Posted by HisHughness on 3/17/06 12:32pm
Msg #106248

Whoever said educashun makes you smart?

Got a desperation call from a Florida title company at 4 p.m. They needed to close that day on a loan in Fayette County, just one county beyond my service area. The loan was the key to three other high-dollar loans the lender was working on; the title company had screwed up somehow, and it looked like the Texas loan would not close, which probably meant they were going to lose one pissed-off lender as a customer. They offered to pay me $300 for an e-docs closing if I could do it that night. Let's see: $300 fee + only 80-mile drive = Hell yes.

I get within 20 miles of the closing address, and pull over to confirm my directions. The file is not in my briefcase! After popping two nitroglycerin tablets, I call the borrower; he graciously agrees to close later -- like 10 p.m. I drive 60 miles back home. The file is nowhere in my place! I return to the car, where I discover that, as I was driving to the closing the first time, I had removed my coat and placed it on the seat, covering the files. Three degrees I have, including a doctorate, and I didn't have sense enough to look under the coat when I first discovered the files "missing."

Some days you're the steamroller. Some days you're the asphalt. Some days you're the idiot who bends over to pick up a penny right in front of the steamroller.

Reply by brooke on 3/17/06 12:38pm
Msg #106254

Jeez,HisHughness......you're right..

Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you. Sounds like my night only different hair-tearing out scenario. Good to hear you post again, I miss you're humor!

Reply by SarahBeth_CA on 3/17/06 12:49pm
Msg #106263

Hugh it is my extreme pleasure to extend to you an invitation to become a part of The Justice League. I believe that you would make a wonderful Captain Marvel. The Justice League is a silly list, although silly members are required to uphold thier states notarial laws and stand up against bad advice from those who do not respect thier state laws.

Reply by HisHughness on 3/17/06 1:34pm
Msg #106296

SaraBeth_CA intones:

***Hugh it is my extreme pleasure to extend to you an invitation to become a part of The Justice League.***

Thanks. I, too, am forming an organization; it is called the "Just Us League." Those eligible for membership are:

Anyone who has ever been tongue-lashed (type-lashed?) by CaliNotary.

Anyone who has ever failed to obtain the second set of signatures on the HUD 92900 Addendum to the Uniform Residential Application.

Anyone who has ever been stiffed by Sign on the X.

Anyone who has ever been contacted by Thomas A. Sirianni.

Anyone who has ever been asked by a neophyte signing agent if "I can go along with you on some signings."

Anyone who has ever gotten pissed off at, then envious of, then grateful for PAW because he knows so freakin' much.

Anyone who has ever busted his/her butt as a signing agent and still grossed less than $40,000.

Anyone who has sworn at least three times that they will not sign in again to NotRot unless all their paperwork, including new client solicitations for the week, has been done.

Anyone who, despite all the above, actually enjoys this business.

BYOBTTK (Bring Your Own Beer To The Keyboard) meetings will be held each time any member actually gets a check from SOX or Sirianni.

Reply by PAW on 3/17/06 2:59pm
Msg #106328

My secret -

Capt Marvel remarked, "Anyone who has ever gotten pissed off at, then envious of, then grateful for PAW because he knows so freakin' much."

The secret is that I don't know so much. I do know where to look to find out. I enjoy the research and consider myself pretty good at it. And I do learn as I go along. As long as there aren't any names to memorize (even case names cause me great grief), I can do just fine. Without my ID badge on though, I sometimes forget who I am: Steve Rogers or Captain America.

Reply by Beth/MD on 3/17/06 3:30pm
Msg #106338

Re: My secret - PAW

You enjoy research??? I only have 1.5 years of school left. You're hired

Reply by PAW on 3/18/06 4:56am
Msg #106489

Re: My secret - PAW

Yes, I do. Even legal research. The unfortunate part was/is that I'm terrible at remembering names, especially case names. I could provide a synopsis of a case without a problem, but when asked "who", I was stuck. But I would would know where to go and get the detailed information as needed.

Reply by BrendaTx on 3/17/06 1:19pm
Msg #106284

SS did not want to pay Hugh for this one... Glad he got it.

Here's a perfect example of rejecting signing service fees and getting more money to the NSA if you will not be too selfish.

I was offered this job at $50 on the 15th...signing service. I said No...It would take me $125 for edocs. Okay. They wanted to do it at my house. No...down the street. Okay, but that was really high. They would try to approve it at $115. Okay. I took it for $115 if NO fax backs. Okay.

They would not give me the bwrs' number. They gave me the lender number. Lender did not want the bwr to drive. Can you blame them???

When I talked to the lender I knew it was too important and too much for my schedule because I had a 3:00 pm and an 8:00 pm. I rejected it and told him it would be better to call someone else.

I referred them to Hugh and said he was a ret'd lawyher. I also gave lender one other agent because SS said were talling me there were no agents in Austin which would be the next place to call.

Now...when I had referred the SS to Hugh because I could not drive the 80 miles, the SS said there was no one in Austin to do the job. NO SA IN AUSTIN??? I THINK NOT. I told them to call Hugh. The SS would not "hear" me.

Apparently, the lender did.

Glad Hugh got a $300 fee from it.

Reply by BrendaTx on 3/17/06 1:25pm
Msg #106292

Re: SS did not want to pay Hugh - correction....

((I referred them to Hugh and said he was a ret'd lawyher. I also gave lender one other agent because SS said were talling me there were no agents in Austin which would be the next place to call. ))

SS said were talling me there were no agents

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SS was telling me there were no agents


Sorry folks, I have the stomach flu or some other fatal decease today.

Reply by BrendaTx on 3/17/06 1:26pm
Msg #106293

Re: SS did not #2 NOT decease ... disease for pete's sake...

back to bed.

Reply by eXpedN_TX on 3/17/06 1:30pm
Msg #106294

Re: SS did not #2 NOT decease ... disease for pete's sake...

Feel better Brenda!!!

Reply by MelissaCT on 3/17/06 2:24pm
Msg #106317

Typos

BrendaTx, it's typos like that which are humorous, not stupid. Thanks for the laugh, hope you feel better.

Reply by Ilona_OH on 3/17/06 1:55pm
Msg #106307

Re: SS did not want to pay Hugh - correction....

OMG where have you been Hugh?So glad you're on again.
Brenda-Had it all last week and wished anyone elso inthe world had it just not me .
As Charm said "rest and lots of fluids". If you have someone to make you chicken soup it really helps.

Reply by TitleGalCA on 3/17/06 2:20pm
Msg #106316

Campbells Chicken Noodle and 7-Up.

The Meal of the Nauseous; it works miracles...just like Mom.

Feel better Brenda.

Reply by PAW on 3/17/06 2:16pm
Msg #106313

Welcome back, Hugh. And welcome to my world. Degrees show how smart you are, but not necessarily how much common sense you may have. (Common Sense - if it's so common, why doesn't everyone have it? {ka boom}). Though I have not done exactly what you have, I certainly have misplaced a file during my travels. In my case, the file was in the trunk. (Don't ask.)

OT: I always though asphalt was some sort of rectum problems. Like hemorrhoids.

Reply by Dorothy_MI on 3/17/06 3:30pm
Msg #106337

Can tell it's a slow week

when both Hugh and PAW have time for silliness. Welcome back, Hugh, we've missed you and your zany sense of humor. Come see us again now, you hear?