Monday, September 29, 2008

Collateral damage.

A bright spot-showing a recent project to my family!


Wouldn't it be nice that when failure strikes it could stike in an isolated way or place vs tripping down some stair and knocking down 3 others like closely stacked bowling pins. Or if your going to wreck, itsn't it better to wipe out in a vacant parking lot than on a busy 2 lane bridge where you cause traffic to grind to a halt-partly from debris and the rest from rubber neck drivers.

Try as we will to prevent it, a gernade going off in my back pocket will hurt me and people near me (friends and family).

I recently have had to make some tough choices in the interest of preserving future business viability that includes letting some properties go back to the various banks that lent money on them. The known ensuing damage included the loss of the property, credit, tenants and some collection difficulty and calls. The unintended results-mainly vigorous collection attempts by lenders that is sweeping through our widespread family is highly unfortunate and deeply disturbing and embarrasing.

So what should I do, tell everyone what I am having to do, or put out individual fires with appologies and explanations?