Dealing with debt - the way of the spider

[David Guyatt]

[Peter Lemkin]

Dear Mr. Guyatt, I know I need new glasses, but.....can you make that post just a 'tad' larger LOL?! However, that brings up the question of why when a file or photo is posted it is so small on this Forum....

[David Butler]

I looked at this earlier and wondered if it was just me so thanks Peter Looks like I need new glasses too...

[Magda Hassan]

Maybe he can post it in Braillle?

[Magda Hassan]

Here it is David and everyone who thought they needed glasses


Below is the complete email conversation that Adelaide man David Thorne claims he had with a utility company chasing payment of an overdue bill.





From: Jane Gilles
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.19pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account
Dear David,
Our records indicate that your account is overdue by the amount of $233.95. If you have already made this payment please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.
Regards, David.


From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.07am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account
Dear David,
Thankyou for contacting us. Unfortunately we are unable to accept drawings as payment and your account remains in arrears of $233.95. Please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.32am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
Can I have my drawing of a spider back then please.
Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.42am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Overdue account
Dear David,
You emailed the drawing to me. Do you want me to email it back to you?
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.56am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
Yes please.
Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 12.14pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account
Attached


From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 09.22am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Whose spider is that?
Dear Jane, Are you sure this drawing of a spider is the one I sent you? This spider only has seven legs and I do not feel I would have made such an elementary mistake when I drew it.
Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.03am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Whose spider is that?
Dear David, Yes it is the same drawing. I copied and pasted it from the email you sent me on the 8th. David your account is still overdue by the amount of $233.95. Please make this payment as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.05am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Automated Out of Office Response
Thankyou for contacting me. I am currently away on leave, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
Regards, David.

From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.08am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Hello, I am back and have read through your emails and accept that despite missing a leg, that drawing of a spider may indeed be the one I sent you. I realise with hindsight that it is possible you rejected the drawing of a spider due to this obvious limb ommission but did not point it out in an effort to avoid hurting my feelings. As such, I am sending you a revised drawing with the correct number of legs as full payment for any amount outstanding. I trust this will bring the matter to a conclusion.
Regards, David.


From: Jane Gilles
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 2.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Dear David, As I have stated, we do not accept drawings in lei of money for accounts outstanding. We accept cheque, bank cheque, money order or cash. Please make a payment this week to avoid incurring any additional fees.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 3.17pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
I understand and will definately make a payment this week if I remember. As you have not accepted my second drawing as payment, please return the drawing to me as soon as possible. It was silly of me to assume I could provide you with something of completely no value whatsoever, waste your time and then attach such a large amount to it.
Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Tuesday 14 Oct 2008 11.18am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Attached

[Charles Drago]

It was silly of me to assume I could provide you with something of completely no value whatsoever, waste your time and then attach such a large amount to it.

Sincerely,

Earl Warren

[David Guyatt]

Thanks Magda, and sorry guys. I tried everything I know (which ain't much to be fair) to increase the size of the .jpg but nothing worked. Then a thought struck like a bolt out of the blue and I asked Magda if she could help...

Voila!

[Damien Lloyd]

excellent, but how about this?

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.03am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Whose spider is that?
Dear David, Yes it is the same drawing. I copied and pasted it from the email you sent me on the 8th. David your account is still overdue by the amount of $233.95. Please make this payment as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.05am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Automated Out of Office Response
Thankyou for contacting me. I am however extremely disturbed by your latest correspondance in which you state "I copied and pasted it from the email you sent me". As you know from my previous email this drawing of a spider is valued at $233.95. I spent time creating this original piece of art and I retain full copyright. And yet knowing this as I'm sure you must, you admit in writing that you have illegally copied my drawing of a spider in clear violation of international copyright laws, and then sent me the copy thus retaining the original drawing which is of course still valued at $233.95.
I will be speaking to my lawyers who will be in touch in due course. Obviously court action is a very distinct possability at the moment. I do not however wish seem unreasonable, and have therefore thought of an alternative to a lengthy and costly legal battle. You could either accept my drawing as payment as I originally suggested or you could pay me $233.95 for the drawing which you have admitted to stealing.

:y:

[Magda Hassan]

:top: :rofl:

Do you work at Monsanto by any chance Damien?

They sued the farmer next door to where they had their Frankenstein seeds planted when his natural crop was polluted by their genetically engineered patented trademarked life forms.

[Damien Lloyd]

Someones actually done it? I knew it was only a matter of time before one of these companies tried.

Next will be a water company bringing charges against someone for theft when they collect rain water in a bucket. Their argument will be that the water which fell on the appellants land should have eventually made it's way to the water companies reservoir for processing and distribution, the bucket served as a means of deliberatly preventing this natural process and thus stealing the companies resources and damaging profits, m'lud. (Keep watching, it'll happen somewhere).