09-02-2008, 12:17 PM
Thank you Carol, you hit the nail on the head. It's a violation of one's home sanctity.
I will take your advice on getting a bonded tree service if I ever take out any of the big trees. I doubt I will at this point, but I would for the big stuff. The "trees" Troy cut for me were juveniles of about 4" trunks, but yes, it was a mistake because of the injury potential.
There are companies who come and do it with bucket trucks, who do the big tall trees. One of them, which has the HELCO contract, is Big Island Tree Service. I spoke to them last year when they came through for HELCO. That was about big trees though.
Aloha, John,
That's right, he didn't finish your job.
There are different definitions of scam I guess. Mine would be that they never intend to do the job.
I am not sure Troy is in that category, but maybe so. I pegged him more for someone who acts like a big baby and has a tantrum and quits when the job ceases to be easy for him. But if he likes the job and the money, then he will finish it.
Is that a scam? Maybe. At the least, he has a lot of nerve representing himself as reliable with that kind of history. And is thoroughly unprofessional to act that way, and as for extorting more money, I think he deserves to have a complaint filed on that one.
I will take your advice on getting a bonded tree service if I ever take out any of the big trees. I doubt I will at this point, but I would for the big stuff. The "trees" Troy cut for me were juveniles of about 4" trunks, but yes, it was a mistake because of the injury potential.
There are companies who come and do it with bucket trucks, who do the big tall trees. One of them, which has the HELCO contract, is Big Island Tree Service. I spoke to them last year when they came through for HELCO. That was about big trees though.
Aloha, John,
That's right, he didn't finish your job.
There are different definitions of scam I guess. Mine would be that they never intend to do the job.
I am not sure Troy is in that category, but maybe so. I pegged him more for someone who acts like a big baby and has a tantrum and quits when the job ceases to be easy for him. But if he likes the job and the money, then he will finish it.
Is that a scam? Maybe. At the least, he has a lot of nerve representing himself as reliable with that kind of history. And is thoroughly unprofessional to act that way, and as for extorting more money, I think he deserves to have a complaint filed on that one.