Shortly after the transaction had taken place this friend took the car and set off on a journey that would be greater than 1000 kilometers. When he had travelled for approximately 30 km the timing belt snapped and he was left stranded on a remote stretch of highway near a small town called Vulcan. It cost our dear friend many hours on the side of the road while he changed out the belt and prayed that greater damage had not been done to the internal workings of the vehicle. In the end, the belt was changed and our friend made it back onto the road cursing the girl who neglected the routine maintenance which calls for the belt to be changed every hundred thousand kilometers (car was at 300k and its possible the belt had never been changed). He made it safe and sound to his destination that was over 1000km away and I believe the car is now waiting for its owner to return. Anyhow, I'm in no place to speak about the details of this operation. There are others much better equipped to tell that story than I.
The point of my banter is this: today while searching for a stash of American dollars that seems to have disappeared this girl came across a cheque dated April 27, 2005. The memo line says 'car'.
Does she cash the cheque?
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Ok. Let us imagine that said friend, ever grateful for the deal on the dodge colt that was actually an imported Mitsubishi with an American badge on it, having returned from his travels (and more adventure than a timing belt I might add), found out that the previous owner had actually not yet cashed the cheque, and in realizing this was the case, gave her a one hundred dollar bill. Does she still cash the cheque?
Actually she can't. In Canada, a cheque will expire 6 months after the date on the cheque and the banks won't cash them any more. I suggest small claims court. After all - what are friends for?
hmmm, turns out said girl has a selective memory... good thing she has friends to remind her!
Thanks for writing this.
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