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PLEASE HELP Contractor NOW wants money!!! (little long)
This 'man' builds, moves, and sells sheds.
I first dealt with him in the late 80's, as he was bulldozes-ing land for a pond, and instead of burning the hardwood, he sold me some... Anyway... I had some sheds that needed to be moved because of landscaping needs and slight irrigation problems, so, I went to him for help. This was in March He delivered a small truck trailer... I'm not sure of it's size (about 10'X 25', 8' tall)... and, I moved my belonging from the sheds into the his trailer. I had two single-axle dump-trucks of dirt delivered, and then had a neighbor with a tractor spread the dirt out. ( This wasn't until End-April) This wasn't enough dirt, so I ordered another truck- load. It came about Mid-May... I covered the dirt with a tarp, and it has rained about every weekend since. (My neighbor works weekdays). Almost 6 inches of rain fell within June again in July and by Mid-August... with over 9 inches of rain, I had become frustrated and called the shed-moving company and asked if there was a way for them to help me... even if it would cost me a few hundred dollars to help me have the dirt moved and levelled. ? They couldn't answer... because the owner of the company was on vacation until the 26th of August. I'd planned on calling him today, the 30th of August, but, before I had called him, he had left a phone call on my voice mail. He says... in a nutshell that he doesn't want my bill to get too high ....and wonders "where we stand". When I call him back, I apologized about he long delay and lack of communication, and explained my situation, with the weather and all.... He stated that there was an $89.00 a month "usage fee" for the use of the trailer and that my bill was getting excessive. --I couldn't believe it... We never discussed a fee for the trailer before-hand... I simply said that we never discussed a price for the storage trailer and that I wished we had discussed it before-hand... He said, "What, did you expect it for free?"..... and I said " I didn't know one way or the other".... I stated that " I wish we had sighed a contract" .... he says, "we don't sign contracts here" He said... as he was dropping off the trailer... he was THINKING of renting- out those trailers , because of the I-Pod and other trailer rental agencies... We NEVER-EVER spoke about a rental charge for the trailer, and NOW he wants about $100 for the first trailer move (which is ok with me)... BUT, he wants about $550 for the trailer rental! Am I right to tell him to "kiss-my-foot"... or should I "Be a man... suck-up, and foot SOME of the cost"????? |
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