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Old 10-15-2013, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston View Post
No - but what if is my question> What if it led to MORE than a window. WHAT IF - I'd like an answer - what would you do? Would your ethics fly out the window?

What if, like me, the homeowner had a $1000 deductible and the bill came to over 1K. What would you do? Hmmm. Don't seem to get a straight answer from anyone as to what they would do. We've had this thread 20 times in the past 5 years and no one answers my question. Would you still pay the homeowner even if the bill came to a much higher than expected amount? Yes? No? If not why not?

And please don't answer with something like "Don't you have any ethics Russ?". I want to know what you would do - not what you expect me to do.

Thanks in advance for anyone honest enough to try an answer the real question. Anybody can say they'd pay for a cheap window.
This is why I don't play golf. My aim's bad enough with a pickleball, but they're plastic and have holes in them.

My answer, Russ, is that I would pay for the window only, because a) you assume some risk living on a golf course, and so therefore b) why the blazes put a priceless object in harm's way. There has to be some cost associated with the owner's stupidity in your example. Just my opinion.