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Old 10-11-2006, 10:59 AM   #21
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Re: Nice - To Be Or Not To Be ?

sorry about the cute thing.sounds as though this guy might be one of those smooth operators.i think he may be using you.consider cutting your losses now and move on.

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Old 10-11-2006, 01:28 PM   #22
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sorry about the cute thing.sounds as though this guy might be one of those smooth operators.i think he may be using you.consider cutting your losses now and move on.


So if he was ugly he wouldn't be using me?

I need to work strictly for ugly people for now on!!
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Old 10-11-2006, 01:44 PM   #23
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deb, sorry again.this disease i have sometimes surfaces.it is called footnmouth.i was attempting to completely step away from the cute thing. that being said my reccomendation would be to work for people that pay you.
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deb, sorry again.this disease i have sometimes surfaces.it is called footnmouth.i was attempting to completely step away from the cute thing. that being said my reccomendation would be to work for people that pay you.
I was teasing you!! Hey - I have the foot in mouth disease too - which is why I am in this position right now!
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I was teasing you!! Hey - I have the foot in mouth disease too - which is why I am in this position right now!
I have never had this problem ... but I have had the 'my foot in your ass' disease.

Not your ass specifically though...
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Foot in mouth disease if not treated right away can lead to " Head up your Ass ". The treatment is much harsher if it leads to that.
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Staying with him is a "Mitzvah", or Hebrew for a "good thing". Unfortunately, you have bills to pay as well as him.
Your free time to him is time that you could be using to prospect for other work.
My suggestion is to bring his paperwork as up to date as possible in one or two sessions, leave it in a state that everything can be easily resurrected at a later date, and then leave as ammicably as you can.
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Old 10-11-2006, 04:42 PM   #28
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I'm sorry to hear of your predicament. I've been there more than once myself. The worst thing is that you see his books and KNOW that it's not going to get better.

What kind of business is he in, if you don't mind me asking? Is there any way you can suggest anything to him? Heck, send him here! There are plenty of people here who'll set him straight!

So, no great ideas for you, just sympathy...

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I'm sorry to hear of your predicament. I've been there more than once myself. The worst thing is that you see his books and KNOW that it's not going to get better.

What kind of business is he in, if you don't mind me asking? Is there any way you can suggest anything to him? Heck, send him here! There are plenty of people here who'll set him straight!

So, no great ideas for you, just sympathy...

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He is a plumber. I did suggest something on Tuesday..... chapter 7 I can't send him here now - for obvious reasons!
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I have never had this problem ... but I have had the 'my foot in your ass' disease.

Not your ass specifically though...


Not yet........


<pondering> what a fuzzy troll foot looks like...
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Thanks everyone!!.... I do know what I have to do. Okay - be patient, I am starting a new thread.......because the damn wheels never stop turning.
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Not yet........


<pondering> what a fuzzy troll foot looks like...

Here I took my boots off and took a pic...Size 14 Triple Extra Wide
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Oh you tease you! Good thing I don't have a foot fetish, or I would have fainted over such an attractive foot.

Hey - ya know what they say about guys with big feet












They wear BIG shoes!!!
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He is a plumber. I did suggest something on Tuesday..... chapter 7 I can't send him here now - for obvious reasons!
Hmmm... A plumber. I thought those guys did ok in business. (As far as hourly rate, etc...) I guess no amount of income will magically turn a bad business person into a good one.

As far as sending him here: Don't worry, your secret identity is safe with us

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[QUOTE=Peladu;141767]Here I took my boots off and took a pic...Size 14 Triple Extra Wide

Dude, time to scrape off the toe jam! Looks like your toes are glued together!

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Here I took my boots off and took a pic...Size 14 Triple Extra Wide

Dude, time to scrape off the toe jam! Looks like your toes are glued together!

Ben
Titebond III, that stuff can get anywhere, I guess....
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Titebond III, that stuff can get anywhere, I guess....

You should use Gold Bond in your boots not Titebond.
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Okay - objective input please. I have worked for this one guy for 4 years. He is self-employed, and his bookkeeping is simple. He is in a bit of a pickle right now, financially. It is pretty dismal with no "climbing out" in sight, anytime soon. I haven't been charging him, because - well... he needs to eat. I can't leave him high and dry either, because his mess will get messier without me keeping up on the books - besides, it isn't my MO. I know everyone here has helped someone out before, but how long in your opinion is too long. He owes me about 225.00 as of today, and I myself don't have wads of cash laying around. I guess what I am thinking (it NEVER stops! ) is it isn't like he is going to be financially better next month, or even in six months. I just don't know WHAT TO DO!! I have a REAL hard time asking for money when I see first hand how little he has, and what does come in - I pay bills to try to keep him afloat. Opinions?
See if this guy will 'barter' his portion by working at your house. Lord knows there is always something that needs to be done on the homefront.
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I just don't know WHAT TO DO!! I have a REAL hard time asking for money when I see first hand how little he has, and what does come in - I pay bills to try to keep him afloat. Opinions?
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For what it might be worth.

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Do the right thing. (with no thought of what you'll get out of it)
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My office manager/ book keeper writes her own checks. Maybe you should ask for he check book?
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