Aside from the "pride of country" and "comradery" and "honor" and the other things people rattle off when making a career out of it, you're speaking in terms of money.

Nothing to get rattled about.

I could rattle off 100 more just like it. 2008 to 2010 was pretty brutal to many people.

Our "friends" from the east, who we keep saber rattling against.

I paid them and thankfully watched as they rattled off in their old jalopy and called my friend to berate him and he told me he would never use them and laughed and laughed funny not !

EM is major pain when the parties dont agree.. and its mainly emotional anyway.. and as stated usually small dollars.. out here my attorney is 450 an hour.. how are we going to have them rattle a cage for a 500 or 1000 refund.. 

Never threaten a law suit that you don't follow through with, let your attorney rattle the sabers.

I know it's easy to rattle off the keyboard and not have to look someone face-to-face as they try to throw out "false" information. 

And you might say well you were unlucky and that was your anecdotal experience .. true.. however, I can quickly rattle off another 6 builds with different builders, all with similar experiences.  

They will see they have you rattled.