Vent about having to say no to a relative asking for money.

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22. Maybe the mechanic knows the individual well enough to not trust her

If she'd bounced a check or two on him, he may know her well enough to not trust any money orders she dredged up.

Back when I was boarding people's horses, there were individuals that I'd had pass bad checks on me. One guy, after we went to court to collect over $5000 in board, vet, and farrier bills after he'd bounced two checks on me, tried to pay with certified checks. I had the judge on the case check to make sure they were valid - but then I contacted the payees to let them know that the money they'd paid as deposits on jobs was being used to pay past bad debts.

Long story short - the guy ended up in prison for over $150,000 in bounced checks he never made good - and ignoring warnings from the court to not have a bank account. The state attorney told me I was the only one to ever collect a debt from him - but I put liens on his step daughters horses until those debts were paid.