Posted by Peter Rado on 6/18/07 12:06pm
Msg #195629

!!! Warning -- DO NOT SIGN FOR THIS COMPANY !!!

ESCROW SIGNING SERVICES, INC. -- ESSNETWORK.COM (out of CALIFORNIA) WILL NOT PAY ME!!!
I did a signing for this Co. and they refuse to pay me. When I spoke with "Nathon D. Tran" this half-wit tried to put the blame on the Titile Co. I had already spoke with the TC and was informed that the loan funded and everyone was paid. When I threatned him, all he could muster up (in that dim-witted mind of his) was that his Company is owned by a firm in CANADA. WHY THE HELL IS ANY AMERICAN NOTARY WORKING FOR A CO. IN CANADA. It is my recommendation that anyone in our industry should NOT do business with this company.

Reply by BrendaTx on 6/18/07 12:34pm
Msg #195635

It used to be an occasional occurence

that bad ss's or slow pay title companies were reported here.

Now there's one or more bad companies reported daily.

A lot of times people don't post how deep a company has gotten into them b/c they don't want to appear completely stupid for taking the assignments even after they have seen signs of slow pay...however, this is what's going on more than we realize. Well...that's based on emails to me regarding the crooks out there.

Reminds me of reports of some of the "vets" who got stiffed by a certain company for hundreds or up to a thousand or more dollars a few years ago.

I am thankful no one ever got to me and now I am completely down to working only for a couple of title companies on a regular basis.

Reply by BrendaTx on 6/18/07 1:13pm
Msg #195637

UGH! I misspelled "occurrence"; I hate it when that happens! n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/18/07 1:59pm
Msg #195640

Re: Trust me, Brenda, judging from some of the posts

I've seen recently your little slip is nothing. Some of them have me thinking a 10-year-old wrote them instead of an adult so-called "professional".

And I apologize in advance for offending anyone - I do't mean to hurt anyone but bad spelling and grammar are a pet peeve of mine, and I've recently seen an abundance of it on this board and elsewhere.

Reply by sandi42 on 6/18/07 2:09pm
Msg #195642

Re: Trust me, Brenda, judging from some of the posts

i quess we can't all be perfect like you linda.

Reply by BetsyMI on 6/18/07 2:15pm
Msg #195645

Re: Trust me, Brenda, judging from some of the posts

Sorry Sandy....guess we offended YOU. You're right, we can't all be perfect...LOL.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/18/07 2:24pm
Msg #195646

Re: Trust me, Brenda, judging from some of the posts

Never said I was perfect, Sandi - so thanks for that totally unnecessary post - do you feel better now? I hope so.

Reply by sandi42 on 6/18/07 2:25pm
Msg #195647

Re: Trust me, Brenda, judging from some of the posts

Their was no need for your post either and yeah it makes me feel better.

Reply by cassiewi on 6/18/07 2:44pm
Msg #195650

Blah blah blah

Will you ever stop acting like a baby? Stop acting as though everyone thinks they're perfect, because no one is. The fact of the matter is that your posts are full of misspellings and incorrect grammar. If you don't like someone pointing that out (not to mention she didn't even point you out), fix it. That's all there is to it.

Reply by Dorothy_MI on 6/18/07 3:11pm
Msg #195653

My pet peeves

Starting sentences with lower case letters, not capitalizing proper nouns, nor the pronoun I and the misuse of There, Their and They're. Really about 4th grade English!!

Reply by sandi42 on 6/18/07 3:20pm
Msg #195655

Re: My pet peeves

Who cares Dorothy what you think. I didn't know I was in English class today.

Reply by Dorothy_MI on 6/18/07 3:39pm
Msg #195657

Re: My pet peeves

A sign of an uneducation person is the use of incorrect or improper use of grammar. We are NEVER out of English class -- it is the language of this country (and the official business language of the world). Now if you don't mind having everyone know that you don't give a rats a$$ about appearance or attention to detail (in a detail oriented business) just continue posting in this vein. A famous saying, "Better to keep silent and have others think you are stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

Reply by sandi42 on 6/18/07 3:49pm
Msg #195660

Re: My pet peeves

Dorothy why don't worry about you and not others. So some of us made a mistake mispelling bid deal.

Reply by BetsyMI on 6/18/07 3:53pm
Msg #195662

Wow!

Sandy wrote...."Dorothy why don't worry about you and not others. So some of us made a mistake mispelling bid deal."

This IS a 'bid deal'.

Reply by sandi42 on 6/18/07 3:56pm
Msg #195663

Re: Wow!

Did it on purpose wanted to see if you noticed. lol.

Reply by MikeC/NY on 6/18/07 11:37pm
Msg #195718

Not to pick nits, but...

<<A sign of an uneducation person is the use of incorrect or improper use of grammar.>>

What exactly is an "uneducation person"? And should we condemn him for lapses in grammar while we forgive him for the sin of making up new words?

<<Now if you don't mind having everyone know that you don't give a rats a$$ about appearance>>

Here we either have an unknown number of rats sharing a single a$$, or someone who forgot an apostrophe while in the midst of lecturing others on the necessity of paying attention to detail and the proper use of grammar...

I'm not trying to be a wise-a$$, but no one is perfect - you've just proven that point. I like to think I have a pretty good grasp of grammar and spelling, but I know I've made mistakes in some of my posts (maybe including this one) and I will undoubtedly continue to do so in the future. Does that mean I don't pay attention to detail when I'm doing my job? We're in an informal forum here - typos, bad grammar, and the occasional incoherent rant are to be expected - none of that necessarily reflects on whether the poster knows what he or she is doing, or whether he or she can project a professional image.

It's the old "he who lives in a glass house" routine - don't critique what others write unless you're willing to to be critiqued in return.

Reply by CaliNotary on 6/18/07 11:58pm
Msg #195719

Re: Not to pick nits, but...

It actually has a name:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skitt%27s_law

Reply by MikeC/NY on 6/19/07 12:08am
Msg #195722

Re: Not to pick nits, but...

Good catch - and I especially liked this one (assuming it wasn't a typo from whoever posted the wiki):

Hartman's Law of Prescriptivist Retaliation (Jed Hartman, April 1998): "Any article or statement about correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling is bound to contain at least one eror."

Reply by CaliNotary on 6/18/07 4:36pm
Msg #195669

Re: My pet peeves

But it doesn't matter if it's 4th grade English, not everyone is perfect! Sure, Phil Spector blew a hole in Lana Clarkson's head, but he's not perfect. Why is Paris Hilton in jail, do you drive perfect every time you get in the car?

I can't believe Sandi is STILL breaking out that line in here. Nobody in here is perfect, but some of us are definitely dumbasses.

Reply by sandi42 on 6/18/07 4:47pm
Msg #195671

Re: My pet peeves

i really could care less what you think either. This post isn't about this crap.

Reply by BetsyMI on 6/18/07 2:14pm
Msg #195644

Re: Trust me, Brenda, judging from some of the posts

I agree about the spelling and grammar...pet peeve of mine too. It's no wonder there are so many errors on loan documents.

People make all kinds of spelling and grammatical errors on this forum and then brag that they've done hundreds of 'error free' loans. I would think that if you're sloppy in one area, you'd be sloppy in another.

Maybe posters are just in a hurry and too lazy to correct what they type???

Reply by Signing_Doc on 6/18/07 2:59pm
Msg #195651

children...children....did you forget the original post? n/m

Reply by LC/AZ on 6/18/07 3:33pm
Msg #195656

Re: children...children....did you forget the original post?

The only thing, now, is to look in the camera and say, "I am not smarter than a fifth grader."

Reply by Stuart Posner on 6/18/07 3:45pm
Msg #195658

dee dee dee n/m

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/18/07 3:46pm
Msg #195659

Re: LOL...jeez..never meant to start a war!!..:) n/m

Reply by pan/nd on 6/18/07 4:28pm
Msg #195668

Re: LOL...jeez..never meant to start a war!!..:)

Then, why did you fire the first shot?

