I really don’t mean to slam the entire industry of home improvement service providers for the miscalculations of one individual, but it gets under my skin being in a deadline-driven field myself.
That an individual is able to miss promised milestones and do incomplete or sub-par work is a particular pet peeve. Today’s strip took hours and some “going the extra mile” effort to launch today.
I guess I’m cranky about this since I wasn’t born with enough charisma to pull off making excuses. I’d rather get the job done right, on time, as promised. I am not a contractor.
My advice would be not to renovate your home while living in it; unless testing your marriage is something you feel would be a good time. It is not.
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Tara: Bernie needs a punch list to wrap the renovation.
Tom: The six week renovation that took eight months and ran ten percent over budget?
Tara: Enough commentary! Anything you'd like to add?
Tom: One thing - his nose! Heh heh... his nose on the punch list. How do I come up with this stuff?
Tom: The six week renovation that took eight months and ran ten percent over budget?
Tara: Enough commentary! Anything you'd like to add?
Tom: One thing - his nose! Heh heh... his nose on the punch list. How do I come up with this stuff?
If the marriage survived that, it can survive anything.