ripoffs

[Howdyjabo]

The conversation under contracts got me to thinking about the best one I've seen hubby do when someone tried to stiff him.

Wayyyyy back we did a little contract hauling. The stockyard sent us to this new guys place (from Hell) . We quoted him a price that was /hr and distance traveled. It took forever as he had a lousy catch and pen system- we won't even talk about trying to load nut cases thru a gate in the middle of a pen.

He didn't like his bill-- and wrote a check for half of what it should have been-- and said take it or leave it.
I was Shocked when hubby said I'll take it and got in the truck to leave.

Then as he was pulling away- he yelled out the window that that check would cover the bill till he got to "the next town" he could find his cattle somewhere around there and took off.

A mile down the road the guy caught up with us and flagged us down-- he tried to pay the rest of what he owed.
I figurred hubby would take it. He refused
The guy offered more-- Ahaaa hubby was out for blood I thought
But wrong again-- hubby said nope-- told the man he made his bed and he'll have to lie in it now- and left.

He stopped at "the next town" and with the guy watching opened the trailer door and let em out--- then tore up the guys check and threw it on the ground. Told the guy to have a nice day and left .


Hubby never got stiffed local again

[PPRM]

Absolutely !!!!!!

PPRM

[Northern Rancher]

My kind of guy!!! Your hubby I meant lol good for him.

[Jinglebob]

Ooooo but he was a wise laddy, wasn't he?

[IL Rancher]

Most places around here f you haul some one else livestock in the sale barn asks you how much for your trucking and than they take it out and you get a seperate check for it. Must have had problems with people not paying or something I guess. I was hauling some for my grandfather who we custum graze for but didn't charge him for the hauling... Was already in his monthly bills that he had been paying for a year since the last time we hauled calves for him.