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That little victory (not going on draft weekend) is kicking my ass now. We're scheduled to arrive in Orlando on the 12th. Just in time to try out the new Hurricane Irma ride!
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Does anyone have a good electrician they can recommend?
TL;DR version: electrician tried 5 separate times in 3 days to do a repair that was laid out in advance each time. Forgot ladder 3x, had wrong parts 2x, including on consecutive days.
I would have assumed that it would take less than 6 tries to begin a basic repair. I would have been very wrong.
Long version:
So my wife is pretty awesome, and one reason is that it takes a lot to make her upset (which is fantastic as a guy and all that entails). A local electrician managed to do that big time. This story is hers from work, though I've been experiencing it by proxy.
She helps run the admin side of a retail outlet. Recently one of their ballasts died 18 ft off the ground. She scheduled the appointment and was crystal clear about what height of ladder was needed and to not schedule the appointment unless they had the ladder, as that's been an issue in the past. The other issue is she has to open many hours early so they have time to finish before customers arrive.
Monday - Wife: "Hi [commercial "electrician"], one of our ballasts has died. We have vaulted ceilings, so please do not schedule the appointment unless you have an 18 foot ladder available and with you at this appointment."
.... Commercial "electrician:" "That's no problem, we have the ladder and equipment ready to do this job"
Tuesday: "Oh, yeah we're going to need a ladder. I don't have one, and there isn't one available today. We'll make sure we have one tomorrow morning and the parts to fix the ballast. Can you open up two hours early again?"
Wednesday: (different guy) "Uh, yeah we don't have a ladder. We'll need to go get one of those. I don't see any notes about needing a ladder."
Wednesday 1.5 hours later: "Well, I have the ladder, but you said it had to be done in 30 minutes. Do you still want to do this?"
....Wife: "I said thereabouts. Please get this done today."
Wednesday later: "Well I have the ladder, but it looks like you need to replace the ballast. All I brought was the lightbulb."
....Wife: "I know. That's why I told you that MONDAY."
Thursday, third consecutive appointment: "Sorry, I bought the wrong ballast."
Thursday, later: "I can't find the right ballast at the store."
Six hours of appointments. Not once did they bring the tools/parts needed despite being explicitly explained 4 separate times in 3 days.
TL;DR version: electrician tried 5 separate times in 3 days to do a repair that was laid out in advance each time. Forgot ladder 3x, had wrong parts 2x, including on consecutive days.
I would have assumed that it would take less than 6 tries to begin a basic repair. I would have been very wrong.
Long version:
So my wife is pretty awesome, and one reason is that it takes a lot to make her upset (which is fantastic as a guy and all that entails). A local electrician managed to do that big time. This story is hers from work, though I've been experiencing it by proxy.
She helps run the admin side of a retail outlet. Recently one of their ballasts died 18 ft off the ground. She scheduled the appointment and was crystal clear about what height of ladder was needed and to not schedule the appointment unless they had the ladder, as that's been an issue in the past. The other issue is she has to open many hours early so they have time to finish before customers arrive.
Monday - Wife: "Hi [commercial "electrician"], one of our ballasts has died. We have vaulted ceilings, so please do not schedule the appointment unless you have an 18 foot ladder available and with you at this appointment."
.... Commercial "electrician:" "That's no problem, we have the ladder and equipment ready to do this job"
Tuesday: "Oh, yeah we're going to need a ladder. I don't have one, and there isn't one available today. We'll make sure we have one tomorrow morning and the parts to fix the ballast. Can you open up two hours early again?"
Wednesday: (different guy) "Uh, yeah we don't have a ladder. We'll need to go get one of those. I don't see any notes about needing a ladder."
Wednesday 1.5 hours later: "Well, I have the ladder, but you said it had to be done in 30 minutes. Do you still want to do this?"
....Wife: "I said thereabouts. Please get this done today."
Wednesday later: "Well I have the ladder, but it looks like you need to replace the ballast. All I brought was the lightbulb."
....Wife: "I know. That's why I told you that MONDAY."
Thursday, third consecutive appointment: "Sorry, I bought the wrong ballast."
Thursday, later: "I can't find the right ballast at the store."
Six hours of appointments. Not once did they bring the tools/parts needed despite being explicitly explained 4 separate times in 3 days.
