[ReignOfError]

He was away from home for a few weeks, which means he was either working out of town, on vacation or in the local hoosegow.

Or housesitting for a friend, or caring for a sick relative, or settling the estate of a dead one, or staying with a friend while he looked for a job in another town. But hey, he must have been on vacation, because you made that up.

If he were working, he could pay his mortgage

Right. If he got laid off from his middle-management job and found work driving a truck, I'm sure that wouldn't have any negative impact on his ability to keep up.

[trumandogz]

“Right. If he got laid off from his middle-management job and found work driving a truck, I’m sure that wouldn’t have any negative impact on his ability to keep up.”

Like I said, I lost a job in my field and drove a cab 18 hours a day to pay the mortgage and cover the wife’s law school bills.

And just because this guy may have lost a job does not mean he should be absolved of his financial obligations.

However, I may be backing off my vacation theory and instead going with local hoosegow theory.

[Lancey Howard]

If he got laid off from his middle-management job and found work driving a truck, I'm sure that wouldn't have any negative impact on his ability to keep up.

So people who fall on hard times should get a free house?
Bunky, you're on the wrong site.