Posted by CopperheadVA on 11/11/06 12:26pm
Msg #159045

Always have a back-up stamp!

I left my NotRot Stingray stamp at a borrower's house on Thursday night! It was a long closing and I was very tired by the end. Discovered it missing Friday night at another closing! I did have my NNA back-up stamp thank heavens, but I feel like such an idiot! (And of course the borrower lives 40 miles from me, but the husband drives past my area to go to work each day so I get to meet him at 5 AM on Monday morning at the local freeway exit!)

Reply by JanelWI on 11/11/06 12:44pm
Msg #159048

I have had a similar experience! Glad to know I am not the only one. It was a late night signing got home at 1am, long drive! But I had to go back for it:-)

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 1:31pm
Msg #159057

Conducted a very tense signing on a crab boat last year. (Discovered there is *no* graceful way to board a crab boat; no gang plank - just a rickety box to teeter on whilst flinging a leg over the side, trying not to fall into the drink.) Long story short, feuding borrowers eventually refused to sign, and I missed my stamp in the gathering up. Stamp went to sea for three days. Tried to order a 'back up' for future mishaps, but was told by SOS that I could only replace my stamp with a re-issued authorization, which added a letter to my commission number designating the replacement of a lost/damaged/stolen original. Will research the possibility of ordering two stamps upon renewal. And, sure won't wear a skirt to boat signing again.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 11/11/06 1:43pm
Msg #159059

I am lucky in VA - I can order as many stamps as I want with no authorization needed. Of course that also means that any Joe Schmoe can order a stamp with my name on it as well, since many stamp companies do not require proof of commission before filling an order.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 2:19pm
Msg #159066

Just a total guess here, but I believe in OR, no authorization, no stamp. NNA required authorization when I tried to get a back up, as did local stationery store, so I'm pretty sure its OR law. (Just had a flash - of a stamp with the name Joe Schmoe...)

Reply by Stamper_WI on 11/11/06 2:22pm
Msg #159068

Wi says you can have more than one but they must be on record with the state.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 2:27pm
Msg #159070

I like that rule.

Reply by Kate/CA on 11/11/06 4:56pm
Msg #159095

Was the fishing boat out of Lincoln or Newport? My cousins own one out of Newport. Love that area!

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 5:53pm
Msg #159097

Newport. The harbor seals seemed to be barking their laughs at the old lady landlubber putting on a show for them. Mrs. borrower hopped right onto the deck, likewise Mr. and his hands. The more they tried to help, the more awkward things became. I can see the video - "Lincoln City notary demonstrates every conceivable way *not* to board a crab boat - laugh at will." The danged seals sure did.

I am one lucky girl living here...the Coastal Flier...what a great commute, even in the storms.

Reply by Kate/CA on 11/12/06 12:02am
Msg #159197

I got to go fishing in the Newport Harbor for crabs, that was interesting and fun. I can just visualize your attempt in a skirt. I do envy you, if my kids weren't down here, I'd be up there.
The )regon coast is beautiful, love all the little shops, up and down the coast.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/12/06 6:16pm
Msg #159374

Re: Hi, Kate - it is gorgeous. Pretty soggy today, tho' n/m

Reply by Donna Bird on 11/11/06 3:23pm
Msg #159077

Before I leave, I alway look at the table we signed on, and then I check my brief case, that I have the 1 notary stamp, 2 Notary book for signature 3 Main package to be shipped out
4 Happy borrowers. and sometimes my Notary business card- I am so scared to leave behind my stamp anywhere, it is locked up now. God forbid the wrong hands got it, I be sued

Reply by PJM/MI on 11/11/06 3:50pm
Msg #159079

Re: Tools of the Trade

I too, forgot my stamp at a borrowers home.. but he called me before I was even 1/2 block from his house. (My business card is stapled to the front of the file with the borrowers copy in it). The boat story is a HOOT!
I carry my stamp & my seal in a separate bag. (Make up kit bag. For some guys, this won't work) and then that is placed into a separate zipper compartment in my briefcase. I carry a soft bag vs. a "real" briefcase so I can throw it over my shoulder & keep my hands free.
I carry a hardbound journal, even though I am not in a journal state. Makes for good record keeping, AND a desktop. (Memories of last night). I also carry a legal sized clipboard. That's MY desktop.
Another OOPS story: Sitting in a borrowers immaculate, white kitchen with white as snow table having a good ol' time signing docs, when oops... I dropped my stamp onto the table. Guess what? The stamp did NOT come off the table top! I wonder if their table is still notarized.
(That's when I learned to put my stamp & seal on it's own little bag at closings).

Reply by CopperheadVA on 11/11/06 4:02pm
Msg #159080

Re: Tools of the Trade

That is very nice that your borrower called you immediately to alert you about leaving your stamp. That's what considerate people do. My borrowers had my business card (actually it's a sticker I put on the front of the folder of borrower's docs) but did they call me? Nooooo!

