Random Thoughts

Sometimes the little guy wins. And let me tell you, it’s extremely intoxicating when you’re the little guy that wins.

I built a web site for what turned out to be a really bad client. They weren’t paying. After 3 months of being polite and getting almost no reply from them, I realized it was time to pull up my sleeves and get serious. I finally started to get some reaction from them, but they were nasty. They basically told me to knock off a bunch of money from my bill, or take them to court. It takes 3 months to get that kind of response!? Sheesh. I made a compromise offer which I was told probably wouldn’t fly. I don’t like to be bullied. Especially when I’m in the right and the bully is in the wrong.

So I researched my rights and managed to use copyright law to get the website taken down. That morning I got a call from the bully, who was now suddenly very willing to accept the offer that, last time I checked, they told me “probably wouldn’t fly”. Their attitude quickly changed once the lights went out, so to speak.

Let me tell you, it’s an awesome feeling to fight for what’s right and win.

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