08-28-2008, 12:34 PM
thanks linnette! I appreciate the referral-- too bad Troy took all my money I had budgeted!
John -- oh jeez, you are right, I never thought to POST a query because I received the referral in the "need someone to cut trees" topic in the Building Forum, from a satisfied Punaweb customer who had used Troy. His name didn't come up in the actual topic though, so you wouldn't have know it was Troy being discussed.
Well, it may sound dumb but I feel better knowing that I wasn't his first victim. It's pretty awful after being called all those names, trying to weigh whether somehow I was unfair to him. I care very much about treating people well, and I think I'm the opposite of being too picky, rather too easygoing and trusting, which got me in the mess.
So he retaliated? Hmm. We also felt concerned; that's why I gave him money he didn't deserve, I think. I have a back neighbor who is home most of the time, who can see any vehicle coming to my property, who watches out for me. As soon as Troy left, we went up and told him that if he sees Troy or either of his vehicles, to call the police immediately.
And if he comes back here or anything is damaged or disappeared, we will call the police for sure.
ed after seeing Pam's post, yes, I totally agree.
And I repeat that this guy has an inner contempt for most of you automatically, just for not being from here for twenty years, or for being haole. So with that kind of judgment in his head, he's already ready to call you names if you question him in any way.
He also started talking about how the value of the improvement was going to be some pie in the sky number that I'm getting dirt cheap. First, in this market that's not the case. Second, I hate it when people start telling you you're taking advantage of them after they make a bid.
If you can't do the work for the price you bid, with a smile and a professional attitude, then sorry, you shouldn't make the bid. Bid twice as much to begin with -- oops, you don't get the job because in fact it isn't worth your inflated price.
People with a distorted sense of the value of their work who do property improvements for owners are going to face tough times now that the equity bubble has burst.
John -- oh jeez, you are right, I never thought to POST a query because I received the referral in the "need someone to cut trees" topic in the Building Forum, from a satisfied Punaweb customer who had used Troy. His name didn't come up in the actual topic though, so you wouldn't have know it was Troy being discussed.
Well, it may sound dumb but I feel better knowing that I wasn't his first victim. It's pretty awful after being called all those names, trying to weigh whether somehow I was unfair to him. I care very much about treating people well, and I think I'm the opposite of being too picky, rather too easygoing and trusting, which got me in the mess.
So he retaliated? Hmm. We also felt concerned; that's why I gave him money he didn't deserve, I think. I have a back neighbor who is home most of the time, who can see any vehicle coming to my property, who watches out for me. As soon as Troy left, we went up and told him that if he sees Troy or either of his vehicles, to call the police immediately.
And if he comes back here or anything is damaged or disappeared, we will call the police for sure.
ed after seeing Pam's post, yes, I totally agree.
And I repeat that this guy has an inner contempt for most of you automatically, just for not being from here for twenty years, or for being haole. So with that kind of judgment in his head, he's already ready to call you names if you question him in any way.
He also started talking about how the value of the improvement was going to be some pie in the sky number that I'm getting dirt cheap. First, in this market that's not the case. Second, I hate it when people start telling you you're taking advantage of them after they make a bid.
If you can't do the work for the price you bid, with a smile and a professional attitude, then sorry, you shouldn't make the bid. Bid twice as much to begin with -- oops, you don't get the job because in fact it isn't worth your inflated price.
People with a distorted sense of the value of their work who do property improvements for owners are going to face tough times now that the equity bubble has burst.