We have those guys around here, then we have the Nascarians/Anglos who are sleazebags and rip you off or don’t know what they’re doing. Like the guys who came around and “trimmed” a couple of oak trees in my neighbor’s yard.
My arborist came by one day to check on a couple of trees we had him put in last year, and when he saw what these hacks did to the oak trees next door I thought he was going to burst into tears. I’m all for these guys to come in and hustle to make a buck. Sure, they send a lot of it home, but they’re still spending money here and doing an honest day’s work. Dan > On Jun 3, 2016, at 8:04 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > The house was new and it was actually for sale by the builder, no realtor on > their part. Our person was someone my wife met at the workout place when she > was down for an interview, they were on side-by-side treadmills or something. > So she was our representative, which to me means she was representing OUR > interests in finding a place to live. My wife was really pissed about that > aspect of it. But the realtor got her split of the fees so no issue for her > whether she was ethical or not. I had no particular expectations of her so > no particular disappointment, but I thought it was a little sleazy. > > I can see the builder not saying anything, their person at the house when we > looked at it probably didn't even know, she was just there to monitor things > at an open house sort of deal. There were two women there, one of them, some > sort of assistant, engaged me in a lengthy story about how she and her > husband were driving from Nawlins to Houston in a convertible with the top > down, it was stuck and wouldn't go up, it was sunny and very hot and she was > swooning so she started praying hard for relief, and Jesus sent a cloud to > cover the sun that followed them all the way to Houston, hallelujah! I > thought she was going to start rolling on the floor and speaking in tongues, > it was pretty bizarre but I later came to realize that was part of the > package there. Ooooooo Kkkkkkk.... > > BTW, on another aspect, the Mex trabajadores I would see around working on > house construction worked their butts off, 7-7, as did the landscapers and > any others I dealt with. I was very impressed with their work ethic, it was > a lot better than some of the lazy merkins around. They had some significant > motivations to work hard, make money, and better themselves, whatever the > issues about them being illegals. I would gladly trade some of ours for > them. We had a landscape guy, Sanchez, who showed up the first time in some > clapped out little japmobile with a mower and weedwhacker and rakes and such > in the trunk, just him. Hit up my wife who hired him, I usually did the > mowing etc. as we had just a small lot and grass to deal with. By the time > we left he had a new nice Ford F-150, 3 crews with trucks and trailers and a > full suite of equipment, 3 guys per, they would show up, unload, get to work > and be gone in 15min for $25. He pretty much ended up owning our little > city. Run the numbers and you can see how well he was doing, starting from > pretty much nothing. He worked on credit, would come around every week or > two to collect, always asked if there were any problems, great customer > service. If something outside the normal mowing, etc. needed to be done, he > would do it himself, no stranger to hot hard work. I had him deal with the > house after we left before it was sold, my neighbor kept an eye on him, no > problems ever. That guy was going places. > > --R > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
