Don’t you just love it?
Don’t you just love it? You did your homework, looking around for a contractor to put new siding on your house … or a new deck, perhaps. You mention to a friend that you plan on doing some work and what you found out. He suggests a company that he has a good history with so you phone them and they come over, take a look and quote you a price. Let’s say the price is $2,000.00. And let’s even say that the work is done well and on time. When the invoice comes in the total is $4000.00 double what had been quoted. You complain that the quote was for half that and the response is, “Well, that was only a guess. And we had problems.” And then he adds, “Do you have that quote in writing?” In addition there is a lot of shabby work and late finishing that the buyer is expected to accept. Don’t you just love it? You’ve been watching what’s happening in your area and your country and you can see room for improvement. An election is coming up so you’re paying attention to wh...