2/ city life: call a contractor, he tells you he'll be there in 3 days, in 3 days he shows up with an assistant, parts and tools country life: call a contractor, he talks in circles, says he needs an assistant, asks you to call him back after you've found one for him
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3/ country life: call a guy, make an appointment for him to show up in 3 days, call him again 5 days later, hear him say "oh, it's good you called - I almost forgot!" ("almost" ?)
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4/ country life: call a contractor, tell him what brand and color of paint he needs to bring with him ; he says "ok, great, you get that and I'll be there sometime next week"
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5/ country life: call a contractor, have him say "I'll be out with the excavator next week" call 2 weeks later "oh, yeah, next week" call 2 weeks later "oh, yeah, next week" call 2 weeks later "oh, yeah, next week" call 2 weeks later "maybe you should find someone else"
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6/ red tribe people: "the city is full of bug men and all REAL production happens in the country" me: hmmm
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7/ strongly suspect so ; I think
@ElamBend , who grew up in the boonies, IIRC, may have been the first to suggest this theory to me if you can maintain a schedule 4 weeks out, why drive a dumptruck in farm country when you can earn 3x in the burbs?https://twitter.com/thepiclord/status/1261302780595253250 …Show this thread
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What people think they want is living in the country at a slower pace blah blah. What they actually want is the convenience you mention but in a nicer place maybe with less people. It's a job for
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The flat truth is cities are civilization. One can dislike this fact but one can’t deny it. Its fine to want to live outside if it, but denying it is just nonsense.
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Currently fighting w contractor bc he wants to get paid for work he's only 85% finished, as a bid 2x the labor cost so far, which we did not agree to or sign before work began. Also billing for 55 hours of other work we have photos & invoices proving were already paid. Too real.
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