Wow, bear7962, that is wonderful that you received the money owed to you! Maybe the man never would have bothered if he had to go through the "trouble" of posting a cheque to you. I am forever amazed by the way some people think everything requires too much effort. Reminds me of a friend I had many years ago.
She and her husband both worked full time. Her days were fairly long, but she made them two hours longer than they really needed to be, but that is another story. Anyway, we were chatting about cooking one day. She said she was too tired to cook a big meal once she arrived home in the evenings, so I told her I had several recipes that were very tasty, healthy, and did not take long to prepare if you have the ingredients on hand. I proceeded to tell her about one dish that I prepared with zucchini, mushrooms, snow peas, herbs, etc., and served over a bed of vermicelli and topped with parmesan cheese. I said whilst you are preparing the entree, you can pop a loaf of crusty bread into the oven to bake, and dessert can be something really simple like some sorbet. She said, oh, that sounds wonderful. How long does it take to prepare the entree if I have every thing on hand? I said only 30 minutes. 30 minutes! she cried. That is too long! Who has 30 minutes to cook?!!
I told her I cooked suppers on weekends that required three or more hours of my time, not including cleanup, so I did not think 30 minutes was a lot to prepare a hot, delicious, healthy meal. I guess it is all about your point of view.