Send Help
If anyone receives this blog, please send help. I'm being held hostage by my contractors. They have dug giant holes in my backyard and basement and disappeared for hours. I begged them to finish the job and install our new sewer line and I've received nothing but polite shrugs. Now I'm fuming, waiting for someone to come pour cement and finish the job. What's the ransom that I have to pay to get released? Apparently, it's not enough for these guys to do the job they promised. If you ever have plumbing needs, these are the people you want to avoid... Mr. Rooter. Don't be fooled by their stamp of approval from the Better Business Bureau or the Consumers' Choice Awards. They are just awful.
It does make me wonder how businesses to get the BBB stamp or awards from consumers. If I were more a journalist, I'd start digging into this. How much trust can you put in a copy that has these seals?
Anyway, the good news about all this waiting is that I've finished the first draft of the China non-fiction book. I'm gong to polish the book this week and then send it to my agent for feedback. If all looks good, I'm sending the entire draft to the publisher. They only asked for two sample chapters, but I want to knock their socks off with a first draft. Hopefully, what I'm delivering is what they want. It's important that I get this contract because I have a ransom to pay.
Comments
Marty:
Do you need a plumber to finish the job? I could hook you up with an independent.
Norton
Posted by Norton Mah on July 27, 2008
Thanks, Norton, but the plumber has finally finished the job. All that's left is some clean up, but all is well... finally.
Posted by marty on July 29, 2008