On the other hand...as I figured I was on a roll, getting caught up on some way past due invoices, I went ahead and after 2+ months (and a guy I didn't know really) after I billed him with no response, texted and called (had to leave a message, he didn't pick up, always a bad sign, maybe anyway) and real nicely asked we "get caught up" in a few days.
I had just finished up a quick HVAC job at a Wendy's, and drove across the street (busiest in town) as the big grocery store I prefer was there, and a guy pulled up along me as I parked. He had his head down, doing something, turns out he was writing a check out, and HE was the guy I had texted a few days earlier about getting paid. I didn't know him from Adam, he called me blind, I only met the carpenters on the jobsite. I thanked him profusely, all but saying I was sorry for pushing him a bit on payment. And that is the main reason I hate the all out crooks, they make me supicious of the guys who maybe are just a bit slow but still trustworthy, but just need a little prod to pay up. It is just so much simpler, for everyone involved, to get paid, either on the job site or within a month at most, 45 days is cool also, but 3 months plus and I get wiggy.
I had just finished up a quick HVAC job at a Wendy's, and drove across the street (busiest in town) as the big grocery store I prefer was there, and a guy pulled up along me as I parked. He had his head down, doing something, turns out he was writing a check out, and HE was the guy I had texted a few days earlier about getting paid. I didn't know him from Adam, he called me blind, I only met the carpenters on the jobsite. I thanked him profusely, all but saying I was sorry for pushing him a bit on payment. And that is the main reason I hate the all out crooks, they make me supicious of the guys who maybe are just a bit slow but still trustworthy, but just need a little prod to pay up. It is just so much simpler, for everyone involved, to get paid, either on the job site or within a month at most, 45 days is cool also, but 3 months plus and I get wiggy.