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"SteveB" wrote:

he can't do
dick if he don't call or show up. Damn. People screaming for jobs, and no
one wants to work. What's up with that?

Alcoholism. Seems prevalent in the trades, particularly the one-man
operations. These guys had to start their own business because they
couldn't hold a job. Seen it with electricians, plumbers, flooring guys,
painters, ...

Last flooring guy I had asked for an advance after the second day on the
job. Disappeared for three days and when he came back the front end of
his car was caved in. After I gave him the final check, he disappeared
for two weeks, then called me to ask when he could pick up his fans,
which he had borrowed from someone else.