Re: The saga ended (or is it continuing? (was Re: A sticky contractor situation: no pay yet?)

[holmegm -at- comcast -dot- net]

"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> wrote:

[snip postmark evidence of client sending late check, and perhaps
being less than truthful about it]

>When I do hand him the envelope (never opened), I do plan on mentioning that
>fact, and see what the response it.

By now, I'm sure that you know the advice - don't do it!

But that can be easier said than done.  The whole affair was very important 
to you, even if it wasn't to your client.

What I try to do (everywhere except online discussion forums, of course ;) )
is to ask myself what I have to gain by proving that I'm right.  What do I hope
will happen?  Best case?  Worst case?  Most likely outcome?

I find that this thought exercise makes it easier to bite the bullet
and do the sensible thing, rather than the (temporarily) satisfying thing.

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Greg Holmes

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