Illinois Chapter August 2018 BS Thread
08-01-2018, 09:51 PM
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Yeah I know.. LOL
Trouble is they will do the work cheaper
08-01-2018, 09:54 PM
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Yeah I know.. LOL
Trouble is they will do the work cheaper
But most of them don't know what the flock they're doing.
08-01-2018, 09:56 PM
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But most of them don't know what the flock they're doing.
The cheapskates that hire them don't know that...LOL
You get what you pay for...
08-01-2018, 10:03 PM
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That is exactly right!
It will come back and bite you in the ****!
08-01-2018, 10:04 PM
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Then they think everyone is a hack and beatch when you give them a realistic price
08-01-2018, 10:08 PM
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The three big box home improvement stores around here Have a library of books that a novice can read to learn about what they're trying to do.
08-01-2018, 10:10 PM
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Yeah and YouTube has some videos too
08-01-2018, 10:15 PM
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I changed out a sill **** for the cheapskates a long time ago and they bltched about the price until I reminded them that I had to crawl over scads of crap stacked up in the basement with no path to where I needed to go.
If they didn't leave the hose on it all winter it wouldn't have broke.LOL
08-01-2018, 10:16 PM
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Yeah you should have charged double for the aggravation... LOL
08-01-2018, 10:21 PM
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Yeah you should have charged double for the aggravation... LOL
That's their stuff. They would have really pitched a bltch.
08-01-2018, 10:24 PM
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I would have added a moving fee to the invoice...
08-01-2018, 10:25 PM
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Good August One and happy Hump Day evening all of Illinois. This has Been a Check in from WV!
08-01-2018, 10:28 PM
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Howdy Rod..
I could use a large check if you have any you don't need...
08-01-2018, 10:28 PM
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I would have added a moving fee to the invoice...
I have refused to work on anything of theirs since then.
08-01-2018, 10:31 PM
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Speaking of checks! Have you gotten your FTE check for June yet?