You know you’ve been on ajob to long when ….
1 the whole crew knows the neighbors dogs names
2 you take the homeowner go cart racing with your son
3 the home owners 3 year old daughter tells her mom when I grow up I want to marry you
4 when the family pet obeys you and not the homeowner
5 You go back to water the shrubbery at 7;00 on a friday evening and forget all about the hotwater heater broke at your own house
ANDYSZ2
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6. You start adjusting the bill downward, thinking you've been there too long.
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Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
7. ...when you do their dishes...Newf
Canadian and proud!
8 when you clean out the rabbit cage by hand because the pressure washer broke
When their kids ask if you can go along to the animal shelter to help pick out a new dog for a replacement to the one you just buried for them in the backyard.
When they hang a Xmas stocking with your name on it.
Knowledge is power, but only if applied in a timely fashion.
Ok 30 reasons.
9. The neighbors start to tell you the problems they are having with the customer (unrelated to why you are currently there) & know yoiu can fix it. And you do.
...when you volunteer to watch the little ones if they wake up while the homeowner makes a gopher run to Home Depot.
...when the little ones wake up and you rock them back to sleep while she's gone.
...when the homeowner is trying to rock her 2 year old to sleep a few days later he cries "No, no, I want Big Dave to rock me!"
Lisathe lucky homeowner
"A completed home is a listed home."
You've had two birthdays on the same job.
When you have your mail and morning paper delivered to the Job site and sit down and discuss the daily current events with the HO and his family...
Darkworksite4: When the job is to small for everyone else, Its just about right for me"
when the little ones comes to you with a boo boo and you kiss it and make it better
Daniel
16. When folks in town call you at this number instead of at your own home firstExcellence is its own reward!
17. When youve been there long enough to get a Christmas present and you are still there .
Tim Mooney
18. When you run out of money.
19.. seen 4 seasons change
20.. on a differant job, the inspector says " .......hey, when you gonna finish that job on park st.? "
21. the dumpster people want to charge you extra for the container being out too long...no turn left unstoned
When you get a Christmas present from the client, and you compare it to the present they gave you last year.
When you watch the client's family putting up the Christmas tree and remember that they didn't have an Angel on top of it last year.
When you watch as they take their beloved pet dog to the vet to be put down because he is just too old to go on, and remember that you were there when the dog was born.James DuHamel
"The Power Zone" http://www.thepowerzone.org
23? When you notice your red wing boots have worn out, but they were new when you started the job.
James
I am not sure you can call it a job when you been there longer than the family pets. Sounds more like a career.
I conceed ANDYSZ2
When you show up on monday with a suit case and ask the HO if ya can have the same room.
Darkworksite4: When the job is to small for everyone else, Its just about right for me"
When you replace the brand new saw blade ...
when they come to your wedding and call you on your honeymoon to get you to come back to work.
.....when you can come up with 28 reasons you are on the job too long.
.....when you get in truck at the end of the day and the customers dog is sitting in the passenger seat...
.....when the customers kid says he likes you better than his Dad.....
.....when your wife thinks your sleeping with the customers wife....
.....when the customers wife say she likes you better than her husband.....
Better stop there!
Ditch
This is getting funnier !!! LOL!
Tim Mooney
When they have children, and name them after you.
You're message, " when larry shows up to do the handrail.'' Thats hilarious.
When your wife call the HO wife and ask what do you want for Xmas..
Darkworksite4: When the job is to small for everyone else, Its just about right for me"
When the HOs wife starts "accidently" forgetting articles of clothing, and telling you why she really "appreciates" your hard work.Pack and run or stay and play (and really pay)! Either way, not a pretty situation!
Has this ever happened to anyone else? I mean the "come-on" aspect of this, that is? ( no pun intended!)
Edited 9/16/2002 3:28:09 AM ET by miammi sammi
When you fill out an invoice with the jobsite address under your company name.
When the UPS and FED EX Drivers comment on how much the place has changed since you started last year.TCW Specialists in Custom Remodeling.
Be careful miammi, this is a family channel. I've heard stories but let's leave that in the fantasy section.Excellence is its own reward!
not trying to stir up anything unseemly, just happens every now and then ( the offer ) and was wondering not about sordid details, just does it ( the offer, not the deed ) occure to others as well? Just an honest question.
Miami
Forrest Gump said 's**t happens'.Half of good living is staying out of bad situations.
Forget the primal scream, just Roar!
No, Miammi, yer the only one. In all the history of carpentry.
Now don't that make you feel special ?
: )Cut me some slack here
Quittin' Time
I'm sure that it is due to my 40 year old 242 lb. body. Or perhaps my sunburned leather-like skin! Yaeh, that's the ticket... my irresistable manly body: that sounds good! ;-)
ROFLMFAO
Man, I gotta get a job with you !! Maybe I'll get propositioned by a cute little housefrau for the first time in
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H e l l , it's been so long I forget exactly when was the last time.
: )
Cut me some slack here
Quittin' Time
A gentleman never tells. ;)
I meant that with a wink and a smile but forgot to type it in. sorry
;)Excellence is its own reward!
Sammi,
Heard a story about a guy who went to the job one morning and the wife was wearing his tool belt....and nothing else....Ditch
When the HO's kids call you DAD! When 3 birthdays pass ( been there). When the fridge is full of Your Favorite Beer. Heck, why leave. To Sammi, no man, I'm way too ugly!
Brudoggie
Im tempted , because you left that open. I actually wrote it and back spaced it out .
Tim Mooney
When you suggest to your customer to get a water softener , cause your skin is getting dry, from washing up everyday.
When you go to the grocery store to pick up some goodies for the kids and you drive back to the jobsite by habit.
When they show you how to log on to the internet so you can show them a product and you end up with a shortcut on their descktop, so you can log on to Breaktime while on break.
Hey Rez, whats the other half?
david
Still working on it. Turns into a fairly complex issue:)Half of good living is staying out of bad situations.
Forget the primal scream, just Roar!
When their family comes over for the weekend and the owners say, "you can stay in Guy's room he won't mind.
When you get your third Christmas present, and remember that they did not get you one the first four years.
....when the mail man hands you their mail and you sign for deliveries....Ditch
When past customers see you in a store and ask what you're doing for a living nowadays and why'd you get out of the trade.
Rich Beckman
when you answer the phone and strangers recognize your voice.
when grandma calls for soccer game schedules and you can give them along with the past seasons highlights
when the kids friends know your name
when the dog obeys you better than the master
when you can ( w/out worry) eat anything in the house!
When your wife calls and asks if :
"Is whats his name is there..you know the guy with the beard" "Oh he doesnt have a beard anymore" Yea thats him with the old red dodge pu, Oh he's driveing a new blue dodge" Well let me talk to him and see if he wants to go to Lil Johnnys High school Graduation." Darkworksite4: When the job is to small for everyone else, Its just about right for me"
You're just finishing up the second side, and it's time to reroof the first...
Regards,
Rework
When the customer is on his second wife in the same home - or vica versaExcellence is its own reward!
When their UPS man knows you by name!
When your rolling up for the day and tell the HO wife, "What for dinner? Oh no not left overs again" Darkworksite4: When the job is to small for everyone else, Its just about right for me"
When the job is done and after you have returned the VISA card to the owners, they try to use it and the signature on file is not the same as theirs!
58. When you are relaxing in the hammock you installed on the two trees you planted on your first day on the job.