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Originally Posted by Shimpy
WOW, how gullible can you get? Do you really believe that story about he couldn't afford his medicine? If he over committed then why didn't he return the money he recieved? He is stealing plain and simple. He was able to work on another customers property so how sick was he? Telling the customer they would have to find another landscaper and not refunding the money is fraud. Where do you see he is making an effort to honor his commitment?
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Hi Shimpy: gullible or non judgmental you choose the label but in my view what difference does it really make. For example his wife says they could not afford medicine what difference does it make if its true or not at that point the effect was the same and the money not returned so at that point in time it didn't matter which was true or untrue because it didn't get to the heart of the matter.
I held back on my first post because I did not want to be in the position to suggest options for the OP because the OP did not ask for any. All of what the OP says of the contractor and his wife is a he says she says scenario.
I spent my entire career testing the veracity of people and have learned the best approach is to be non-judgmental because any preconceived notions lead to confirmation bias. You call it gullible I call it a method to determine the real from the perceived. Never would I jump to conclusions because if its skullduggery afoot the actor will eat your lunch always would I take the level headed approach so as not to have body language etc. be a give away
If I had been an LOE I would have been the good cop
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