Goddamnit
The contractor showed for the hearing on Friday, which our attorney wasn't expecting him to do, which would have meant an instantaneous judgment against the contractor for the full amount.
Instead, we now have to go to court in July.
Goddamnit. The fucking dumbass won't show up on our fucking worksite, but he shows up when we fucking sue him? Fuck that mother fucker. I wish I could sue him for more than ten fucking grand, that goddamn son of a bitch.
fuck goddamn motherfucker cocksucker son of a bitch SHIT.
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and why only $10k? I think you should be asking for 50 times the amount that you actually paid him, for your inconveniences (remember the bucket!) and the fact that he's just an a-hole.
Wouldn't this person within a short period of time be almost guaranteed more work than he/she could handle? Wouldn't people be signing up six months in advance to schedule repairs/improvements that they could count on being done exactly on time?
What are the incentives in that business that cause such clueless douchebags to start them and promptly manage them into the ground?
I know our contractor was really eager to get that second payment check, and then he didn't show up for six weeks. So, that sort of speaks for itself, I guess.
When someone is that eager for a check, my "I'm getting scammed" radar starts pinging like crazy.
I think after I'm done with this startup I might get my GC license. My brother is a master carpenter so he'd be my main man. I think the biggest issue GCs have is cash flow management. Most of them probably have no idea how to run a business and end up using one customer's payment to finish the last customer's job, etc.
I've always wondered the same thing about auto mechanics. I know of a few who are scrupulously honest with their customers and they literally have to turn business away. Who looks at that and says "nah, I'm just gonna go for the quick buck?"
Good luck with this dude. If you need a hit squad to come down let me know :)
Essentially you need to figure out how much cash you need to have on hand to run "x" projects at a time, and make sure you always have that cash plus some cushion. That way you never need people's payments and you can sign contract saying that once this part of the job is complete, customer pays this much, etc.
The problem is that most of these guys don't know how to run a business, have no concept of accounting and even less of a concept of how important it is to maintain a positive cash flow.
Your GC now has the wolf by the ears and can't let go. What happens if he can't find another job because the economy is tanking?
...what?!? He. Wait. WTF?!!? What was he expecting to accomplish by showing up. I'm pretty sure his case is: "Um, your honor. I took her money and didn't do a lick of work. Yes, she has photographic proof that I'm a crook. So I'm innocent, right?" *schmoogie's brain explodes*