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What I learned From Hiring the Wrong Contractor (not these guys, they were great)

Here are five reasons I was given for a contractor’s absence from the job site: 1. Rain 2. The World Cup / crew was too drunk the next morning 3. A death in the family 4. Vertigo 5. A car accident on the way to the jobsite

eleanor
Sep 08, 2021
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Here are five reasons I was given for a contractor’s absence from the job site:

  • Rain

  • The World Cup / crew was too drunk the next morning

  • A death in the family

  • Vertigo

  • A car accident

Here are four reasons for a contractor’s absence from the job site that they don’t tell you:

  • they got another job

  • they got two other jobs

  • they got three other jobs

  • they take as many …

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