It is just getting to be a sign of the times. I have a very good family friend that opened a car repair shop when he returned from WW II. He is in his nineties now. He is soo hard of hearing that he can"t do much engine work. He still does oil changes and brake work. He is the softest hearted fellow you have ever met. Just a few months ago I notices that he had not been by to get any meat from me for several months. He always has bought some beef and he wanted farm raised/home grown meat. I stopped by to see him. He had not been by because he did not have enough money to buy any. He never charged much for his work. So he never was able to accumulate much money. The inflation of the eighties really diminished his savings buying power, he was already in his sixties. He has over forty thousand dollars of unpaid repair bills. These are just from the last two years. He has kept the parts house paid in full but was eating one meal a day to do it. I went home and got him a quarter of beef, told him he could pay for it when ever things get better(never would not hurt my feelings). I also took all of the bills that where older than sixty days. My wife set down and made bills out and sent them to all of the past due people. About twenty five percent paid right then. She has been sending out monthly bills now for him. Charges 2% a month late fee on any older than sixty days. The ones six months old without any contact have been turned over to my lawyer. With his help we have filed mechanic liens on about twenty dead beats. Will go next week and start REPOing the first ones property.
I hate doing that type of thing. It is one of several reasons that I do very little repair work anymore on new customers equipment. YOU ARE A LOW LIFE TO try and beat a ninety year old man out of money. My wife and I make sure he eats supper with us at least a few times each week. She loves cooking and with just us two she complains about having too many left over anyway. She makes him a few meal plates and sends them home with him too. This old man is not whining about how he is not getting enough SS to live on or has his hand out for welfare. He is doing what he can to support himself and dead beats are cheating him. IT makes me mad every time I think about it.
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