My Son Will Help You...

rselectric1

My afternoon service call was troubleshooting a 220 circuit for a garage heater. I called to say I was enroute, and she told me her son "who lives there and could be heard in the background" was going to try and fix it. I was to call back in 30 days and reschedule, and her son would "help" me.
I politely explained that unless her son was a licensed or otherwise qualified electrician, I wouldn't need his help. (I blamed it on insurance)
Should I call back in 30 days or did I dodge a bullet?

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JonM

naaa...just check the emergency rooms or the morgue....

not_right

so what youre saying is the son is offering a 30 day warranty?

Hey Mom! Can we get some meatloaf?


Mom! The meat loaf! ****!

XanadooLTD

RUN. She will insist if you go back. Then you will get the dreaded words. "You charged what? My son would do it for 5 times less than that." RUNN

angus242

Well I'm the smart son. I'm currently at my mom's house and I'm NOT doing the work! I have my drywall guys here doing what they do best....drywall!

If the son was smart, he'd let mom have you come over. I say wait the 30 days and then up your quote by 25% to fix what he did.

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Angus
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rselectric1

Angus, This was a T&M job in St. Charles. I am thinking of calling her back in the 30 days just out of curiosity. It will be right around Halloween, and from the "twilight zone" conversations I heard in the background, it should get me in the Halloween mood!

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angus242

Show up on that day dressed as a painter

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rselectric1

Better yet, an HVAC guy who knows an unemployed union guy who can do the job.

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angus242

OUCH!!!!!!!

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Angus
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rselectric1

Sorry, didn't want to dredge up the past.
Anyway, the day is not a total loss. I am tossing back a couple cold ones. (Haven't done the liquid lunch thing in a long time, its kind of fun in moderation) If I get any emergency service calls today, I am going to have to tell them to call you

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angus242

Are you at Hooters???

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rselectric1

Nope, at home. Just catching up on a little paperwork, and planning on sniffing around the forum today to see what I might learn.
PS, still laughing about the internet creep thing under your name. Hey as long as you don't drive a van then you are not really a creep. Uh Oh, I just realized that I am a creep as well as probably 95% of the posters on this site.

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angus242

No van for me, I drive this:


Although my drywall guy is sitting in his van smoking. Now he's really creepy!

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Angus
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"Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise"

rselectric1

That rig is quite presentable.

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angus242

Yeah and it makes people get out of my way!! Although the creep driving it might have something to do with it

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Angus
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JK Floors

You mean you're more than just an internet creep?

angus242

Internet, driving....it's all the same

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Angus
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"Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise"