What a moron.

wroughtn_harv · Sep 11, 2003

Some people are considerate of others. Some it seems are that way naturally. Others learn to be considerate for purely selfish reasons. More blessed to give, birds of a feather, etc and so on.

You have to wonder which is the most fortunate. The person who is considerate. Or the people who are blessed by encountering them.

Richard · Sep 11, 2003

( You have to wonder which is the most fortunate. The person who is considerate. Or the people who are blessed by encountering them. )

You know Harv.. I've always admired your use of words and your insite.

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An addendeum:

Today, got a couple envelopes returned for bad address. I'm making calls to find 1 that moved, and the other one evidently has NOT moved (this guy has $50,000), so I personally delivered the envelope with a note to their house & since no one home, put in mailbox.

This was about 20 miles out of my way... but hey... let's be honest here, if they open an account, it might be a nice one..(he's a retired NFL player)

Fingers crossed... after all... he's BOUND to have buddies!!

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Hoosier_Daddy · Sep 11, 2003

Richard,

I checked my mail box today. Nothing from you.

Since I have evolved to the point that I could sometimes hide my own Easter eggs, I was just hoping.

Tom

Richard · Sep 12, 2003

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Yours musta been returned back to me and I've yet to make the drive to hand deliver it.

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Golfgar4 · Sep 12, 2003

( uh... so Gary & Golfgar... which one of you two claims this specimen?
)

Like Sgt. Schultz from Hogan's Heroes, "I know NOTHING!" /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Currmudgeon · Sep 12, 2003

( You know, she NEVER said "Thank you". )

She was probably so freaked by almost having her kid incinerated, she had no room in her brain for any other thoughts. Nothing personal, but you were invisible at that moment.

Good job, though.

Gary_in_Indiana · Sep 12, 2003

Richard,

'What a moron' doesn't begin to describe it. I say that for a different reason than you did, though. After you read this I'm sure you'll wish as much as I do that you'd talked with me before you sent those letters out.

I know of a company that makes millions of dollars a year by doing what you did. They find money owed people then contact them and offer to help them collect it for a 40% fee. I'm sure on some of them the people figure out on their own where the money is and avoid the 40% fee. Most just look upon it as "found money" and sign the papers allowing this company to act on their behalf and collect the funds and take their check for the 60%.

Instead of taking abuse from this guy over $56, he'd have been elated to get a check for $33.60 from you. Think how happy you'd have been to send out that check for $60,000 after you collected the $100,000 for that other account.

Richard · Sep 12, 2003

Gary, Gary, Gary...

Obviously, my association here at TBN gives you an impression of me that I"m NOT "sneaky minded" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif (laughing outloud)...

Anyway.. I DID think of that, but was thinking 5% or something of the like. I ran it past my compliance department and they arbitrarily said "no". SOoooooooooo, me being the bullhead that I can be (read that to say "AM"), I called the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) which I'm sure if my firm knew, they'd freak out.

HOwever, since I USE to talk to the NASD with our old firm, I'm not afraid of them.

The NASD gave me a no go also. They said this happened before and some lawyers did this routine and it was found to be illegal, or immoral, or something that I do not recall. The logic was, it was "wrong" to charge someone for information that was considered PUBLIC. (by virtue of the money being held by the state)

On a technicality, I still dont think this situation qualifies, as the money is NOT YET at the state yet (hence, not "public"). But in the spirit of doing the right thing, I said ok, and let it drop.

Though I might be an honest person, though I might be a nice person... I can still be sneaky /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Richard

Richard · Sep 12, 2003

( She was probably so freaked by almost having her kid incinerated, she had no room in her brain for any other thoughts. Nothing personal, but you were invisible at that moment)

Thank you C... but for sake of brevity, I left out that part of her [censored] at her child was screaming at the child "Well, what do you tell the man?" (verbally flogging the freaked out child to thank me)

I do not recall that the child ever did anything but cry and am sure her verbal tirade did nothing to help it. I was just sad for her that when it was done, she herself never offered a thank you, NOR (darn her) a token poptart for my efforts!

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Gary_in_Indiana · Sep 12, 2003

it was "wrong" to charge someone for information that was considered PUBLIC 

Well, if it's public knowledge and I know it but you don't and you don't know how to find out and are willing to pay me, I see no problem with it. When I was on the other end of it a few years ago I wouldn't have expected the company which contacted me to just tell me where to get my $19,000+. The amount and the time frame was enough of a clue I was able to figure it out, though and collected the $19,000 myself instead of the $11,000+ I would have gotten. Had I not been able to figure it out on my own, I think I'd have been happy with the $11,000+ as opposed to nothing.