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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had a plumber do work on my house, and then never cashed the check. Around $1k if I remember correctly.

I needed him to come out to disconnect a 100-year-old radiator that fell off the wall and cap the pipes so we could keep the heat on in the house.

It was an emergency, of course, so I basically called the first person who could come out and do the work. I never really expected to ever be in touch with him again. By the time I realized he didn't cash the check, I no longer had his contact info.

I tried looking up the name on the check, but it didn't lead to anything.

If he showed up today and told me he lost the check, I'd give him a new one.

However, although his work was fine, his whole vibe was a little shady. Like maybe he took the job right before fleeing the country. Either that or he dropped dead.

After about a year I voided the check in my accounting software.

[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey it's me, shady plumber guy. New check pls

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Hey it's me, shady plumber guy. I forgot where you live.