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Leland Stone Inner circle 1204 Posts |
The subject heading is the punchline from a Bizarro cartoon of several years back, in which the builder and the queen for whom he'd just completed a tomb were having a conversation. Evidently, there were some unspoken expectations on the part of the client -- similar to those I encountered.
I was hired to build a simple wrought iron gate for a client. Here in SoCal, these gates typically have either solid steel panels (with zero visibility) or perforated privacy mesh (with 50% visibility) attached on the back. My contract, in response to the client's directive, specified solid steel backing of 26 gauge steel. Completing the painting, I collected a progress payment and left. Upon returning a week later for touch-up painting and final payment, the client -- a sweet little old grandmotherly type -- expressed her unhappiness with my work. She refused to finish paying for the job, saying (and this is an EXACT quote): "I wanted something you could look through, but not see through." Oh, how I'm gonna miss contracting! Leland (Yeah, I could slap a lien on her property, and yes, I'm pretty certain that a court of competent jurisdiction would grant my motion to perfect that lien...in another 6-9 months. For the dough involved, it's just not worth the hassle.) |
Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
"So will the actual Stonehenge be identical to this one?"
Paraphrased from my memory of Spinal Tap
What do you want in a site? "Honesty, integrity and decency." -Mike Doogan
"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
Well heck Leland! You should have known that if you made the gate to swing both ways you wouldn't have had this problem!
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Rupert Bair Inner circle ? 2181 Posts |
You don't offer one way mirror gates?
Shame on you! |
balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
You should have insisted that it WAS see through, and that the lady needed to have her cataracts looked at.
(Day 10)
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
Get her a pair of x-ray specs.
What do you want in a site? "Honesty, integrity and decency." -Mike Doogan
"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
Maybe she heard you are a magician...
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