On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:31:02 GMT, "Harold & Susan Vordos"
wrote:


"Ignoramus20811" wrote in message
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I had a few occasions, when I had to hire some laborers or handymen
(read, people who do simple one time jobs).

My experience with them has been abysmal, in the sense that most of
them are very unreliable. They can show up 1.5 hours later, or not at
all. They do not even think that it is a big deal.

Is that my own isolated experience, or has anyone else seen the same?

i

That problem is rampant in the US, and it's not limited to handymen.

In the process of building our house, I called one guy twice, to ask for a
bid on drywall. He never returned the calls. My wife and I hung and
fiinished the drywall ourselves.

I have now waited two weeks for a simple quote on some glass.

Yabbut, you live in West BF, too.

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Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
-- Thomas Jefferson