The ulitimate question...

toughb

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This is not theory but really happened.

What would you do if an appointment was screwed up and the SP threatened to call your home and did!:eek:
 
I guess it kinda depends on what she said. The initial feeling would be to post her contact details here so we can all avoid her. But more details are needed I think. Did she talk to the SO and say "Toughb booked an appointment but didn't show and now I'm pissed" or did she leave a message on the machine saying "Hey big guy, where are you at?".

Also, how exactly did she "threaten" to call your home?
 
I'm assuming that if you can give out your home number to an SP, then you have nothing to fear from any threat.

Otherwise, if you can afford to hobby, then you can afford a pre-paid cell.
 
As I leave for this evening I have to tell you...

DistantVoyeur said:
For me, no biggie. Live alone.

Can see how would be problem for others....

BUT..... why use home number? 2 words for ya***********************

Two mistakes. One an SP threatening to call your home and followed through.

The second. I'm not married. Live alone. No damage could be done to me but others?

One further point. She advertises on Terb. I have to stay within Terb guidelines.

Come to you own conclusions on this. If one was married what questions would you have. The circumstances are irrelevant. The threat and follow through, in my opinion, went far beyond normal boundaries.:mad:
 
toughb said:
The circumstances are irrelevant. The threat and follow through, in my opinion, went far beyond normal boundaries.

Respectfully, I beg to differ. I agree that the follow through is unreasonable. (The threat might merely be an oddity.) But clearly, this is not something that happens on a regular basis. Something brought about both the threat and the call.

In your original post you asked "What would you do if ...". I maintain that the response to this depends on the circumstances.

Peace.
 
toughb said:
This is not theory but really happened.

What would you do if an appointment was screwed up and the SP threatened to call your home and did!:eek:

What do you mean by screwed up? You screwed up or the SP screwed up?

Assuming the situation was the SP messing up (like showing up to the wrong place or something) but behaving like it was my fault, I'd probably hand the phone over to my wife and my wife would ask her why she screwed up the appointment.

Beyond that, what I'd do really depends on how reasonable the SP is.

For unusual situations like someone trying to blackmail me, threaten me or being belligerent, I would make myself uncontactable and may even go to the police to get a restraining order.
 
toughb said:
This is not theory but really happened.

What would you do if an appointment was screwed up and the SP threatened to call your home and did!:eek:

Take a page from Tony Soprano's book and she will likely be very repentant.
 
xarir said:
Respectfully, I beg to differ. I agree that the follow through is unreasonable. (The threat might merely be an oddity.) But clearly, this is not something that happens on a regular basis. Something brought about both the threat and the call.

In your original post you asked "What would you do if ...". I maintain that the response to this depends on the circumstances.

Peace.

And I respectfully disagree with you. :cool: We all know how bent out of shape people get when someone tries to get "freebies" by threatening an SP with a bad review on this board (and righfully so!).

IMHO, the threat mentioned (and followed through on, apparently) in this post is significantly more serious. The only thing I can think of comparable to this (in trying to reverse the roles) would be for the client to threaten to contact (and follow through) the police and make a complaint (most likely anonymously). Both could have far reaching legal and financial implications for the party affected. In fact, the possible consequences to contacting a client's SO are still probably greater than a client contacting the police about an SP,

I don't see how you can even begin to defend the SP in this case, whether or not toughb has a SO that he had to worry about. This shows a total lack of professionalism AND class on the part of the SP!

If the client really and truly crossed the line, then the SP should contact the authorities and file a complaint. Otherwise, if it was nothing criminal that took place, simply move on and refuse to see the client again.

That's my take on the matter, for what it's worth. (I'm single so really does not affect me, but there is still the principle behind this).
 
Reading the header... I was expecting either a quiz on Unified field Theory or God and Abortion. Obviously you gave her the number..

Anyone who threatens you in a business relationship has instantly lost a client. End of story.
 
Wow, you felt comfortable giving your home phone if you live with someone else???:eek:
 
Exactly what Stoo and Cobster said....
use a pre-paid, or don't give it out if you're not comfortable with it.
 
only thing I can think of comparable to this (in trying to reverse the roles) would be.....

What would be comparable would be for the client to learn the real name of the SP and post up her picture and name on a website identifying her as a prostitute.