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Fungo Squiggly
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Does anyone have a good electrician they can recommend?
TL;DR version: electrician tried 5 separate times in 3 days to do a repair that was laid out in advance each time. Forgot ladder 3x, had wrong parts 2x, including on consecutive days.
Long version:
So my wife is pretty awesome, and one reason is that it takes a lot to make her upset (which is fantastic as a guy and all that entails). A local electrician managed to do that big time. This story is hers from work, though I've been experiencing it by proxy.
She helps run the admin side of a retail outlet. Recently one of their ballasts died 18 ft off the ground. She scheduled the appointment and was crystal clear about what height of ladder was needed and to not schedule the appointment unless they had the ladder, as that's been an issue in the past. The other issue is she has to open many hours early so they have time to finish before customers arrive.
Monday - Wife: "Hi [commercial "electrician"], one of our ballasts has died. We have vaulted ceilings, so please do not schedule the appointment unless you have an 18 foot ladder available and with you at this appointment."
.... Commercial "electrician:" "That's no problem, we have the ladder and equipment ready to do this job"
Tuesday: "Oh, yeah we're going to need a ladder. I don't have one, and there isn't one available today. We'll make sure we have one tomorrow morning and the parts to fix the ballast. Can you open up two hours early again?"
Wednesday: (different guy) "Uh, yeah we don't have a ladder. We'll need to go get one of those. I don't see any notes about needing a ladder."
Wednesday 1.5 hours later: "Well, I have the ladder, but you said it had to be done in 30 minutes. Do you still want to do this?"
....Wife: "I said thereabouts. Please get this done today."
Wednesday later: "Well I have the ladder, but it looks like you need to replace the ballast. All I brought was the lightbulb."
Thursday, third consecutive appointment: "Sorry, I bought the wrong ballast."
Thursday, later: "I can't find the right ballast at the store."
Six hours of appointments. Not once did they bring the tools/parts needed despite being explicitly explained 4 separate times in 3 days.
I've used Litech in the past for my lighted signs, but have had a vaguely similar issue with them not being prepared -- i.e. not bringing a truck with a lift even though I told them it was an elevated sign. Not THAT bad thankfully -- it just took a bit longer since they had to send over a second truck.
I haven't used them here at the office, but I know the owners at Higher Power Electric are good people.
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Jagdaddy
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Does anyone have a good electrician they can recommend?
TL;DR version: electrician tried 5 separate times in 3 days to do a repair that was laid out in advance each time. Forgot ladder 3x, had wrong parts 2x, including on consecutive days.
I would have assumed that it would take less than 6 tries to begin a basic repair. I would have been very wrong.
Long version:
So my wife is pretty awesome, and one reason is that it takes a lot to make her upset (which is fantastic as a guy and all that entails). A local electrician managed to do that big time. This story is hers from work, though I've been experiencing it by proxy.
She helps run the admin side of a retail outlet. Recently one of their ballasts died 18 ft off the ground. She scheduled the appointment and was crystal clear about what height of ladder was needed and to not schedule the appointment unless they had the ladder, as that's been an issue in the past. The other issue is she has to open many hours early so they have time to finish before customers arrive.
Monday - Wife: "Hi [commercial "electrician"], one of our ballasts has died. We have vaulted ceilings, so please do not schedule the appointment unless you have an 18 foot ladder available and with you at this appointment."
.... Commercial "electrician:" "That's no problem, we have the ladder and equipment ready to do this job"
Tuesday: "Oh, yeah we're going to need a ladder. I don't have one, and there isn't one available today. We'll make sure we have one tomorrow morning and the parts to fix the ballast. Can you open up two hours early again?"
Wednesday: (different guy) "Uh, yeah we don't have a ladder. We'll need to go get one of those. I don't see any notes about needing a ladder."
Wednesday 1.5 hours later: "Well, I have the ladder, but you said it had to be done in 30 minutes. Do you still want to do this?"
....Wife: "I said thereabouts. Please get this done today."
Wednesday later: "Well I have the ladder, but it looks like you need to replace the ballast. All I brought was the lightbulb."
Thursday, third consecutive appointment: "Sorry, I bought the wrong ballast."
Thursday, later: "I can't find the right ballast at the store."
Six hours of appointments. Not once did they bring the tools/parts needed despite being explicitly explained 4 separate times in 3 days.
