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The Final Tweak
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| Posted by: James |
10/10/2006 9:32 AM |
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Now
that I know there isn’t a chance in hell of my paint job ever being complete,
at least not through my shyster neighbor, I’ve decided to report his “business”
to the Georgia Better Business Bureau. Below
is my final letter to him and I will edit this post if he replies. Of course, when I get hoodwinked, like I did
this time, my only satisfaction is now to tweak him in the only way “manly men”
take offense – by calling out his manhood.
Here’s what I sent him last night.
For my contracting friends who read this, I don’t lump you in to the
group I’ve listed below.
October
9, 2006
Do you want to know the best
part of this whole scenario? I get to file a report on DFS Consulting
with the GA Better Business Bureau. Whether or not they do anything is
beyond my control, but I do want your unscrupulous business practices put on
the official record. People like you should not be in charge of a
business.
So let's recap - the actual
amount I paid was $300 more than the original estimate you gave the KPTA board
(one of the units who dropped Superior wound up getting a better job for $500
less and it was done in 2 days), the finished product we agreed upon PRIOR to
my payment was never complete (my stucco is NOT part of the firewall, nor is it
the color it originally was), you were a 3rd party financially-involved vendor
without the knowledge of most of the KTPA tenants, and then you say I should be
THANKFUL and APPRECIATIVE for an unfinished product?!
I'll be sure to copy you in
on the official report with the state. You truly made a huge mistake
in not honoring your word, something only real men have. But your
attitude and incompetence is on par with most contractors.
***UPDATE*** 10/11/2006 - I must have hit a nerve. He replied with this threat. you have nothing and I will pass this on to my attorney and we will sue
for libel and slander. The job was completed 100 percent in a timely
and efficient manner. Please let's meet face to face...if you are man
enough
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Ratt on
10/10/2006 7:19 PM |
| You go, James! You're having quite a year, between contractor neighbors and moving men. This is why I never do business with friends, family and/or neighbors...and no matter what, I never pay in full until the job is done. I learned my lesson when I hired a contractor who was a friend of mine to cut some dead trees down at my old house in Tampa. I paid him on his word (after the trees were down) that he would come back and take out 3 large stumps. The fucking things are probably still there for all I know. |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Muuurph on
10/10/2006 10:48 PM |
| Why do I see a broken nose and/or a lawn job in James' future? |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Pete! on
10/11/2006 12:58 AM |
| Never, never, never pay any money to a contractor before the work is completed and approved by you. That said, if the raw materials are expensive (think landscaping) you should pay no more than 50% prior to project completion. Any good contractor will actually insist you not pay them until the job is done. Live and learn buddy :) |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Milo on
10/11/2006 11:57 AM |
| Does he know what you look like? For a small fee, I will come down and be "James" for the face to face, foot to face, ass to mouth, whatever! |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By James on
10/11/2006 12:31 PM |
| Unfortunately he is two doors down from me and we do know what each other looks like. But you can be my "cousin" who is "prone" to "fits of rage". |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By KB's on
10/11/2006 3:09 PM |
I am pretty sure his response was a pathetic attempt at a bluff. You could always follow up his bluff with your own. Tell him that you have an old roomate from college (not that roomate) that is a lawyer. Give yourself some legitamacy and tell him he is a trial lawyer, not a civil lawyer, but he has a certain amount of pro bono work that he has to do before the end of the year because of tax reasons. He would love to put in 10 to 20 phone calls to Dean's lawyer to resolve any issues in a timely manner. As he will undoubtable know if he actual has and uses a lawyer, every call costs him at least 15 minutes at $200 to $400 per hour. I wonder how many calls it would take to eat up his portion of the profits from the paint job.
How about having Milo show up as the lawyer. That would be great!! |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Milo on
10/11/2006 6:05 PM |
| I play a lawyer on TV, perfect! Can I still be prone to fits of rage? |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Jim on
10/11/2006 7:34 PM |
| Kick his ass, James! |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Milo on
10/11/2006 9:44 PM |
| I think you meant "Kick his ass Seabass!" |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Ratt on
10/12/2006 1:24 AM |
| Good plan...gotta include Milo on this one! If you don't, you might end up in the hospital. |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Syl on
10/12/2006 12:43 PM |
Idiot has no idea what they are or how to prove libel and slander. Send him a referral to some People's Lawyer advertising on TV. Libel slander Hahahahahahahaaaaaaa.
United States law dictates that for something to be considered libel it must be proven that the one making the libelous charges did so with malicious intent and with full knowledge that the statements were false. Furthermore personal opinion is protected as a First Amendment right.
He remains an idiot. try to help educate him, James! |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By TScavone on
10/13/2006 4:10 PM |
| James - I am sad to say that once again the fact that you live in GA is going to screw you out of a lot of joy. My intent was to help you yank this guy around by his short and curlies until he either gave you your money back or fixed the paint job. I was going to have you start by telling him that you have seek advice and have been instructed to request a copy of his license and his bond. This right away would have most contractors stand up and take notice. Not in good old GA. They don't require a contractors license. They will next year. I would have then guided you thru writing a formal request to initate the warranty procedure as outlined in the GA Business Code. But wait, I dd a little research of the GA Code. Unless you are buying pesticies, dairy products or cars you are screwed in GA. Several lessons learned. Trust your instincts, don't pay till the work is done, Don't live in GA. |
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Re: The Final State slam |
By Syl on
10/14/2006 9:27 AM |
| The south sucks. |
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Re: The Final Tweak |
By Donna on
10/21/2006 9:59 AM |
| Sounds like a village somewhere is missing an idiot. Too bad he decided to move into your nieghborhood. |
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