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- Dec 4, 2018
The proper rejoinder to “no, someone getting your bank details is a bfd” is not “lol his fault for living in America, also at least he’s not in jail for fucking his mom”. Relativism like that is foolish and pointless.Of course I would have a fit, but in this case I'm happy that I don't live in burgerland where the banks don't seem to give a shit about privacy.
Doesn't change the fact that this inconvenience is still pretty minor compared to some of the shit other cows have to deal with.
I don't know how it works over there, but here if there is some emergency that requires immediate payment, you can always explain the situation and pay couple of days later.
Let's say the water pipes in his home break and he needs to get it repaired immediatly. Do the workers leave you hanging until you pay them the full amount in front?
Couldn't he just write a check which wouldn't get cashed in before mondays anyway?
Also, as far as upfront payment for things like emergency house repairs it honestly does depend on the person or company you go with. A plumber might not ask for payment upfront because he won’t know what materials he might need or how much labor will be involved right away. If some dipshit whipped a brick through one of Phil’s windows, though, a glass guy will know precisely what to charge him and therefore would have no trouble asking for payment first.
It’s not ho-hum.