"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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"jack" wrote:


I can't really ask the contractor; he did it for me as a favor, and he
just
had a personal tragedy. I don't really want to bother him with this
question.

I disagree. People going through personal tragedies don't benefit from
being treated like lepers. A little routine normalcy can help to keep
them emotionally centered.

You might be right. Or you might be wrong.
I don't know him very well; best to err on the conservative side.