DANCING AROUND SINGING "HA, HA, HA, I WON!"

Yup.
I'm on top of the world today ! ! ! !
That sonofabitch I was talking - the one who was demanding that I pay him for the scratch on his bumper - is GONE GONE GONE ! ! ! !
Yesterday it got REALLY nasty.
He was SCREAMING at me and then J took the phone away and he and the guy screamed at each other until the guy's wife took the phone from him leaving her to talk to J. She was screaming at first but then she calmed down and suggested that she and I meet to exchange the money. Then she switched, saying she wanted to go through insurance. I then took the phone and talked to her and she switched back to wanting to meet me. I agreed to meet her this afternoon to give her the money. (Funny how the amount changed by the end of the conversation !) 2 hours before the meeting was to happen I look at my phone to see that I've missed a call. It was from the guy. He said his wife couldn't make it and that he wants to "just forget about it" and to "leave it as it is".
HAH ! ! ! !
Forget that I had to go into work on my day off - - - this totally made everything in my universe absolutely WONDERFUL ! ! ! !
I had to go into a conference room to call J and squeal with delight !

I
WON ! ! !

WHOO HOO ! ! ! !
Literally, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
Both this guy and his wife were OBVIOUSLY trying to scam me.
The funniest thing is that obviously I've been immersing myself into my law class a little much because I started throwing jargon at him during the verbal rumble yesterday. I only realized it after the fact, but I must've sounded somewhat intimidating because he said something to the effect of "I don't understand all this fancy talking you're doing, just give me my money !"
Tee Hee !
Thanks Prof. Gallo !
I SO felt like Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde (the scene when she confuses her friend's ex into giving the dog back) except for the fact that I actually KNEW what I was talking about and was applying the proper legal terminology to the situation ! ! !

I did go to the post office this morning and got a money order for the amount we agreed to.
I was ready to just pay and get this over with.
I was so upset by this whole thing last night and today.
I wanted to do the right thing and pay what I owed, but I didn't feel right about it because I knew I was being scammed. I did decide to suck it up and deal with my feelings of being screwed over and figured karma would get them eventually.
All of this to have them back out at the last moment !
WHOO HOO ! ! ! !
Once I got that message all my stomach issues went away and I actually got my appetite back !
I went to the grocery and made us a big celebratory dinner - a roast with yorkshire pudding and my "famous" home made apple pie for dessert !
Suddenly, things don't look so bad.
This had been weighing on me for the past month - and it's over now.
Wow.
I mean, I knew it was effecting me, but I really had no idea just how much until this afternoon when all the stress and trauma went away.

So, everyone raise a glass ! ! !
Sometimes being a good person who tries to do the right thing actually works out in your favor !
The good guy doesn't always finish last ! ! ! ! !