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TwilightGardener

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8. Not so much swindled as screwed over, to the tune of

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 01:09 PM

Nov 2012

many thousands of dollars, in separate events. And it costs $$ to sue. And insurance doesn't cover lots of shit. And life is unfair. But I'm not bitter...

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Have you ever been swindled? [View all] In_The_Wind Nov 2012 OP

Never that badly Tobin S. Nov 2012 #1

Sounds like a swindle to me. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #2

Bad dope deals in the old days. Iggo Nov 2012 #3

You were lucky. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #4

Yes, but someone was hired to get revenge on me. That was the first and last time. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #5

Holy crap. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #7

No. He pissed me off and I almost killed him in an arcade. He paid to have me targeted. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #11

I'm glad you're not as pissed as you were. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #14

If you count shitty contractors OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #6

The contractor our oil company recommended did such a bad job that In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #10

Not so much swindled as screwed over, to the tune of TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #8

Being bitter only adds to the cost of being screwed over. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #12

I've been hornswoggled. Does that count? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #9

Hornswoggled counts. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #13

I was watching the movie "The Grifters" Doc_Technical Nov 2012 #15

Con men deserve whatever unpleasantnesses befall them. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #16