I had a signing last night at 6pm. I arrived early, so I tried to contact the borrower, but the number was a Framingham MA number and no voice mail or AS. I'm perplexed. This assignment was already confirmed with the borrower, I needn't bother with another confirmation, I was told. Borrower is expecting you.
I'm sitting in my mobile notary command station looking at my phone, the borrower's phone number, and asking myself "How can this be?" I then think well, the area code numbers might be transposed, so I tried 805 rather than 580 and sure enough, the borrower answered the phone.
Hello, I'm sitting in front of your house. I'm a little early, would you like to get started?
Holy #$%^ he says, I'm at a restaurant having dinner. I'm so sorry, I completely forgot we were signing documents tonight.
That's okay, where are you, I'll meet you there so you can finish your dinner with your friends.
Okay, he says. So I drive up the road about a mile to a very nice Italian restaurant where the borrower is sitting with his fiance whom he met on Farmersonly.com, I learn.
He is so embarrassed, he asks if he can buy me dinner. No thanks, I said, I'm going to the Chumash Indian Casino and have dinner with my sister. He says, at least let me buy you a glass of wine. We had a great time, and he apologized profusely through the entire session.
Well, okay.
It all worked out swell. I had a piece of Italian bread with aioli and a pinot noir, and one hour later, I was on my way to meet my sister. It really helps to be a clairvoyant in this business
Not every disconnect works out so well. It was after hours, no way to get a human being on the phone.
So, how do I give the hiring party a defect? Does any one know? |
