What Grinds Your Gears?

[BoomBitch222]

Got this the other day, lady says she really wants to go with my company because we came recommended so if I could just knock off $50. ( I’m assuming that meets or beats the other guys bid) then I’ve got the job.
And I’m reasonably certain fifty bucks isn’t going to make any difference to her financially.

Tell her you’ll knock off $3.50

 

[96coal449]

Got this the other day, lady says she really wants to go with my company because we came recommended so if I could just knock off $50. ( I’m assuming that meets or beats the other guys bid) then I’ve got the job.
And I’m reasonably certain fifty bucks isn’t going to make any difference to her financially.

Charge her for a $53.50 aggravation fee.

Yunck, yunck, yunck.

 

[TreeVB]

These, and things that look similar. Especially this time of year.

 

[chiselbit]

Good one. I’ll add to that. Bees and solar panel salesmen. Both a huge pain in the ass.

 

[jonericchop]

Realtors wanting quotes for bargaining power, with no intention of having the work done.

I started charging for those consults recently. It weeds out those getting 3 quotes or at worst case I make $75 for the consult and keep a relationship with a realtor.

 

[chiselbit]

Employees who do stupid shit in their free time like ride skateboards and then text you late at night saying they sprained their ankle and probably won’t be coming in to work tomorrow (today).

 

[Chaplain242]

Employees who do stupid shit in their free time like ride skateboards and then text you late at night saying they sprained their ankle and probably won’t be coming in to work tomorrow (today).

Were you drinking with them prior to the call?

 

[southsoundtree]

Employees who do stupid shit in their free time like ride skateboards and then text you late at night saying they sprained their ankle and probably won’t be coming in to work tomorrow (today).

I might twist my twisted ankle tomorrow at work.

An applicant lead in with being a skateboarder... Auto rejection.

 

[TreeVB]

Something about fingers and toes.

 

[chiselbit]

Were you drinking with them prior to the call?

Gave that up over 20 years ago, not a lot of sympathy for it these days

 

[southsoundtree]

Remove two large trees, move everything carefully past 2 large Japanese Maple and rickety fence needing a post replaced.

Once all material is moved, neighbors cut maples over the weekend.

Neighbors want a stump against the same fence ground while I'm grinding two for my customers. Fence will come down for grinding and repair, now.

 

[Jehinten]

Potential customers who call while your unable to answer, but instead of leaving a message call back 3 times within a minute and a half.

 

[chiselbit]

That stump is going to be very difficult and very expensive

 

[Chaplain242]

Potential customers who call while your unable to answer, but instead of leaving a message call back 3 times within a minute and a half.

And if you do receive the call and spend five minutes on phone and reception died because of lacking network coverage (which you can hear the distortion prior to it happening) and you get those three messages on message service, so you call back to find out they have already gotten another contractor because you didn’t answer the phone...

 

[Serf Life]

Get back from quoting a job and find my zipper down. Idiot

 

[oldoakman]

Get back from quoting a job and find my zipper down. Idiot

She must have been good looking.

 

[evo]

Employees who do stupid shit in their free time like ride skateboards and then text you late at night saying they sprained their ankle and probably won’t be coming in to work tomorrow (today).

I had a guy who helped start a jujitsu club. I simply called it fight club. The issue was he knew more than anyone in the class so the instructor had him a practice dummy.
He would constantly come in unable to move his head, black eyes, facial bruises, twisted and sprung stuff.. the neck bruises were the worst..

 

[Serf Life]

Fucking tea bag messages: “Without the darkness, you would never know the light”. If they actually knew darkness they wouldn’t promote it.

 

[evo]

“We don’t shear shrubs”…. “But, you can use my hedge trimmers”….

 

[Greg_L]