08-29-2008, 12:47 PM
cubanishi, wow, thanks for posting the details of your experience. When did this happen? I too thought there was a mood-altering substance in play, but someone else who knows him says that his personality is naturally very hyper and impatient.
Good to know.
About all the legal issues -- great as the tips are, and the information, I wish they were going onto the contractors from hell topic as a resource.
The reason I started this topic wasn't to get a general discussion about contractors, but to talk about THIS person in particular, and to get the trauma of the experience off my chest.
While I don't have much money at all, and needed the work done -- oddly that isn't the worst of it for me. Being the recipient of the anger, accusations, and insults was traumatic, and left me feeling battered psychically.
Soon enough the project will be in the past, but the memory of the screaming and yelling might last longer.
By the way, I have dealt with a lot of building over the years, a good deal of it not my own but with very close neighbors, and I have had bad experiences with unlicensed workers and general contractors and subs. By "bad" I mean having them yell and threaten and act like pricks. The mere fact of having a license doesn't guarantee the person's not an utter jerk, unfortunately.
To Rob -- what you said about Punaweb endorsements -- absolutely did not mean from Punaweb as an entity. I merely mean it's a community, and I think it's a better community than, say, craigslist. I mean craigslist is a great thing, but it's mostly all about commerce and there are scammers who troll it. Maybe on Punaweb too, but I just want to reiterate that Mrs.hikatz, who gave me the referral, is not at fault here. She called me and I think she's a LOVELY person ... I am not upset with anyone on Punaweb.
Anyone else have a run in with Troy?
Good to know.
About all the legal issues -- great as the tips are, and the information, I wish they were going onto the contractors from hell topic as a resource.
The reason I started this topic wasn't to get a general discussion about contractors, but to talk about THIS person in particular, and to get the trauma of the experience off my chest.
While I don't have much money at all, and needed the work done -- oddly that isn't the worst of it for me. Being the recipient of the anger, accusations, and insults was traumatic, and left me feeling battered psychically.
Soon enough the project will be in the past, but the memory of the screaming and yelling might last longer.
By the way, I have dealt with a lot of building over the years, a good deal of it not my own but with very close neighbors, and I have had bad experiences with unlicensed workers and general contractors and subs. By "bad" I mean having them yell and threaten and act like pricks. The mere fact of having a license doesn't guarantee the person's not an utter jerk, unfortunately.
To Rob -- what you said about Punaweb endorsements -- absolutely did not mean from Punaweb as an entity. I merely mean it's a community, and I think it's a better community than, say, craigslist. I mean craigslist is a great thing, but it's mostly all about commerce and there are scammers who troll it. Maybe on Punaweb too, but I just want to reiterate that Mrs.hikatz, who gave me the referral, is not at fault here. She called me and I think she's a LOVELY person ... I am not upset with anyone on Punaweb.
Anyone else have a run in with Troy?