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 6:19pm
Msg #159105

Re: Tools of the Trade

Oooooh nooooo, not the gleaming white, one of a kind masterpiece, impossible to replace because the furniture craftsman is now an exclusive contract designer for Ikea, and no substance known to man can remove the Indelible Ink of the hapless notary's stamp table! Gulp. BUT - at least they can take heart knowing that their table is exactly the table it represents itself to be. (Tongue firmly in cheek, as I empathize with all my being.)

Reply by BrendaTx on 11/11/06 6:22pm
Msg #159106

Re: Tools of the Trade PJM - thanks for the warning!

I hate it when they have white tablecloths on the table...or when the top is a nice wooden table with top that will mar when the pen is pressed into it. My pens are pretty permanent also.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 6:40pm
Msg #159108

Re: Tools of the Trade PJM - thanks for the warning!

Just so.

And then there was a fine young family whose home was filled with lovely old furniture including the dining room table. When I offered "mats" upon which to sign to protect the tabletop, they looked at one another and smiled. He said this was his great-grandmother's table, brought across the country by wagon, and proudly pointed out the many marks made by his family throughout the years; where Grandpa signed the paper for his first house, Dad signed his marriage certificate, lines of a letter written to President Eisenhauer. They thought it well and proper that their financial decision be commemorated on the old table, and that their children could delight in, as they did, a sort of family chronicle of their history. One of my favorite signings.

Reply by BrendaTx on 11/11/06 7:03pm
Msg #159111

Susan Fischer, you are interesting. Good to have you aboard n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 7:31pm
Msg #159115

Re: What a nice thing to say.Thanks for the warm welcome n/m

Reply by TitleGalCA on 11/11/06 9:17pm
Msg #159148

I concur

So refreshing to have a new face/name that CONTRIBUTES...without demands for handouts!

Has there been a total eclipse of the sun - or is this a smart lady who enjoys her time here and would like to participate with acceptance?

I suggest the later. How nice.

A very warm welcome Ms. Fischer!

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 9:33pm
Msg #159153

Re:It may just be the weight of the Day, but life is so

short, is it not? The warmth of your welcome overcomes me.

Reply by TitleGalCA on 11/11/06 9:48pm
Msg #159155

Kiddo...it's such a nice reprieve to say so

so the thanks go to you.

Now, don't get stupid or demanding over the next few weeks, okay? LOL.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 10:12pm
Msg #159156

Re: Oh, TitleGalCA, while you're up, please be a dear

and make me a double sherry in my special sherry glass, and a nice hot water bottle, not too hot and not too cold, but just right? These old bones thank you. And, dearie, please stand up straight!

<laughter>

Reply by BrendaTx on 11/11/06 10:18pm
Msg #159157

Re: Oh, TitleGalCA...daaang...we've got a feisty one here...

We shall call her....ummmmm....not The Fissure...uh...not The Fish....hmmmm...Susie. Yeah, we'll call her Susie. And, while you are at it TG...bring me a whoopie cushion and the sherry bottle.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 10:24pm
Msg #159158

Re: "...'cause girls just wanna have fu-un, oh yeah"... n/m

Reply by TitleGalCA on 11/11/06 10:31pm
Msg #159159

Re: "...'cause girls just wanna have fu-un, oh yeah"...

Bad enough that I'm catering to my son tonight with his favorite beer...spaghetti and meatballs...garlic bread and the freakin TV (USC game).

I have to deal with this sh*t to on NR? Jeepers. Louise is easier, and far less challenging.

Susan - I'll do the sherry but you're on your own for the damn hot water bottle.

Reply by TitleGalCA on 11/11/06 10:34pm
Msg #159161

BTW...nice name. One of my favorites. n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 10:35pm
Msg #159163

Re: OK. Laughing too hard. Be right back. n/m

Reply by TitleGalCA on 11/11/06 10:32pm
Msg #159160

Sherry is on the house - supply U'r own whoopie cushion! n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 10:41pm
Msg #159164

Re: Gravity is not my friend. n/m

Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/11/06 11:11pm
Msg #159172

Re: So, Susie it is. Thank you BrendaTX. (long)

Thank you for your welcome to this board. And how I appreciate your 'naming' concept. Once, I took a job for a company owned by a woman whose name was 'Susan," and her co-owner husband declared I would be called Fish, so as not to confuse the two Susans. He seemed frustrated when I didn't respond to that name. A Fish Called Susan just wouldn't work. Which, reminds me of a story:

A borrower's origin was Yugoslavia, which no longer exists as a country. Her middle name was on her valid IDs, and she explained its origin. Hitler issued a list of 'acceptable names,' of which parents were required to name their children. It was a short list. Her mother refused to comply, and added 'Anna' as her first name; an act considered treason. Nevertheless, she retains and uses the name her mother gave her, and shakes her head at the paperwork involved in discarding her Hitler Name.

Sometimes, it's all in a name.