I already quit today.

[emoflamingo]

If I hear one more sob story from someone who owes my boss money or that they "didn't realize they needed to specify that when they started their policy" (um yes, comprehensive & collision coverage is extra and you signed the line acknowledging that you would not have that coverage), I'm probably going to snap.

I need some freakin' cake.

ALSO. We went to an open house yesterday for a house that my H was just in love with and was just put on the market on Friday. Mid-range for price, it had 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, the upstairs layout was awkward but nothing that couldn't be solved by taking out a (non load bearing) wall. By yesterday night, it had 2 offers. And no movement on our house yet, so double .

[aweilba]

You sound like my DH when he comes home from work. He's a claim rep for an insurance company and says stuff like that all the time. You totally deserve cake. People can be so stupid.

[emoflamingo]

I think my H is happy he doesn't work with customers (he works for a health insurance company but he works in I/T) when I tell him some of the stories I hear.

[emjacobs]

I starting calling overdue accounts this morning, I feel your pain.

I got told (by a company that owes less than $100 since 2008) that his wife died in 2009 so he hasn't been able to pay... Really? You don't have separate work and personal expenses?

[emoflamingo]

My favorite so far was "I was out of the country for 3 months." So.. you were out of the country, didn't pay ahead and it's my fault you lapsed? I called you 2 times, you were sent 3 pieces of mail notifying you of your payment amounts (which, if you're out of the country does you no good) and now you want me to reinstate you without paying your balance? Nope.

[aweilba]

Nice. My husband was threatened once by a guy who had gotten into an accident, but didn't have collision coverage so he had to pay out of pocket for most of the damage. He threatened to come down to our city (this man lived 2 hours North), walk into his company, and kill him unless he made his company pay for his collision. People can be real assholes when it comes to money.

[lemondrop]

Did you bury St. Joseph? We were under contract less than 24 hours after burying it. I think it's worth a try.

[emoflamingo]

Yep, it's buried! There are 2 houses within the same two blocks of ours also up for sale.

Not only did that house actually have FOUR offers, not two, they upped the price because it "wasn't priced right for the market" because they had 6 showings in 48 hours, not the week they usually have. And we got the sellers disclosure and let's just say -- have fun with that bidding war people, not touching that house with a 10 foot pole.