Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. - Cyril Connolly
Thursday, March 30, 2006
MIA
What does it take to get a contractor to show up on time - or at all for that matter???
I realize this is a rhetorical question and one of life's great mysteries, kind of like missing socks from the dryer, or the single shoe lying along the side of the road. I mean, how many millions of sneakers jump to their lonely roadside deaths out of car windows every year? But seriously - why do they have to make it so hard to get even the simplest jobs done on your house??
Contractor #1: Called me at work twice to arrange an appointment for an estimate. We agreed on 8:00 AM this morning, and I was clear that I needed to leave for work by 8:30 for a 9:00 meeting. I was also clear that he could call me anytime if he had trouble with the directions, since my address can be a little tricky to find. Lucky me got to have an extra cup of coffee and watch GMA for a half hour while I waited. No show. No call.
Contractor #2: Also called me at work twice, and promised he would call back within 24 hours to confirm a day and time to stop by. That was 48 hours ago.
Contractor #3: Has said he will call me on Sunday morning and let me know when he can stop by later that day.
