Hmm... if he has the cash to cover the check to begin with, he can go into
his bank, write his check to cash and then hand you the money. So not taking
the check in this case seems like a REALLY good plan to me.

Sounds like the guy didn't live up to his end of the interaction. Ben did
his job, and the customer's job which is to contribute in exchange for
service didn't do his job, in fact he wasn't even prepared to do his job.
All the time Ben was working this guy could have been on top of figuring out
how he was going to pay for it, but he didn't, and couldn't. That's just
thoughtless and rude if nothing else.

Bummer Ben. It's definitely the combination of good provider/good customer
that makes it all worthwhile and rewarding for everyone. The product of two
positives is positive, throw in one negative and you know how it goes... if
they're both negative, then nobody cares how it turns out anyhow.

Jim Akiba

On 8/8/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
> I hear you Hellen... still, for some older folks that are use to check,
> the
> nice kind of people... i still take check as they don't own debit and
> don't
> like to use credit card, well, that is what they told me... An older men
> told me that i should take that as an honnor (taking his check)... he is
> 82
> yo and still sleep in a Vanagon camper, I have great respect for that. But
> lately,  he lost his drivers licence because he doesn't see well anymore,
> his wife, 5.0 feet tall now drive the van, this couple is so nice that i
> will never refuse a check from them.
>
> But to the new generation... i say NO. Check are something of the past.
>
> Ben
>