If I get started on contractors/handymen/home repair folks of any kind, this thread will expand to 476,000 posts, all with Ped St CAPITALIZATION. So, I'll just acknowledge your pain instead.
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Does anyone have a good electrician they can recommend?
TL;DR version: electrician tried 5 separate times in 3 days to do a repair that was laid out in advance each time. Forgot ladder 3x, had wrong parts 2x, including on consecutive days.
I would have assumed that it would take less than 6 tries to begin a basic repair. I would have been very wrong.
Long version:
So my wife is pretty awesome, and one reason is that it takes a lot to make her upset (which is fantastic as a guy and all that entails). A local electrician managed to do that big time. This story is hers from work, though I've been experiencing it by proxy.
She helps run the admin side of a retail outlet. Recently one of their ballasts died 18 ft off the ground. She scheduled the appointment and was crystal clear about what height of ladder was needed and to not schedule the appointment unless they had the ladder, as that's been an issue in the past. The other issue is she has to open many hours early so they have time to finish before customers arrive.
Monday - Wife: "Hi [commercial "electrician"], one of our ballasts has died. We have vaulted ceilings, so please do not schedule the appointment unless you have an 18 foot ladder available and with you at this appointment."
.... Commercial "electrician:" "That's no problem, we have the ladder and equipment ready to do this job"
Tuesday: "Oh, yeah we're going to need a ladder. I don't have one, and there isn't one available today. We'll make sure we have one tomorrow morning and the parts to fix the ballast. Can you open up two hours early again?"
Wednesday: (different guy) "Uh, yeah we don't have a ladder. We'll need to go get one of those. I don't see any notes about needing a ladder."
Wednesday 1.5 hours later: "Well, I have the ladder, but you said it had to be done in 30 minutes. Do you still want to do this?"
....Wife: "I said thereabouts. Please get this done today."
Wednesday later: "Well I have the ladder, but it looks like you need to replace the ballast. All I brought was the lightbulb."
....Wife: "I know. That's why I told you that MONDAY."
Thursday, third consecutive appointment: "Sorry, I bought the wrong ballast."
Thursday, later: "I can't find the right ballast at the store."
Six hours of appointments. Not once did they bring the tools/parts needed despite being explicitly explained 4 separate times in 3 days.
OMG. NEVER call these guys again. (And, when she has a minute, find every possible online review site and crush them. Hate incompetence.)
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sparcboxbuck
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That pissed me off just reading it.Does anyone have a good electrician they can recommend?
TL;DR version: electrician tried 5 separate times in 3 days to do a repair that was laid out in advance each time. Forgot ladder 3x, had wrong parts 2x, including on consecutive days.
I would have assumed that it would take less than 6 tries to begin a basic repair. I would have been very wrong.
Long version:
So my wife is pretty awesome, and one reason is that it takes a lot to make her upset (which is fantastic as a guy and all that entails). A local electrician managed to do that big time. This story is hers from work, though I've been experiencing it by proxy.
She helps run the admin side of a retail outlet. Recently one of their ballasts died 18 ft off the ground. She scheduled the appointment and was crystal clear about what height of ladder was needed and to not schedule the appointment unless they had the ladder, as that's been an issue in the past. The other issue is she has to open many hours early so they have time to finish before customers arrive.
Monday - Wife: "Hi [commercial "electrician"], one of our ballasts has died. We have vaulted ceilings, so please do not schedule the appointment unless you have an 18 foot ladder available and with you at this appointment."
.... Commercial "electrician:" "That's no problem, we have the ladder and equipment ready to do this job"
Tuesday: "Oh, yeah we're going to need a ladder. I don't have one, and there isn't one available today. We'll make sure we have one tomorrow morning and the parts to fix the ballast. Can you open up two hours early again?"
Wednesday: (different guy) "Uh, yeah we don't have a ladder. We'll need to go get one of those. I don't see any notes about needing a ladder."
Wednesday 1.5 hours later: "Well, I have the ladder, but you said it had to be done in 30 minutes. Do you still want to do this?"
....Wife: "I said thereabouts. Please get this done today."
Wednesday later: "Well I have the ladder, but it looks like you need to replace the ballast. All I brought was the lightbulb."
....Wife: "I know. That's why I told you that MONDAY."
