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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4382736" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I spent 40 years as an industrial Maintenance Tech, multi craft. </p><p>Industrial handy man. Electrical, Electronic, programming, machining, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, and so on. </p><p>Did side jobs off the clock for fellow employees, some for pay, some like putting on roofs or pouring concrete thinking they would help me when it came time to do my projects. </p><p>I'd only charge $25 to put in a ceiling fan. Half the time when getting finished, they would want to work out a payment plan. WTF? You knew at least a week in advance when I'd be there. </p><p>Put in 4 fans for one guy in one evening. When getting done, told me he had no money but gifted a Mossburg 600AT Police Special in 12 ga. Fair enough!</p><p>When it came time to build my 24' X 24' shop that I built myself with concrete pad, asked the "buddies" if they would come and help to pour the pad. </p><p>Not one showed up. Ex wife and I put in 18 yards of concrete by ourselves, starting at 2PM and finishing way after midnight mid-summer. </p><p>A year later, needed to install a new roof after helping a half dozen others roof theirs. </p><p>Only one person showed up, leaving after a few hours. </p><p>Pretty much soured me on being a cheap handyman.</p><p>At 73, I'm still not content with others doing the work, as I typically have to come in after them to finish their shoddy work. My standards are pretty high as those who do this for a living should be the same if they want to stay in business. Online reviews can kill a business in a heartbeat and I don't mind killing a few. </p><p>You don't twist a few wires together and cover with electrical tape in my world. You splice with solder and cover with shrink tubing. If that takes more time and costs more money, I'm good with it. Do your shat right and walk away from the job with your head up instead of most these days that just want to get it done the quickest way and GTFO of the job to move to another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4382736, member: 5412"] I spent 40 years as an industrial Maintenance Tech, multi craft. Industrial handy man. Electrical, Electronic, programming, machining, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, and so on. Did side jobs off the clock for fellow employees, some for pay, some like putting on roofs or pouring concrete thinking they would help me when it came time to do my projects. I'd only charge $25 to put in a ceiling fan. Half the time when getting finished, they would want to work out a payment plan. WTF? You knew at least a week in advance when I'd be there. Put in 4 fans for one guy in one evening. When getting done, told me he had no money but gifted a Mossburg 600AT Police Special in 12 ga. Fair enough! When it came time to build my 24' X 24' shop that I built myself with concrete pad, asked the "buddies" if they would come and help to pour the pad. Not one showed up. Ex wife and I put in 18 yards of concrete by ourselves, starting at 2PM and finishing way after midnight mid-summer. A year later, needed to install a new roof after helping a half dozen others roof theirs. Only one person showed up, leaving after a few hours. Pretty much soured me on being a cheap handyman. At 73, I'm still not content with others doing the work, as I typically have to come in after them to finish their shoddy work. My standards are pretty high as those who do this for a living should be the same if they want to stay in business. Online reviews can kill a business in a heartbeat and I don't mind killing a few. You don't twist a few wires together and cover with electrical tape in my world. You splice with solder and cover with shrink tubing. If that takes more time and costs more money, I'm good with it. Do your shat right and walk away from the job with your head up instead of most these days that just want to get it done the quickest way and GTFO of the job to move to another. [/QUOTE]
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