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September 30, 2007
No Sale....
Imagine if the world really worked the way my neighbor thinks it should, unemployment would cease to exist. I could show up at your home, landscape, paint, re-roof, or do whatever I wanted to, without giving you a chance to say "No", and send you a bill for my services, which you would be obligated to pay. Or I could take an unannounced sabatical from work, show up weeks or months later and resume my previously held position as if I'd never been absent, and my boss would be powerless to stop me. Ok, writing it out sounds more like extortion than sound economic policy.
I'm happy to report a rare moment of clarity yesterday when I realized I did not get to where I am by delegating management of my home or finances to a third party. No reasonable person would feel obligated to pay for services they did not request. Especially when those services were intentionally provided at a time they were not available to decline them, specifically because they HAD made their intent to decline such services known. I'm hoping the rules of behavior modification will hold true and refusal to reward the past unwanted mowing will prevent any future unwanted mowings.
Or I'll get sued, wouldn't that be fun?
Posted by Anna at September 30, 2007 4:10 PM
Comments
I would definitely say something!! A few years ago, I stopped "taking unwanted crap" from people. I say exactly what I want to say to people now and I am so much happier. I spend so much less time worrying about stupid stuff that other people should be worrying about and more time worrying about important stuff...like me! Empower yourself today!
Posted by: Gen at October 12, 2007 1:03 PM