Re: I don't do installs for other contractors

[Frank Kurz <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/01/2011 6:37 PM, nick markowitz wrote:
> On Jan 4, 6:38 pm, "Bob La Londe"<nos...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> "nick markowitz"<nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote in message
>>
>> news:5d1c5e05-6ac9-4841-90db-f5bc2583a7dd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On Jan 4, 2:39 pm, "Bob La Londe"<onebike...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Had one of those ADT types call me the other day. I was polite at first
>>> simply telling him, "I don't do installs for other contractors." He kept
>>> pushing and acting insulting. I supposed I should have just hung up, but I
>>> cursed at him before I hung up. He called me back now trying to insult me
>>> and my ability to run a business. I asked him what part of "no" didn't he
>>> understand, told him there was no business here and he shouldn't waste his
>>> time, told him to have a nice day and hung up. He called back again. I
>>> have no idea what he had to say as I informed him he was now committing a
>>> crime and harassing me and hung up.
>>
>>> I was seriously tempted to post his phone number on Craigslist and
>>> Backpage
>>> in his home area.
>>
>>> Free Cat Removal - May do other animals. Tell Me what you have.
>>
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>>> 623-555-1212. Anywhere in the county.
>>
>>> May also consider removing other animals. Tell me what you have.
>>> Please also see my other ad for fresh low price home made sausage.
>>
>>> I didn't but I was tempted. If he calls again I will. No, that is not his
>>> phone number.
>>
>> * What you should do is report him to ADT  I turn down work all
>> * the time I am very selective who I work for .
>>
>> Me too.  My direct clients only.
>>
>> I used to say I would help out another small dealer, but the only ones
>> whoever called me were mini mass marketers who sent me out on totally f'ed
>> up jobs expecting me to fix everything for nothing.  The last two or three I
>> looked at were pretty bad.  Panels installed inside return air ducts.  Phone
>> wire cut into the nearest jack (On a trailer for goodness sake.)  The
>> infamous sticky tape.  Customer who had been seriously misinformed about
>> what they had... and no CS or system info or feedback to check anything.
>> Pretty sad.  I don't want my name associated with those jobs at all.  Not in
>> any way.
>>
>> Now I just don't take work from other dealers.  If they want to refer the
>> client to me for the whole job fine.  I'll even send them a referral fee if
>> I get a contract out of it, but I will not do installs or service work for
>> other dealers anymore.
>>
>> I don't even like to do finals where I get the client's monitoring because
>> when it gets to that point you know its all screwed up and the installer is
>> in over their head and hoping you will fix it all just for the monitoring
>> contract.  In the last 10 years I've only gotten three that were ok, and
>> they were all fire inspector tested new fire systems.  If they didn't work
>> the contractor who installed it would be on the hook with the client, the
>> builder, and the city.  Those were all three for new buildings where I
>> already had a relationship with the client, but the builder had their own
>> fire company.  Still its extremely rare to get anything from another company
>> that isn't totally hosed.
>
> Had an ass hole call me tonight who never finished  paying me on a
> fire job and wants me to do another one.
> he has nerve to have pastor from church call me and beg I do work
> because he is stuck when i explained what kind of a dead beat he is
> how he has ripped off others pastor understood and said they would
> find some one else.
> Some ass holes just do not get it.
> I made sure the supply house he was in other day for first time knew
> he does not pay his bills as well they thanked me and said he was cash
> COD from now on.
> Too many of these slob contractors time to put them in jail  where
> they belong.


Jerks not paying is one thing.  But when I see this
(http://www.firetechs.net/library/technewsmain.asp#AcmeFire), it get's
me seeing "red"!