Re: The Daily Gripe
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relax nick. grab both ears and rub the lobes , close your eyes and say ooooooh sa oooooooooh sa. Gripin daily will become a habit then its twice a day .
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Hey, what good would a thread topic called "The Daily Gripe" be if there wasn't a gripe in there daily?
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But as you said Bob.. The owner before me probably went with the lesser price[...] To justify it by saying that they charged less so what did the customer expect is a bit of a crock. it's like GM saying that the customer should have known better in buying their cars with a faulty ignition switch rather than paying more and getting a mercedes benz. They paid less so why should they expect to get something that works properly and not kill them.
Oh, no, Matt. I'm not justifying it. It is just the unfortunate reality. I see horror shows of everyone's making; the DIYers, "weekend-pros," designers, contractors, sub-contractors (now there's some fun shit---especially their temps) and everyone in between. It's all about greed and everyone's guilty. It's an ugly food chain. And just forget about the kind of work property inheritors want you to do and for how little money, since they just want to sell while the market's good. I may so "No," but there will always be someone to say "Yes" to anything for a bit of geld. Ever bought a Chinese made, off-brand tool that broke upon first use? Do you know how many of them were sold and will never be returned? ALL wood products get noticeably suckier every 3 or 4 years, oil paint's illegal (and the replacements are not yet up to snuff), crappier screws, and on and on. And finally, let's not forget the trades man's assistant(s), one of whom may have visited (or visited upon) your house one time. That'd be the guy the former home owner got billed for @ $57 p.h., when he was probably being paid $22. That ignition switch problem, "pride" issue? Nope. Money. Does the buyer of a Fiat know that the Audi or Mercedes is likely a safer "choice?"
Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.
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I have been to my client's site in Exton, PA four times now (counting today) over the past 1.5 years. Every time that I have been here, it has been cool and raining. Today was no exception.
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I love this thread.
Wait, do I have to gripe to post here? Then, I'm angry that there's not more posts in this awesome thread.
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
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This thread is meant to be therapeutic. Get that stuff out there so that it isn't bottled up inside so that you can move on and enjoy the rest of your day/life.
Oh, and here is a gripe.
Someone in the general vicinity of the office that I am sitting in has all Windows sounds (including for applications like email) turn on and the volume fairly loud. Apparently they don't know/care that the sounds are annoying to everyone else in the area. At least I am only here for another 4.5 hours. These other people have to deal with it every day.
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This thread is meant to be therapeutic. Get that stuff out there so that it isn't bottled up inside so that you can move on and enjoy the rest of your day/life. Ohhhhhh. Now I get it, Nick. I USED to need a thread for that. Now I have prescriptions.
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I thought about making a "The Good Stuff" topic to be the opposite of this one, but I didn't...
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Ohhhhhh. Now I get it, Nick. I USED to need a thread for that. Now I have prescriptions. Yeah, you still owe me a couple of co-pays. Better take care of that. I'd hate to have to cut you off. <cracks knuckles>
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My gripes would be self-incriminating.
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