let me say something
A customer called me the other day, had a flooded crawlspace. He had other people (who deal with cracked walls and water proofing) come over and give him huge estimates. I could have played right along, what does the home owner know. But instead, as always, I fixed the problem and did not sell him a bag pile of BS.
Sure a $3k job would be a lot nicer than 1 hour at $125.
But I did what I thought was the right thing.
This is the kind of guy I am.
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Another customer called me the other day, went to his house and looked at what was on his mind. for a lasting solution would cost $4, 5, maybe 6k, but I told him a solution that would solve his immediate problems. Go to home depot, then do this and that. A no charge 1 hour helping some one.
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I rodded a sewer the other day for a customer..........(thinking, a lot of other days, hahahahah) but, a long time ago they called me for a estimate to replace their sewer. I said I wont give you one, cause you do not need a new sewer.
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Get this, a lady in a Winston Park, back yard is 53, has a dip in her front yard. She got 8 estimates to replace her sewer line. When it was my turn, I said you do not need a estimate. There is nothing wrong with your sewer line, the ground just settled. This was very disturbing to her, how could 8 people say there is something wrong and I say there is nothing wrong. I put my camera in her line, showed her nothing is wrong and left. No charge, just trying to help another person. Heck, the house is still there probably with the same major dip.
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These examples are a typical day or when ever they occur, I could dig up hundreds, thousands, millions? of examples.
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This is just the way I am, and every one in town knows it,
so when they throw their crap in my face, I just throw it back.
They are throwing illegal BS in my face, and I throw it back and it stinks to high heaven.
To me, they are just like another rip off rooter company, trying to sell a rotten bag of goods.
Sure a $3k job would be a lot nicer than 1 hour at $125.
But I did what I thought was the right thing.
This is the kind of guy I am.
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Another customer called me the other day, went to his house and looked at what was on his mind. for a lasting solution would cost $4, 5, maybe 6k, but I told him a solution that would solve his immediate problems. Go to home depot, then do this and that. A no charge 1 hour helping some one.
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I rodded a sewer the other day for a customer..........(thinking, a lot of other days, hahahahah) but, a long time ago they called me for a estimate to replace their sewer. I said I wont give you one, cause you do not need a new sewer.
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Get this, a lady in a Winston Park, back yard is 53, has a dip in her front yard. She got 8 estimates to replace her sewer line. When it was my turn, I said you do not need a estimate. There is nothing wrong with your sewer line, the ground just settled. This was very disturbing to her, how could 8 people say there is something wrong and I say there is nothing wrong. I put my camera in her line, showed her nothing is wrong and left. No charge, just trying to help another person. Heck, the house is still there probably with the same major dip.
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These examples are a typical day or when ever they occur, I could dig up hundreds, thousands, millions? of examples.
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This is just the way I am, and every one in town knows it,
so when they throw their crap in my face, I just throw it back.
They are throwing illegal BS in my face, and I throw it back and it stinks to high heaven.
To me, they are just like another rip off rooter company, trying to sell a rotten bag of goods.