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Yeah, I've got a comment.


How're you gonna connect to Usenet when BCHydro cuts off your power and
BCTel disconnects the phone?

Requiring payment in a certain fashion would NOT be a refusal to accept
payment nullifying the debt.  

BTW, a tape recording would be of virually no use in court, they can be
doctored too easily.

Trikky T wrote:
> 
> In a recent article, Colin Newell <rnewell@unix.uvic.ca> decided to
> spout forth with:
> 
> >There seems to be a trend amongst Companies like BCtel, CANtel, BCHydro,
> >BCTel and the like
> >in the Province of British Columbia to refuse paper money in financial
> >transactions and bill payments.
> >
> >Do they have the right to refuse paper money ?
> >
> >I was under the impression that paper money is legal tender in any
> >situation.
> >
> >Am I wrong ?
>         Technically speaking, if you go prepared to pay the bill, in
> full, and they REFUSE to accept your bill payment, you no longer have
> to pay the bill.  Why?  Because you intended to pay and had the means
> to pay and all the required documentation yet they refused to accept
> your payment.  Once payment is declined -- as long as it's payment in
> regular fashion (no coconuts, rocks, etc) --  then they have declined
> it and refused your offer of payment.
> 
>         Of course, if they refuse payment from you in the form of
> legal tender (i.e. Canadian currency) then you've definitely got them.
> A tape recorder, recording them refusing your payment outright would
> likely come in handy should they cut off your service for non-payment.
> 
>         Any other thoughts on this issue?
> 
> >
> >Colin Newell
> >Technician - Technical Services
> >Computing and User Services
> >University of Victoria
> >Victoria B.C. Canada
> >
> 
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