Prufrock wrote:The looks on the brother-in-laws wife and the foreman were priceless.When I first figured out I was getting screwed, I said to myself, "well Killjoy is not here, so I will do this myself." You should know that I'm 6'3" and weigh in at 270 lbs. And i'm not all that fat either. So when I showed up on their doorstep I'm sure I made quite an impression.Martin
RWilson wrote:Killjoy reminds me of that Chris guy from Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels...the honourable "contractor" with the kid......
Prufrock wrote:The Killjoy Technique was a great success and probably saved me quite a lot of money. Martin
Prufrock wrote:Update,The job is finished!!! I think I got a good product out all this mess. When the cement truck arrived, I went up to the guy driving and asked what the load was he was carrying. He told me 4000 psi concrete. I asked if it had fiber fill (which I ordered to make the concrete stronger and more durable) he said it did not. This is how the contractor was trying to make more profit for himself by screwing me. I sent this batch back. Another truck arrived 2 hours later with the correct concrete. The contractor then forgot to put in one expansion joint and I had to make him place this while the concrete was wet. Then contractor decided the job was done and wanted to be payed. I told him he had not caulked, as in the contract, and he got pissed and asked to see the contract. I showed him and the expansion joints were caulked.The Killjoy Technique was a great success and probably saved me quite a lot of money. Martin