more. Who knows, maybe he borrows from his girlfriend all the time and maybe she's tired of it too!

[Brandi]

I agree he knew what he was doing. And at this point I would just write it off unless you really do need the money. Then that is another story. It's funny I am not shy at all about money matters. With my really good friends, if we lend money let's say because we have come up short at dinner or something it always seems like something will come up prior to paying it back that is like paying it back. We might be a bit short but our saying is "It all evens out in the end". Like right now my two best friends owe me for a camp site we reserved in a few weeks. But the one friend will probabaly get all the beer. So it even's out there and the other friend well they owe me 21.50 for their spot and I WILL COLLECT! Good luck by the way but there is a point you have to just let it go. And you just won't be giving him anymore blah blah. (very intriguing)

[stacie]

I was really just venting. I've mentioned it. He's not an evil person. He just doesn't think about others sometimes. You probably know someone like this. They are sweet, but not always considerate. Another example: I was teaching a spin class. It was time to start and a new person walked in. I started the music and began helping the new person set up her bike. A regular who had been there when I arrived 20 minutes before the class started called my name. When I looked over, she held up her water bottle. I acknowledged her and said I'd be over in a minute when I finished helping the new rider. I actually forgot and went to the instructor bike and got on. After a few minutes the regular called me over again. Oh yeah, she needed something. I hopped off my bike and went over. She asked me to fill up her water bottle. She was there riding when I arrived, obviously knew she needed water (i guess that's why she was holding up her bottle earlier), knows I would have to leave the room and walk to the other side of the gym, and knows I am there to provide a class for 24 other people as well. She's a sweet person but this is normal for her. She has no idea that there are other people coexisting around her.
Thanks all for listening. stacie

[spokewench]

I sometimes wonder, but now I know, I'm a B _ _ _ _! My personality is to confront or at least say what I want to say. I would have told the gal in the class to get her own water when I was fixing the new gals bike! That's what we do in our spin classes. Anway, it is confirmed, I ask people to pay me back, I tell them to do things for themselves when it is appropriate, I am a royal B _ _ _ _!