You don't have to be reliable if you charge an arm & a leg

I guess if you charge an arm and a leg for your service, you really don't have to be reliable, prompt, or above board.

Contractors.

Plumbers.

Service personnel.

Painters.

Electricians.

You get the drift.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are some reputable contractors out there, I've just not run across them yet!

We've had the worst luck with plumbers, et al.

One guy did our bathroom a few years ago. He put the cabinet in backwards and then said he was not going to fix it.

He left the light fixture 'hot' so that any one of us could have gotten 'zinged.'

Yet, we did not find these things out until it was too late and he had already been paid.

The next plumber put in our toilets --they were too small and the seat covers were unstable.

And less than a year after they were put in, one of them leaked.

At first, it was a slow leak but then revved up as time went on...

So, some guy on Facebook touted himself as a great plumber who would love the business.

Why not, isn't that what Facebook is for?

Well, the mother of a very good friend really needed a plumber so I gave her his name.

He did show up and fixed the problem.

We figured, what the heck, we'll have him take a look at our leaking toilet.

We called him up. We set a time. And thought, maybe just maybe, we have a reliable contractor.

Think again.

Thursday morning came much too early...and we waited...and waited....and waited.

With our history of Sears and every other contractor, figured we'd wait just a bit before calling.

Finally, we called.

He said, 'Oh, I forgot. I'm on a big sewer job.'

Does anyone have home training?

Write down appointments with a pencil.....put it in the computer....etch it in blood. And then when you can't make it, you call the customer?

No that makes too much sense!

Well, we took matters into our own hands, control of the situation and it is fixed (for now). 'Enuff' said!


I could expound on this specific issue one step further which opens a whole can of worms and is worth an entry all of itself. Men vs Women.

My male friend called THIS same plumber and he rushed right out there.

A female called him and he forgets.

Believe it or not, as the saying goes 'we've come along way baby.' But in reality, we have not!