history in the making. first time i've ever agreed with classy on at forums.
i agree with classy on this one.
history in the making. first time i've ever agreed with classy on at forums.
i agree with classy on this one.
MagnusTheBrewer
IN MEMORIAM
- Jun 19, 2004
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My question is, why did it take you 2 weeks to take something out of your freezer? I mean if you have such a small chest freezer and only access it every two weeks or so, it would seem you are paying more for electricity to run it than you are saving by buying in bulk.
Sorry, I think most of these responses are way off base.
I think it was obviously the contractor's fault. If a mechanic fixes your brakes and forgets to torque your lug nuts and the wheels fall off, it's obviously his fault, even through you didn't hire him to torque your lug nuts. Is it your responsibility to take the wheels off yourself before the mechanic works on your car, since they're just in the way of the brakes? Of course it isn't. If you need to move something to do a job, it becomes part of the job, and replacing what you move then also becomes part of the job. That's just common sense. Which is why when you look at the job description your mechanic gives you, it will usually specifically list "re-torque lug nuts to manufacturer specifications," or something similar at the end of the job.
The contractor didn't finish the job, period. Now, I doubt he charged you for the time it would have taken to plug the fridge back in, so it's not like it was fraud. But if a mechanic says, "OK, all done," and all the wheels are still off the car, the customer has every right to be upset. It should be an implicit part of the work that was requested and shouldn't have to be explicitly requested by the customer.
But you'd never get him to pay for it. You know who not to call or recommend to your friends next time around. Bummer!
I think it was obviously the contractor's fault. If a mechanic fixes your brakes and forgets to torque your lug nuts and the wheels fall off, it's obviously his fault, even through you didn't hire him to torque your lug nuts. Is it your responsibility to take the wheels off yourself before the mechanic works on your car, since they're just in the way of the brakes? Of course it isn't. If you need to move something to do a job, it becomes part of the job, and replacing what you move then also becomes part of the job. That's just common sense. Which is why when you look at the job description your mechanic gives you, it will usually specifically list "re-torque lug nuts to manufacturer specifications," or something similar at the end of the job.
The contractor didn't finish the job, period. Now, I doubt he charged you for the time it would have taken to plug the fridge back in, so it's not like it was fraud. But if a mechanic says, "OK, all done," and all the wheels are still off the car, the customer has every right to be upset. It should be an implicit part of the work that was requested and shouldn't have to be explicitly requested by the customer.
But you'd never get him to pay for it. You know who not to call or recommend to your friends next time around. Bummer!
DrPizza
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Not sure whether to file it under "s" for "shit happens" or "u" for "ughhh, ohhh wellll."
But, your reaction seems to be about what my reaction would have been - too late to do anything about it now, they're not going to do anything about it, fortunately it was only $300 worth of food, and agonizing about it is unproductive.
TIP: (for the ATOTers who are decently skilled with wiring) - something that wouldn't necessarily have prevented minendo's food loss, but which can help detect/remind you on other occasions: keep your spare freezer on its own circuit; well, almost its own circuit. Add your doorbell transformer to that circuit. Every time you go through your door, you have that glowing doorbell letting you know that nothing has tripped on the freezer circuit.
Totally unrelated, but why do you have a freezer with that much frozen food in it? I normally keep about 30$ worth of frozen food if that, in my tiny apartment fridge/freezer.
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I typically buy product when it is on sale and/or buy it in bulk. Yes, the true bulk purchase. A buddy of mine and I went in on a 1/4 cow so I had a lot of beef. I also purchase a lot of meat at discounted rates through employee discounts (I work in the food manufacturing industry).
I've gotta disagree with most of the posters in this thread. Part of the deal with you bring a contractor in is to have the area ready for him/her to do the work. If he had to move your freezer to get at what he was working with then I say that's on you. If he just randomly unplugged it to plug in a tool then maybe he's got a bit of responsibility to plug it back in - but still, you should always check the area once a contractor leaves.
RichUK
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I recently had a contractor (plasterer) skim all the walls in the landing and hallway in my home. I was also paying him to construct a frame and plasterboard around some unsightly gas pipes - basically boxing them off.
The muppet thought that the plastic trunking that was housing the radiator pipes was a wooden baton to which he could affix some plasterboard with screws. The dumbshit screwed straight through the two radiator pipes in about 10 different places. The next day I found the carpet completely soaked and the electric boiler had lost all pressure.
I phoned a plumber to sort the issue asap which ended up costing £50 all in. I phoned up that monkey c*nt of a plasterer straightaway and made him pay the plumbing charges and also pay for the damaged carpet, which he did. I also demanded that he immediately repair the plasterboard box section he originally constructed, as the plumber had to rip it down in order to replace the damaged pipes.
A lot of their business is generated from word-of-mouth, so it?s in their best interest to keep the customer happy as their business somewhat depends on it.
The moral of the story: Be a man, don?t be a walkover.
The muppet thought that the plastic trunking that was housing the radiator pipes was a wooden baton to which he could affix some plasterboard with screws. The dumbshit screwed straight through the two radiator pipes in about 10 different places. The next day I found the carpet completely soaked and the electric boiler had lost all pressure.
I phoned a plumber to sort the issue asap which ended up costing £50 all in. I phoned up that monkey c*nt of a plasterer straightaway and made him pay the plumbing charges and also pay for the damaged carpet, which he did. I also demanded that he immediately repair the plasterboard box section he originally constructed, as the plumber had to rip it down in order to replace the damaged pipes.
A lot of their business is generated from word-of-mouth, so it?s in their best interest to keep the customer happy as their business somewhat depends on it.
The moral of the story: Be a man, don?t be a walkover.
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