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Quoth eltf177 View PostIs it really schadenfreude if you feel no shame?
schadenfreude [shahd-n-froi-duh]
noun
1. satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
So... yup! It's schadenfreude!PWNADE(TM) - Serve up a glass today! | PWNZER - An act of pwnage so awesome, it's like the victim got hit by a tank.
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I hope he takes dated photos of his before and after work, to prove that when he left the completed job the roof was, in fact, finished. Not his fault it was vandalized or hit by a rogue tornado afterwards!"If anyone wants this old box containing the broken bits of my former faith in humanity, I'll take your best offer now. You may be able to salvage a few of em' for parts..... " - Quote by Argabarga
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Quoth LillFilly View PostI hope he takes dated photos of his before and after work, to prove that when he left the completed job the roof was, in fact, finished. Not his fault it was vandalized or hit by a rogue tornado afterwards!
As I said in the OP, he owns/runs bars now.
Much less stressful, I'm sure!
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Quoth bloo View PostHe's been out of roofing close to 10 years now so this job was probably 20+ years ago.
What goes around comes around, and usually with interest.I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.
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This was realted to me about 35 years ago, and the ending is so perfect that I wonder if it really happened or if this is an urban legend.
Homeowner was notorious for pulling scams and flim flams. He spent a lot of time in court being sued, but to little effect on his scamminess. In spite of being notorious, he was always having something done, and one year he decided to have a huge fireplace put in, basically taking up entire wall.
He welshes on the payment, and thinks he has got away with it until they go to use the fireplace. Tons of smoke pour into the house. Homeowner doesn't want to go to the guy who did the work, because he stiffed him. He has several people come out and look at the chimney: you can clearly see through the chimney.
Finally, homeowner admits defeat and calls out contractor, paying in full in cash what is owed. Contractor smiles and goes up on the roof and drops a brick through the chimney. There is a crash as the brick shatters through the pane of glass that was cemented half way up, and the contractor leaves, paid in full and still smiling.To seek it with thimbles, to seek it with care;
To pursue it with forks and hope;
To threaten its life with a railway share;
To charm it with forks and hope!
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Quoth Zellie Crescent View PostMe too, that's awesome."Bring me knitting!" (The Doctor - not the one you were expecting)
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I just knew it was too good to be true. That was in Buffalo, NY, in the late 70's when I heard it, so it's been around a while.
Edited to add: At the time I believed it. But over time, I have learned that the stories with the perfect endings are usually urban legends.Last edited by Mondestrucken; 08-19-2014, 01:39 PM.To seek it with thimbles, to seek it with care;
To pursue it with forks and hope;
To threaten its life with a railway share;
To charm it with forks and hope!
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I've been calling around trying to get estimates on work done on my front porch.
I plan on paying for the work when my finical aide check comes in, so I've told all contractors that have come by about the time frame I plan on being able to even give a deposit.
But then again, I'm a decent human being and not stringing them along....I flat out said, I'm only getting estimates and will make a decision by blah date, and will have money around blah time frame.
Only had one person decide they didn't like those terms, and didn't even come to give me an estimate, but at least I'm honest upfront and not saying "come do this work, oh and I'll pay you in 2 weeks."It is by snark alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire 'tude, the lips acquire mouthiness, the glares become a warning.
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I plan on paying for the work when my finical aide check comes in, so I've told all contractors that have come by about the time frame I plan on being able to even give a deposit.
We would occasionally turn down an opportunity to bid, but only if someone told us flat out that price was their only consideration. We basically said, in a nice way, that our company won't be the cheapest and there's really no point in wasting both our time. And we did try to help them understand that a "cheap" roof can end up costing them more over the long run, depending on the quality of the roofing company.Replace anger management with stupidity management.
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