If you are telling the story straight PK, and i do believe you, then they are a-holes. if/when i have a son/daughter i will teach them a few things: 1 cod, 2 always honour your word or you have no honour and your just another money grubbing thief, 3 be patient, 4 respect others, 5 cut all a-holes off and out
You know you lived up to your end. they didn't. they are thieves. you are not.
i just had a guy screw me. I saved his ass from a violent crackhead. he shit all over it and screwed me in a real sly weasly way. i have a plan for this guy and he'll never see it coming.
if your guy had done this to me i would pour out 200 grams on his car hood, pour lighter fluid on it and toss matches at it. Lit ones. But that is me. i never get caught. I'm very patient and i don't tolerate certain things. I've never had anyone come back at me because peeps can tell: this is a guy to walk away from. But that's me. I am very hard-core about honouring my word and i expect it from others. local pd know me and respect me. i respect them. any good cop can tell within seconds what a guy is all about. they know i'm the guy who runs into a burning building to save someone. they also know i'm up to something but don't take it any further cause they know i'm one of the good guys.
This prick sounds a lot like my former buddy: he's crafty but he ain't clever. More like a rat. I would reckon it this way: what squeeze am i prepared to take for the juice i'd like to drink? everyone is different. I personally have no problem standing in front of a cop/judge and calmly explaining to them what happened and why i did what i did. you may have recourse through small claims, you could stand in front of the place and scowl at anyone who tried to enter (ie ruin his business and rep), you could find out where he lives and show up at the door (i've done it, works real good).lotsa options. pipewrenches and hammers are great incentives.
don't get the wrong idea. i am a very nice guy and people instinctively like me. However: i expect to be paid. you have every right to as well