It occurred to me when I crowned it the reigning letter of 2011 I short-changed it. I covered the Big 3: Cancer, Corporate Relo, and Confirmation. But left something out:
Maybe I should have ridden with him
Cement (or Concrete, whichever floats your boat. I'm diplomatic.)
As in Cement/Concrete Contractor. Inexperience blows. Although, good service is a thing of the past. Chances are we would have been screwed with or without it. The company was legit with a reference from Davidson College. Davidson College??!? I just needed a parking pad!
Back to the story. Our house sits on a hill. Always looking to improve resale, we identified the need for flat parking. Sounds simple, right? No.
I interviewed several companies. Decided on one that remains nameless. Spelled out what I wanted. Even drew a picture. Perfect! Not.
Crew shows up. We go over it again. I go inside. I come back out. WTF?
Is business so good you don't need me to vouch for you? Apparently not. Then again, I'm not Davidson College.
Someone changed it, built a different form, and poured the concrete before I could drink a cup of coffee. As a result, I have a different driveway.
Which, is fine were it not for the gutters. Remember, I'm on a hill. We added a drain to handle runoff. From all except one. We'll leave that one out and let it run down on top of the new driveway. Instead of underneath it in the drain we just installed. Because why do a good job? You don't need my referral, do you?
I didn't think so.
As in Cement/Concrete Contractor. Inexperience blows. Although, good service is a thing of the past. Chances are we would have been screwed with or without it. The company was legit with a reference from Davidson College. Davidson College??!? I just needed a parking pad!
Back to the story. Our house sits on a hill. Always looking to improve resale, we identified the need for flat parking. Sounds simple, right? No.
I interviewed several companies. Decided on one that remains nameless. Spelled out what I wanted. Even drew a picture. Perfect! Not.
Crew shows up. We go over it again. I go inside. I come back out. WTF?
Is business so good you don't need me to vouch for you? Apparently not. Then again, I'm not Davidson College.
Someone changed it, built a different form, and poured the concrete before I could drink a cup of coffee. As a result, I have a different driveway.
Which, is fine were it not for the gutters. Remember, I'm on a hill. We added a drain to handle runoff. From all except one. We'll leave that one out and let it run down on top of the new driveway. Instead of underneath it in the drain we just installed. Because why do a good job? You don't need my referral, do you?
I didn't think so.
There you have it. Another reason, 2, really, why C wins the crown: Cement/Concrete Contractor. Actually, that's 3. But who's paying attention? Not the Foreman, that's for sure.
The drain in question peaking out
Oh, look! The walkway I didn't design. Original plan called for driveway to extend past edge of house and connect with existing walkway straight across vs wrapping walkway around. I appreciate their creativity. Rrrright.