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/18/07 4:58pm
Msg #195672

Re: <<sigh>>..I see it won't end

It wasn't a "shot" - it was a statement of fact - read some past posts and you'll see for yourself - there are inadvertent typos and and then there are others - posts where you need an interpreter to figure out what the person is saying because the spelling and grammar is so bad. Statement of fact - if that bothers you, so be it. I'm done with this - and I think it's been drawn our long enough.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 6/18/07 5:00pm
Msg #195673

Re: Correction...drawn "out" n/m

Reply by JanetK_CA on 6/18/07 6:23pm
Msg #195684

Re: Correction...drawn "out"

At risk of joining a fray I'd rather stay out of, your error was clearly an example of a typo vs. an error of spelling and/or grammar - and a great example of how easy it is to tell the difference. We are all guilty of that from time to time and it's no big deal.

BTW, as I chuckle to myself, while typing the above, I wrote "type" vs. "typo" the first time above. ;> Fortunately, I edit my work, 'cause I'm sometimes a pretty so so typist. (I've already made a gazillion corrections...) I'd like to think that taking the little extra time to do this (to at least make sure it is readable - not necessarily perfect) is an example of attention to detail. Hiring parties may not all read this forum, but habits carry over. If someone is sloppy here, others might conclude that they will be sloppy in other areas of work. That's how it IS relevant, imho. It also shows that you care about how you present yourself - also relevant to our business.

Reply by jba/fl on 6/18/07 8:21pm
Msg #195699

Re: Correction..spelling and grammer "are" not 'is'

Agree Janet. I type, then proofread all the time. It is the little things that get on pet peeves lists. Many times the eye corrects as we read and we don't notice some errors, others are so noticable that we cringe and shudder.

Reply by jba/fl on 6/18/07 8:21pm
Msg #195700

Re: Correction..spelling and grammer "are" not 'is'

Agree Janet. I type, then proofread all the time. It is the little things that get on pet peeves lists. Many times the eye corrects as we read and we don't notice some errors, others are so noticable that we cringe and shudder.

Reply by CaliNotary on 6/18/07 10:28pm
Msg #195713

Re: Correction..spelling and grammer "are" not 'is'

"others are so noticable that we cringe and shudder."

Such as misspelling "grammar" when you're correcting somebody's spelling and grammar.

Reply by Ever/CA on 6/19/07 12:51am
Msg #195725

I must say, I really enjoyed this thread. :) n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 6/19/07 8:47am
Msg #195740

ok - got me on this! @#$# n/m

Reply by Ever/CA on 6/19/07 4:33pm
Msg #195827

Heh... I was hoping someone else would catch this but...

since no one did,...

>> others are so *noticable* that we cringe and shudder.

I guess the misspelling wasn't noticeable.

I come in peace.
Ever

Reply by jba/fl on 6/19/07 4:54pm
Msg #195828

"I come in peace."...as do I. Caught again! ech! LOL n/m

Reply by JanetK_CA on 6/19/07 9:37pm
Msg #195885

Re: Correction..spelling and grammer "are" not 'is'

I agree, too. And then there are the times that we see things that aren't even there! ;> I'm guessing that your subject line referred to the first sentence of my previous message? If I'm correct (as long as we're being rediculously nit picky - and just in the name of good fun...) the actual subject is "it", not "spelling and grammar", so "is" should be correct. If I am wrong, please enlighten me to what my eyes are correcting as I read and not seeing... Thanks!

Reply by JanetK_CA on 6/19/07 9:41pm
Msg #195886

Or was it this....??

"That's how it IS relevant, imho."

Shoulda, woulda, coulda been "they ARE..." I get it!! Proves your point even more!!!

Reply by jba/fl on 6/19/07 11:50pm
Msg #195903

JanetK_Ca: quoting another post...

msg. #195672, quote: because the spelling and grammar is so bad.
This was the one, you just caught me, along with couple others, with my own typos. Since can't spell check here, quick proofing inadequate as we have all seen. I'm game for any constructive criticism anytime - how else will I develop my skills? I figure it all is meant to keep me sharp or sharpen me, not malicious. I'm old, there are worse things to happen to me. Grammar (hah! - got it right!) was never my best suit. Now spades or hearts...
Julie

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 6/18/07 5:37pm
Msg #195679

Remember, a preposition is a word that you never end .....

a sentance with.
BTW, I used to know a lady , who ended every sentance with
a proposition.

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 6/18/07 6:15pm
Msg #195683

oops... Make that == sentence n/m

Reply by Lee/AR on 6/19/07 1:37am
Msg #195727

This has been a hoot. Let's do it again sometime....

just not real soon.