On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:51:13 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote Re Secret password for hiring a
plumber?:

Do these guys really have so much
work that they can be this way with potential customers?

Yes. Avoid them if possible. They obviously don't want you business.
Ask your neighbors for referrals to competent "handy man" type people.
Alternatively, look in the classifieds. If you have to get a
"stranger" start him with your smallest job first. See how that goes
make a decision based on that.
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