Thursday, third consecutive appointment: "Sorry, I bought the wrong ballast."
Thursday, later: "I can't find the right ballast at the store."
Six hours of appointments. Not once did they bring the tools/parts needed despite being explicitly explained 4 separate times in 3 days.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
Fuck that. Start booking them for jobs all around town... I'm sure that all the lighting in the lobby at VSC needs to be replaced.
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Definite pet peeve. Went into Subway on my way home after a bike ride to get a sub (this one was toasted). While the "sandwich artist" was making the bread/meat/cheese portion of the sub before tossing it into the oven, she asked me for my veggies and toppings (these clowns always want to ask well before having to actually put the veggies and topping on the fucking sub). So I told her: "Lettuce, tomato, onions, jalapenos", while in my mind knowing that this chimpette is going to forget at least one during the course of the lengthy 15-20 seconds the sub is in the oven. Ding, sub is done. Einsteinelle gets the lettuce and tomato portion right (since about 90% of orders have those two ingredients, it's probably burnt into their brains), but then proceeds to start putting green peppers on the sub. I reminded her it was onions, not green onions. Then she asks, "Uh, what was the other...olives?" After telling her it was not olives but rather jalapenos, I suggested that in the future she wait until she was ready to actually put the veggies and toppings on the sub before asking. She looked at me like I just shot her dog.
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My guess: The super geniuses running Subway probably trained her that way. Efficiency, you know. You wouldn't want to waste the 15 seconds she was waiting for your munchie to toast by just standing around uselessly. They need to get their money's worth out of her minimum wage.
Reminds me that I worked for a great mind like this briefly. His company sold equipment that necessitated producing these lengthy proposals describing the specs. Of course, there was a tremendous amount of repetition in the text from one job to another. A couple of us tried to persuade him to let us create files with all the language, so that for each new proposal, the appropriate sections could just be selected and printed, instead of typing up the entire text every time (with all the attendant possibility for typos and other mistakes, not to mention the time involved.) His deeply thought-out response: But...but...but...what is she going to do while it's printing? i.e., I'm paying her to work, not to enter a few keystrokes and let some damn machine do it. How dare you suggest wasting my precious money? (Guy drove a Rolls. Maybe he inherited the business.)
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buxfan4life
The future's so bright, I've gotta wear... shades.
I almost put this rant in the Tropical Weather thread, since it pertains to the lingering aftermath of Irma, but it really should go here.
Fuck these stupid fucking people down here who have no fucking clue as to how to drive when traffic signal don't work. I swear that 90% of the people on the road today were in fact mentally retarded.
Many traffic signals are either still totally out, or are in a flashing stage. When traffic signals are out, you are supposed to treat the intersection like a 4-way stop, but no, these fucking mental midgets either blow right through without regard to anyone, or sit there for 10 minutes waiting for all other traffic to clear. Then you have the the brainless wonders who stop at a flashing yellow light.
And don't let me forget the assholes who STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUCKING STREET TO GAWK AT A GODDAMNED DOWNED TREE THAT IS OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD!!!
Holy shit I am so glad I am home now.
Fuck these stupid fucking people down here who have no fucking clue as to how to drive when traffic signal don't work. I swear that 90% of the people on the road today were in fact mentally retarded.
Many traffic signals are either still totally out, or are in a flashing stage. When traffic signals are out, you are supposed to treat the intersection like a 4-way stop, but no, these fucking mental midgets either blow right through without regard to anyone, or sit there for 10 minutes waiting for all other traffic to clear. Then you have the the brainless wonders who stop at a flashing yellow light.
And don't let me forget the assholes who STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUCKING STREET TO GAWK AT A GODDAMNED DOWNED TREE THAT IS OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD!!!
Holy shit I am so glad I am home now.
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scarletmike
Researching the Magic!
I totally feel your pain and anger, since people are no better up here in the swamps. However, this fallback does not work very well with the wide 6+ lane roads, especially when lights have been working for a stretch and suddenly there isn't a light working on a 45mph road. I think a lot of people know the rule, but it so rarely has to be used that its easily forgotten and not quickly recalled, especially when there's no other visual cues like construction equipment.
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Maybe she could, I don't know, top off the veggies that were getting low in their bin. Or maybe, just maybe, say "How was your day, sir?", or, "Where did you go biking?", you know, positive customer interaction.
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