How do you tell if someone's jerking your chain or really having a tough go and needs a (nother) small break from their commitments? Is it when they have established a behaviour pattern that seems all too familiar. Or is it when your nuts are so bruised they are not blue. They're blue blue. Like the Chicago Bears helmet color.
Well peeps, on the heels of my framer buddy I wouldn't have guessed I would run into another el crapo contractor again on this project. Yet here we are again, though this time on the cusp of horror versus at the tail-end. The roofer is an arse. He speaks with forked tongue. "Yes I will." Then later a hedging of words to slip in "I'll try my hardest" or "pretty sure" or any of the other ilk. poop I say.
The workmanship on my project roof is pretty much crap. As a general construction man - a non roofer specialist - I can't exactly define the crap, but it's crap. Crappy crap. "If you can see the roof decking, you might be (a redneck) screwed." And the roofer? Well, he takes offense at the verbage! "Negligent is completely wrong. This piece moved before setting in place. I am offended you said that." Well hell, I am sorry pally. Could the fact that the roof material is floating on an inch of tar have something to do with it's slippage?
So, is it a case of poor workers (they were fired) or a crappy contractor who won't pay for craftsman who take pride in their work? It's a trick question. You don't care. You can't. The roof is either correct or not. So, I call in an objective third party - a roofing inspection (only) firm. They testify in court when needed. They're the Marissa Thome expert witnesses though not neeeaaaaaaaarrrrllly as saucy.
It will always be a judgement call on when you're getting flak or getting excuses that require some element of patience. But troubles lived have a way of tuning in that sense. If only people lived at their word.
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