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Show up and take my money
May. 9th, 2018 09:35 pmIt's been two years since our sewer line got replaced, two years living with a big hump of dirt in our back yard that has refused to settle. I called a bunch of landscapers last summer, trying to get someone to come out and fix it, but the only company that actually looked at the issue and got me an estimate never returned my phone calls after that. In the interim, I've arranged and paid to have the gutters replaced, a new patio poured, the oak out front trimmed of its dead branches and a dying pine tree removed, and an entirely new back yard fence installed. (I won't even get into how irritating it was having to do it all myself, because my husband can't/won't make outside calls from work.)
The weather has been so weird this spring that I've been dragging my feet in starting up the hunt for landscaping again. (We had a frost two weeks ago and then near 90 degree weather a few days later.) But it's the last step before we get another dog, something that's been weighing on my mind a lot, if the number of dreams that my beloved puppy girl has showed up in are any measure, so I bit the bullet and made some more calls.
One guy came out last week and promised me an email estimate shortly thereafter. What showed up was the landscaper's version of a Dear John letter - "Sorry, we're too busy to handle your job. No love, us." I was so wound up that I literally burst into tears.
Did I mention that I hate making phone calls, and I hate even more getting them from complete strangers? This whole process has been a frustrating nightmare. I just want to throw funds at the problem and make it finally disappear. Why will no one take my damned money? (Job too small, schedule too crowded, and other tiresome excuses, IMHO.)
There is one current ray of hope with the contractor who came out today and sounded confident about getting me an estimate tomorrow and a potential for a quick turnaround. I'm almost beyond caring about the cost, if it gets me closure on this.
The weather has been so weird this spring that I've been dragging my feet in starting up the hunt for landscaping again. (We had a frost two weeks ago and then near 90 degree weather a few days later.) But it's the last step before we get another dog, something that's been weighing on my mind a lot, if the number of dreams that my beloved puppy girl has showed up in are any measure, so I bit the bullet and made some more calls.
One guy came out last week and promised me an email estimate shortly thereafter. What showed up was the landscaper's version of a Dear John letter - "Sorry, we're too busy to handle your job. No love, us." I was so wound up that I literally burst into tears.
Did I mention that I hate making phone calls, and I hate even more getting them from complete strangers? This whole process has been a frustrating nightmare. I just want to throw funds at the problem and make it finally disappear. Why will no one take my damned money? (Job too small, schedule too crowded, and other tiresome excuses, IMHO.)
There is one current ray of hope with the contractor who came out today and sounded confident about getting me an estimate tomorrow and a potential for a quick turnaround. I'm almost beyond caring about the cost, if it gets me closure on this.
