I am holed up in a rather nice hotel again and probably will be for some time. The house is coming along slow. A communication glitch between the power company and the electrician occurred and nobody spoke up until I got home and said something. At least Kitty is coming here for company.
I think the general is overloaded and is having a hard time getting good subs. These days good subs are hard to find and the smart thing to do if you see a sub screwing up is to call the general instead of talking to the sub. Most likely if you piss off a sub they will walk.
Now the old ''I'm paying you good money'' argument is no longer valid because the guy down the street is willing to pay better money and give them less grief. It's a good time to be in one of the building trades.Even the a$$holes are keeping busy.
The laws in PA are a bit archaic in that the insurance company does not pay the contractor directly. If the contractor submits a bill for X number of dollars the insurance company gives the homeowner a check for X dollars for the homeowner to pay the contractor with.
I suppose that's OK if the homeowner is responsible. But if Joe Homeowner has a problem somewhere and between the mailbox and the bank stops off to play the ponies or get himself a fix there is going to be a real headache for all involved.
I have to do some serious book keeping to make sure everything is on the up and up.
I wish the insurance company paid the ocntractors directly.
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