In my next life, I want to be a contractor

You're right; this isn't the norm. The norm is far worse.

Take it from someone who just went through a three-month home remodeling project. Those nine and a half months were miserable, every damn day. It's a really good thing I don't own a gun.

 

Sorry about your subcontractor. Did they do electrical too?

 

No, it's not the norm. Just by their nature, remodeling projects are stressful to begin with, so even if a job goes well, it is still miserable for the homeowner. A three-month project that turned into a nine and a half month job means you might have wanted to look for a new contractor around month three or so.

There really are good contractors out there. We take enormous pride in the work that we do and have spent many years building a positive reputation. Is it fair of me to say that plagiarism is the norm in the journalism industry only because of a recent story to that affect here in my home county?

Admit that you had a bad experience, but please don't say this type of thing is the normal operating procedure for the majority of contractors.

 

Don't take it personally. My father runs a car dealership. My grandfather was a car salesman. I'll share jokes about used car salesmen with you all night long.

My other grandfather was a contractor, btw. He told me to fire today's contractor and find a new one. But after it taking six weeks to get a crew out there, I'm not about to start the process over again.

 

Does your work at all involve the installation of kitchen appliances? 'Cause if so, I personally will be there between 8-10 a.m.

 

We gutted the kitchen down to the studs three summers ago. If a marriage can survive a complete kitchen remodel, then it'll survive anything.